News & Analysis on the Dairy Industry & Markets
Unilever has announced that it will cut the trans fats from its soft spreads, while keeping levels of saturated fat below two grams per serving – even though it could already claim ‘zero trans fats’ on labels.
A simple and cheap method of testing for melamine contamination of milk and other foods has been developed thanks to the discovery of a new enzyme, said US researchers.
Danone, the French dairy giant, will resubmit withdrawn gut and immunity probiotic health claims to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), after receiving guidance from the European Union’s head science body.
Alliance Enterprises has applied its new processing technology to cheddar cheese and claims to have reduced the cholesterol content by 45 per cent, without affecting the original taste or mouth feel.