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UN biofuels warning

22-May-2007 - The environmental and social damage caused by biofuels could outweigh their benefits, according to a new report into biofuels by the United Nations.

Synergy Thai launch

22-May-2007 - Flavours firm Synergy has opened a new technical centre in Thailand to serve local markets and provide hands-on support to local customers in the region.

Tate makes its exit

22-May-2007 - Tate & Lyle is in advanced discussions with sweeteners firm Syral, a subsidiary of French sugar giant Tereos Group, to sell part of its European...

Potato is more sustainable source of protein than rivals

22-May-2007 - The potato could emerge as a serious player in the nutritional ingredients market and as a "far more sustainable" source of protein than many of...

Orafti satiety study

22-May-2007 - Orafti is conducting another human study exploring the impact of oligofructose on satiety in a bid to amass conclusive evidence of its efficacy before applying...

Breeding advances key to cutting acrylamide levels, say scientists

22-May-2007 - Significant reductions in acrylamide - a known carcinogen - in baked, roasted and fried foods will be achieved only through advanced crop- breeding techniques, not...

Botanicals under threat

22-May-2007 - Large swathes of the dietary supplements market will be killed off unless regulators agree to consider traditional knowledge when assessing health claims for botanicals under...

NPD: collaborate or lose out

22-May-2007 - Food manufacturers that fail to embrace the principles of 'open innovation' by collaborating with external partners will be left behind in the new product development...

Nutrigenomics: don't run before you can walk, warn scientists

22-May-2007 - The food industry should not raise expectations about the potential of nutrigenomics to improve public health before scientists have proved it can really deliver, the...

ISPs: ultra-low fat, but with GM on the label?

22-May-2007 - Unilever could struggle to find a European market for its controversial ice-structuring protein (ISP) if regulators force it to tell consumers that the ingredient has...

Sustainable palm oil by year end

22-May-2007 - The first consignments of certified sustainable palm oil should hit Europe by the end of this year, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...

Novel food application

22-May-2007 - Lipid Nutrition will make a Novel Food application for CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) this year after months of wrangling with the European Commission over its...

Omega-3 breakthrough

22-May-2007 - BASF Plant Science is less than a decade away from producing commercial quantities of omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) from rapeseed.BASF has been pumping large amounts...

DSM drives R&D in China

22-May-2007 - DSM will employ more than 100 research and development (R&D) staff at its 'China Campus' in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai by the end...

Health claims 'simply not credible'

22-May-2007 - The marketing hype surrounding the vast majority of weight management ingredients "precedes or grossly outweighs the evidence" backing them, according to a leading scientist in...

Beauty foods: fact or fiction?

22-May-2007 - Only a handful of foods, drinks and supplements that claim to arrest premature ageing of the skin are supported by sound clinical data, experts have...

Food that tastes good enough to eat

08-May-2007 - DHA omega-3 specialist Martek claims it is ahead of the game when it comes to masking the taste of algae-derived omega-3. "It has gained increasing...

Traffic and traffic lights drive debate in Egyptian capital

08-May-2007 - I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Cairo recently, after having been invited to speak at a conference on oils and fats.I...

Beyond the bunsen burner

08-May-2007 - Ingredients suppliers get very excited about science but fail to look at the commercial side of business, according to a new functional foods report."Only 5%...

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Slow burn

27-Apr-2007 - When will consumers start getting to grips with their blood glucose? Elaine Watson investigates whether the average punter will ever know his glycaemic response from his elbow

Weapons of mass reduction

27-Apr-2007 - Leading the weight management pack is Lipid Nutrition, which will showcasing two major ingredients designed to tackle the rising obesity epidemic: Clarinol CLA and PinnoThin.Clarinol,...

Beauty from within

27-Apr-2007 - Feeding your face is big business, with more than 500 new beauty foods and drinks launched globally between January 2004 and September 2006, and double...

Feeling fruity

27-Apr-2007 - While the European market for functional foods remains smaller than many people think, it continues to outperform the food and drinks market as a whole,...

The fats of life

27-Apr-2007 - Healthy lipids suppliers will top the billing at this year's show.First up is Croda, which is launching Incromega Trio, a new product containing concentrated amounts...

V for vitality

27-Apr-2007 - FIHN finds out what's on offer at Vitafoods: the biggest health ingredients show in Europe

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