Archives for March 28, 2004

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What's on at Total

A two-day conference on aseptic filling technologies is just one of the events that is taking place at the Total Processing and Packaging show in Birmingham, UK this week. FoodProductionDaily.com will be there, and will be reporting from the show...

Threshold of allergen food ingredients needs more research

As food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers work towards tough new rules on the labelling of food allergens, Europe's risk assessment body concludes that current scientific evidence is 'insufficient to establish an intake threshold'. Industry and...

UK bakery ingredients firm to make a mark

Driving into value-added bakery ingredients is a key area for growth in the mature bakery market. Recently baptised Bakemark UK, a new merger between Arkady Craigmillar, Readi-Bake and Caravan Brill, the UK firm will tap into growing ingredients...

Low-cal sweetener has low GI, new study

Hopping on board the fast-moving low carb train, Arla Food Ingredients, the supplier of tooth-friendly sweetener tagatose, says a new study from Australian scientists confirms the product's low glycaemic response.

Europe builds on vegetable proteins

Helping Europe reduce the massive 70 per cent of vegetable proteins it imports for consumption, a new EU-funded project will focus on how we can obtain quality proteins from grain legumes for both human and animal consumption.

Parmalat dispels assets

Almost half of Parmalat's assets across the globe will be slashed in an effort to swap debt for equity. The company which is one of Italy's most global companies announced on Friday its restructuring plan designed to keep the group afloat, writes...