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