NutraSweet targets blended sweetener for best profile
Researchers from NutraSweet and Duke University are working in tandem to produce blends with more desirable sweetness profiles.
Archives for August 3, 2006
US consumers convinced they follow 'healthy' diets
More than four out of five Americans characterize their eating habits as either "very healthy" or "somewhat healthy" despite soaring obesity rates, according to a new survey.
UK supermarkets vow to kick out trans fats
The UK supermarket sector is finally getting serious about removing hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVOs) from their own-brand products.
Progresso slashes salt content of soup
Progresso has launched a range of soups that the company claims contains 50 per cent less sodium per serving than original Progresso soups.
Transgenic goat milk could prevent diarrhea in developing world
Milk produced by transgenic goats is seen to shore up protective intestinal bacteria against illness, thanks to the antibacterial action of an enzyme found in human breast milk; if the findings hold true for humans it could help prevent death from...
National Uniformity for Food Act
Under-resourced FDA unable to regulate food safety, says former official
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is under-resourced, under-staffed, and essentially incapable of overseeing potential threats to the US food supply, according to a former FDA official who last week opposed the National Uniformity for Food Act at...