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General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Discovery of Fat Taste Could Hold the Key to Reducing Obesity

Dr. Keast: “We know that the human tongue can detect five tastes – sweet, salt, sour, bitter and umami (a taste for identifying protein rich foods). Through our study we can conclude that humans have a sixth taste - fat.”

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Danish Companies to Research Potential for Overlooked Enzyme Sources

Danisco has, as part of a larger project group, been granted DKK 24 million from The Danish Council for Strategic Research to look into the nature of the enzymes derived from snakes, spiders and carnivorous plants.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Monsanto to Break Ground on New Breeding Station in Mississippi

The site will complement Monsanto's global breeding program and become part of a network of more than 50 corn breeding locations around the world. Southern farmers also will benefit from the genetic diversity of Monsanto's global germplasm pool.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Private Label Facing New Challenges and Opportunities

The growing importance of private label will be examined from different perspectives by seminar speakers at PLMA’s 2010 ‘World of Private Label” Trade Show.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Most Food & Entertainment Companies Get Failing Grade for Policies on Marketing Food to Children – CSPI

CSPI's highest grade, a B+, went to Mars, Inc., though the group emphasized that the grade is not for the foods Mars sells, but rather for its policy on marketing to children.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 10,2010

Morinaga Milk Receives No Objection GRAS for Bifidobacterium Longum BB536

BB536 has been used by Morinaga in our own food products with great success for more than 30 years and has been sold as a raw material to clients overseas in more than 30 countries for use in food and supplements.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 09,2010

Tetra Pak Net Sales Grow to €8.95 billion in 2009

Stronger-than-expected growth in fourth quarter and strong demand in some emerging markets balance declining sales in regions affected by downturn.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 09,2010

Food Flavoring Recall Highlights Need for Better Tracking in U.S. Food Supply Chain

Better tracking using the latest technology such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), enables quicker determination of the source of contamination before these products hit store shelves.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 09,2010

Unhealthy Foods Become Less Popular with Increasing Costs

Over the 20-year period, a 10-percent increase in price was associated with a 7-percent decrease in the amount of calories consumed from soda and a 12-percent decrease in the amount of calories consumed from pizza.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 09,2010

Pepper Products Recalled in US Salmonella Scare

As a result of the investigation, a number of spice products are now being recalled by Mincing Overseas Spice Company, Dayton, N.J.; and Wholesome Spice Company, Brooklyn, N.Y. Both supply pepper to Daniele International Inc.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

Univar and Diastatische Producten Create Malt Distribution Agreement

Leiden-based Diastatische Producten manufactures “all natural” malt products for use in a variety of food and drink products, including bakery goods, breakfast cereals, chocolate bars and instant drinks.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

Biochemistry and Genetics Project to Hone in on “Perfect Pea”

In a £1.5M, 3.5-year project coordinated from the John Innes Centre, the project partners will find new ways to develop improved pea varieties for the high profit margin food market. They will also study the likely impact of greater uptake of legume farming on nitrogen fertiliser use.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

EFSA Launches Public Consultation on Guidance for Environmental Risk Assessment of GM Plants

The document is the result of two years’ work and demonstrates EFSA’s commitment to staying at the forefront of recent developments in the field of GM plant environmental risk assessment. The public consultation will last until 30 April for a total of eight weeks.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

Nestlé Launches Jenny Craig’s Weight Management Programme in France

One-on-one consultancy on nutrition, exercise and eating behaviour is offered at Jenny Craig centres or over the phone, while the meals are available at the centres or delivered directly to the consumer.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 08,2010

Monsanto Announces Completion of Glyphosate Plant Expansion at Luling

Rebuilding the Gulf Coast has been a major priority in the region since Hurricane Katrina. Some of the dignitaries attending, including Gov. Bobby Jindal, pointed to projects like this expansion as an example of the rebuilding effort despite the recession.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 05,2010

Major US Salmonella Recall for Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Product

The FDA conducted an investigation at the facility after a customer of Basic Food Flavors reported finding Salmonella Tennessee in one production lot of HVP to the new FDA Reportable Food Registry.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 05,2010

Anheuser-Busch InBev Makes $1.28 Billion Profit in Q4

In FY09, the company gained or maintained market share in markets representing approximately 70% of its total beer volumes. Revenue rose 2.5% in FY09 and 5.1% in 4Q09, with revenue per hl up 4.5% in FY09 and 4.1% in 4Q09.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 05,2010

ADM Named Most Admired Food Production Company

Fortune also ranked ADM at the top spot in the food production industry in seven of the nine categories by which companies are evaluated. In addition, ADM improved its overall score from its 2009 industry-leading ranking.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

InnoWare Plastic, Inc. Launches Foodservice Packaging Designed to Help Operators Drive Sales

No other microwavable food packaging product offers this consumer-convenience combined with the operational benefits of a one-piece container.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

FDA Warns 17 US Companies Over Labelling Violations

The violations cited in the warning letters include unauthorized health claims, unauthorized nutrient content claims, and the unauthorized use of terms such as “healthy,” and others that have strict, regulatory definitions.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

Germany to Fund FAO Sub-Saharan Africa Food Security Projects

The biggest project, aimed at supporting food security, nutrition and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, is worth some $2 million. Beneficiary countries have yet to be identified.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

Scientists Testing New Resistant Potatoes

In studies conducted there since 2004 with Washington State University professor Dennis Johnson, assistant Tom F. Cummings and postdoctoral associate Nadav Nitzan, Brown screened an existing collection of wild and cultivated potatoes for sources of natural resistance to powdery scab and black dot in a local grower's infested field.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

CIAA Celebrates Five Years of Boosting Research for Competitiveness

The European Technology Platforms (ETPs) are industry-led, public/private partnerships encouraged by the European Commission to drive innovation and unite stakeholder communities in reaching strategic research objectives of key European industry sectors.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

Martek Announces First Quarter FY 2010 Financial Results

Q1 total revenues up 3% and Non-GAAP earnings up 8% from last year - Q1 non-infant formula nutritional revenues increased 40% from fiscal 2009's first quarter.

General Company & Ingredient Information Mar 04,2010

NutraCea Announces Promotion of Leo G. Gingras to President

His promotion is a confirmation of the significant contributions Leo has made to NutraCea since joining our organization and his importance to the future of our business.