Dutch food ingredients group CSM said on Monday it had agreed to sell its bakery supplies business for 850 million euros ($1.1 billion) to private equity firm Rhone Capital.
Adults worldwide consume almost double the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt). The study is the first to provide information about sodium intake by country, age and gender.
Health Canada's Food Directorate has has approved use of monk fruit extract, also known as luo han guo extract, as a sweetener at a maximum level of use of 0.8% in table top sweeteners.
Five U.S. senators on March 20 filed an amendment to the Senate budget bill to cut U.S. Department of Agriculture funding that may be used to purchase surplus sugar.
Stevia Nutra Corporation, having just reported a successful first harvest, is developing plans to expand its production capacity of high quality stevia in Cambodia.
Researchers from University College Dublin looked at the regulatory basis for the authorisation of food additives and focused on the dietary exposure to food additives by young children.
Cocoa imports by Indonesia may more than double next year, transforming the third-largest grower into a net buyer, as companies process more beans for chocolate, said the Indonesian Cocoa Association.
The European margarine sector, represented by IMACE has strengthened its Code of Practice on trans fatty acids (TFA) for the third time since its adoption in 1995.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture may soon purchase 400,000 tons of sugar at a cost of $80 million taxpayer dollars unless domestic sugar prices bounce back from a five-month slide of 18 percent.
The Cornucopia Institute has formally requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remove the common additive carrageenan from the US food supply.
