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General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 02,2010

UK Labeling Regulator Responsibility Changes Come into Effect

The FSA will retain responsibility for food safety aspects of labelling but, in England, other responsibilities will go to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 02,2010

Vivartia Announces Agreement to Acquire MEVGAL

The merger of the two companies is estimated to have a positive effect in the Company’s activity in the dairy sector, due to the synergies expected to arise both in sales and distribution networks, as well as in supply chain and production of our products.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 02,2010

Shelf-Life Indicator for Food Helps Reduce Waste

Through innovative research, TimeTemp has developed a new method of more precisely measuring the freshness of food items: a shelf-life indicator attached directly to the product. The device factors in the temperatures to which the item has been exposed.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 02,2010

SunOpta Sells Bioprocessing Division to Mascoma

The combination brings together SBI's fiber preparation and pretreatment technology with Mascoma's consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology, to create a company with comprehensive capabilities for converting non-food cellulose into ethanol and high value co-products.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

Food Prices Up Five Percent in August – FAO

The FFPI surge mainly reflected the sudden sharp rise in international wheat prices following drought in the Russian Federation and the country's subsequent restrictions on wheat sales. But other drivers included higher sugar and oilseed prices.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

TricorBraun Creates Custom Mold For Small Peanut Butter Manufacturer

The new bottle is taller than it is wide and offers large panel profiles to distinguish the product from its competitors. Pressure sensitive labels are used on three sides of the container.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

Germany Begins Harvest of GM Potato Crop

This year BASF has successfully grown 14 hectares at this site. Brüderle stressed that plant biotechnology can play an important role in the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

Novembal Announces Acquisition of Crealise Conditionnement Inc.

The acquisition will enable Novembal to deploy its strategy of increasing its range of products.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

FDA Launches New Organizational Performance Management System

The system, called FDA-TRACK, will monitor more than 100 FDA program offices through data from key performance measures established each year.

General Company & Ingredient Information Sep 01,2010

Monsanto Projects Solid Conclusion of Fiscal Year

This expectation reflects strong quarterly seed and trait sales in Latin America and other international markets, solid fourth-quarter performance of Monsanto's crop-protection business, and the realization of discrete tax benefits.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

Kerry Group Reports Strong First Half

Progress in ingredients & flavours markets was driven by successful product development initiatives, assisted by the business performance of the Group’s leading global customers – reversing destocking trends of 2009.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

IMCD Expands into Southern Europe and Asia

IMCD will continue to reinforce its presence in Europe as the leading distributor for specialty chemical and food ingredients”, says Piet van der Slikke, CEO of IMCD Group.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

Burcon NutraScience Gains GRAS Status on Canola Protein Isolate Products

Based on the information provided, as well as other information available to the FDA, the Agency has no questions at this time regarding the conclusion that Puratein and Supertein are GRAS under the intended conditions of use. As such, Puratein and Supertein are now considered to be GRAS Notified.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

USDA Risk Management Agency Releases Reports Outlining Improvements to Crop Insurance Programs for Organic Crops

The reports issued by RMA compile research into data that support a price election for organic crops. They also provide a comparative analysis of loss experience for organic crops and conventional crops produced in the same counties during the same crop years.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

Cargill Limited to Realign Case Ready Operations in Ontario

Cargill's other further processing operation in Guelph, Ontario will benefit with an expansion, enhanced processing and packaging capabilities, resulting in up to 200 new jobs for the local community.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 30,2010

SIG Combibloc Creates Carton Pack with 28 Percent Less CO2

MUH, one of the biggest manufacturers of long-life dairy products in Europe, will initially be offering UHT milk in a range of fat content grades in combibloc EcoPlus, providing a plus for the environment.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

PolyOne Achieves Key Certification for Eco-Friendly Colorants and Additives

AIB Vinçotte, an independent inspection organization, grants OK Compost certification after verifying that a product meets EN 13432, a standard for compostability recognized in Europe, Asia and North America.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

New Varieties of Drought-tolerant Maize Could Generate up to US$1.5 Billion for African Farmers, Consumers

Farmers and consumers in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe would see the greatest benefits, the authors note, because maize dominates local diets and livelihoods, and farmers in these countries have a history of rapidly adopting improved maize varieties.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

Product Tracing Key to Protecting the Public from Future Salmonella Outbreaks – IFT

A report issued earlier this year from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended guidelines that would establish a comprehensive product tracing system to track the movement of food products effectively from farm to point of sale or service.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control

The major players in the system several ant species, a handful of coffee pests, and the predators, parasites and diseases that affect the pests not only interact directly, but some species also exert subtle, indirect effects on others, effects that might have gone unnoticed if the system had not been studied in detail.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

New Paper Examines Approaches to Measuring Protein in Foods in Context of Deadly Adulterations

The paper examines how reliance on 19th century methods primarily the Kjeldahl method and the combustion (Dumas) method for measuring total protein content in foods and the lack of more specific methods allowed for the adulteration of protein-based foods with melamine and related nonprotein compounds in 2007 and 2008.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

Sidel Group Gets HPR (Highly Protected Risk) Certification for Beijing Site

An industrial site is HPR-certified when all of the recommendations issued by the insurance company in terms of construction, installation and fire protection are met, so that the likelihood of risk of financial and industrial losses is less than the market standard. T

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 26,2010

Cognis Profits Soar in Q2

Nutrition & Health achieved sales of 178 million euros, a 6.3 percent rise compared to the first half of 2009 (up 3.1 percent on an organic basis). The business unit benefited from higher demand in all market segments.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 26,2010

Ahold Reports Boost in Q2 Net Profits

For the second quarter, net sales for Ahold USA were $ 5.5 billion, up 5.5%, partly due to business acquisitions, mainly Ukrop’s ($ 120 million). Identical sales were up 1.4%.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 26,2010

Nestlé Completes Sale of Alcon to Novartis

Taking into account the three steps of the gradual divestment of Alcon - the initial IPO of 23.25% in 2002, the sale of 24.8% in 2008 and the sale of Nestlé’s remaining Alcon shares to Novartis completed yesterday - Nestlé has realised USD 41 billion, thereby achieving full and fair value for its shareholders.

Jan-Paul Back, Loders Croklaan

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