Swedish salt study calls for clearer rules for food industry
Young Swedish men are consuming twice as much salt as recommended, says a new study which increases pressure on the food industry to curb the salt content of its products.
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New cassava-based flour boost for gluten-free bakers, says AKFP
A cassava-based wheat flour replacement will appeal to bakery manufacturers keen to develop a wide selection of gluten-free products when it becomes available later this year, claims the US ingredient supplier.
Cadbury shares up on reports of Hershey bid
Cadbury shares rose today on the back of media report that indicated that US chocolate maker, Hershey’s could be set to make a counter-bid for the UK confectioner, already the focus of a hostile bid from Kraft Foods.
Cargill earnings slump but food ingredients grow
Cargill claims its food ingredients business performed strongly in the past quarter although overall net earnings fell 59 percent.
Mapping soybean genome promises designer plants
Improved soybean plants able to produce tailor-designed proteins and oils will be available in three or four years, according to the US team which recently mapped the plant’s genetic sequence.