FDA targets lettuce industry with E. coli guidance
The FDA has issued a letter of guidance to the California lettuce industry in an attempt to stem the continuing human disease outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh produce.
Archives for November 9, 2005
Parmalat backs Bondi to recoup the billions
Parmalat's administrator has weathered the storm to become the troubled Italian dairy firm's new chief executive.
Palsgaard targets expansion of emulsifiers market
Danish firm Palsgaard aims to reinforce its position in the specialist emulsifiers and stabilisers market by increasing its distilled monoglycerides production by 14,300 tons a year.
SunOpta to distribute antioxidant-rich Brazilian berry
Natural foods group SunOpta said today that it will distribute organic acai pulp produced by California-based Sambazon Acai to food and beverage manufacturers across North America.
New pathogen testing targets speedier results
Strategic Diagnostics (SDI) has filed a patent application to protect its new enrichment media technology, capable of singling out harmful pathogens among billions of other bacteria.
How Atkins works - possible mechanism discovered
French scientists have reached a possible explanation for the weight loss effect of high-protein diets like Atkins.
Galactic announces lactic acid price increases
Lactic acid giant Galactic is the latest ingredients firm to announced substantial price increases on the back of rocketing energy costs.
Most consumers would consider cloned meat, says study
With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) poised to release a risk assessment that is expected to declare food products derived from cloned animals safe for the food supply, a new study has found that these products would be accepted by the...