News On Ingredients from Belgium

Acrylamide formation in heated food became a totally new research field, when its presence in various foods was revealed in 2002. The EU Commission reacted swiftly and in DG Research Framework Programme 6 (FP6) a strategic targeted research project, ...

Wild introduces Saltrim, a powder that allows food and beverage manufacturers to halve the amount of salt used in their products, making them healthier without impairing the taste, has been launched by Wild. SaltTrim proved successful in the US after c...

In het eerste kwartaal van 2008 komt de eerste gecertificeerde en duurzame palmolie op de markt. Binnen enkele jaren kan waarschijnlijk de hele palmolieproductie van RSPO-plantages zijn gecertificeerd. RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) is ee...

EU regulators and processors say they are examining the use of diacetyl for foods, following reports of hundreds of US workers falling ill from a deadly lung disease linked to the inhalation of the popcorn flavouring chemical."The experts of the ...

Following the Southampton study that cast safety suspicions over certain artificial colourings, ingredients firms are redoubling their development and communication efforts to highlight alternatives from other sources.The FSA-funded study conducted at ...

National Starch Food Innovation has become the latest ingredients firm to signal a price rise in the face of rising raw material costs, with starches for food, beverage and pharmaceutical use set to become more expensive.

De Europese Commissie is akkoord met de overname van bedrijfsonderdelen van zoetstoffenfabrikant Tate &Lyle door het Franse Syral. Syral is actief in de productie van en de handel in zoetstoffen en bijproducten van mais en tarwe. Syral is eigendo...