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Salt content slashed in soups

In the wake of a row that broke out earlier this month over the most common food ingredient in the world, manufacturers in the UK have laid out further plans to cut salt in food products.

New factory to meet growing needs of emulsifier firm

Danish firm Palsgaard has ramped up production of its food emulsifiers for chocolate makers as demand has risen on the back of global approval and a growing interest from the chocolate industry to cut costs, writes Lindsey Partos.

Fish eaters at lower risk of lymph, blood cancers

People who eat fish regularly several times a week are significantly less likely to get cancers of the lymph and hematopoietic system, which include leukaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and myeloma, suggests a recent study.

ADM and Burcon push out vegetable protein

Burcon and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) have completed the technical phase of the commercialization of Puratein and Supertein, canola proteins, expected to have a wide range of applications in the food and nutraceutical industries, reports Philippa...