Reports indicate that Smithfield Foods is gradually ditching the use of a controversial animal feed additive known as ractopamine, which triggers high production of lean meat in pigs.
EFSA will launch a public consultation in July on an updated and extended assessment of exposure in Europe to bisphenol A (BPA), a substance used in food contact materials and in other products.
Galam Group has implemented a number of significant organizational changes aiming to achieve a two pronged strategy: To enhance the product portfolio while generating closer customer relations.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recognized mogrosides, the active sweetener compound from monk fruit, as a natural sweetener "on the horizon."
Backed by its knowledge of cereals and its extrusion expertise, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI) has developed two products especially for snack applications.
The Board of Directors of CP Kelco, a world - leading pectin producer, approved the first phase in a series of projects to expand its Brazilian pectin operation by 30 percent.
US company Technology Crops International has applied to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) for approval to market a refined oil as a novel food ingredient in a range of foods.
Bond Laboratories, a US-based provider of nutritional supplements, has received first order purchase from Mexico, a development which further continues the company’s international growth.
New research published in the Journal of Food Science suggests garlic oil reduced the decrease of white blood cells affected by chemotherapy and radiation treatment in mice with cancerous tumors.
AAK, specialists in the development, production and application of edible oils and fats, has secured a £10 million investment to replace its ageing E3 deodoriser.
Fructose company Galam Group has welcomed the decision by EFSA to allow a claim that “consumption of foods containing fructose leads to a lower blood glucose rise compared to foods containing sucrose or glucose.”
July Corn finished up 3 1/2 at 656 3/4, 4 1/4 off the high and 4 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 2 at 544 1/2. This was 3 up from the low and 6 1/2 off the high.
