Europe: Debunk the myths about high protein products for women, Arla Foods Ingredients tells FNI
Protein supplements represent the fastest growing category in consumer health, with global sales rising by 59% to $5.4 billion between 2006 and 2011, according to Euromonitor. However, despite scientific evidence, some consumers – predominantly female – still avoid high protein products because they perceive them to be high in calories, and therefore fattening, or associate them with body builders and...
Americas: Chr. Hansen launches red color solution for fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt
Chr. Hansen introduced a natural red color solution for fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt at the 2014 IFT Expo in June 2014 in New Orleans, the US. The company says the ingredient remains in the fruit preparation, does not migrate from the fruit preparation and into the yogurt, leaving undesirable traces of colorant in the white mass. The intense red shade provided by DairyMax...
Europe: Acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer, says EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed previous evaluations that, based on animal studies, acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups. Acrylamide in food is produced by the same chemical reaction that “browns” food – also making it tastier – during everyday high temperature (+150°C) cooking in the home, catering...
Americas: Ingredion to distribute AGT products globally
Alliance Grain Traders Inc. (AGT) has appointed Ingredion to distribute its pulse flours, protein and bran ingredients, as well as products for consumer foods in the US, Canada, China, most of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East The consumer foods include baked goods, snacks and pasta. "The alliance with AGT opens a new chapter for Ingredion, and complements three of...
Asia Pacific: Singapore-funded research finds squid sucker ring teeth can be used to make packaging, for surgery
Squid tentacles are loaded with hundreds of suction cups, or suckers, and each sucker has a ring of razor-sharp “teeth” that help these predators latch onto and take down prey, according to the American Chemistry Society (ACS). In a study published in the journal ACS Nano, researchers report that the proteins in these teeth could form the basis for a new...
Americas: Study finds white bread helps to boost good bacteria in the gut
Scientists have found that white bread seems to encourage the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. In addition, their study in America Chemistry Society’s (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry also revealed that when looking at effects of food on human “microbiomes”, it is critical to consider the whole diet, not just individual ingredients. Sonia González and her colleagues note that...
Americas: Keep incoming items, pathogens out of food processing areas, says Reusable Packaging Association member
Every year, more than 48 million people living in the US are stricken with food borne illness every year, according to the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. In 2011, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) legislation, there were four E. coli outbreaks. In 2012, there were product recalls in six states due to...
Europe: Create a sustainable cold chain in developing nations to prevent food loss, urges UK institution
UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called for urgent action to encourage the roll out of sustainable cold and frozen supply chain or “cold chain” in the developing world, in order to prevent unnecessary food loss, help alleviate hunger and improve global food security. It is estimated that about 25% of food wastage in developing world could be eliminated with...
Europe: Coveris invests in machines at site to produce pouches, plastic packaging
Plastic packaging manufacturer Coveris is expanding the machine park at its site in Neuwied, Germany. With the new triplex laminating unit, the company can offer more products to manufacturers in the coffee and tea, as well as wet pet food segments. The increased production capacity of the unit, which began full operations in June 2014, makes it possible to respond quickly...
Americas: AMUT, CarbonLITE Recycling to recycle bottles into pellets
AMUT is pleased to have been selected as an integral part of the new project of CarbonLITE Recycling LLC, a 20,000 sqm plant that will process post-consumer bottles into post-consumer resin polyethylene (pcrPET) pellets that can be used to make new bottles. The output is approximately of 45,000 tons/year of finished product. The total investment in equipment and infrastructure will exceed...