Processing

CP Kelco Opens New Facility
11/04/2009 - CP Kelco opened its newest hydrocolloid facility in Taixing, China that complies with China Food GMP standards and has the flexibility to produce carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for the food, paper, oilfield and industrial markets. ...

Can Foods Contain BPAs
11/03/2009 - Almost all of the 19 brands of canned food tested contained measurable levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods ...

New England E. coli Outbreak Spreads
10/30/2009 - An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Massachusetts associated with this week’s recall of 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties is growing and now includes cases in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. ...

ConAgra to Cut Sodium Levels by 20%
10/16/2009 - ConAgra Foods, Inc. has pledged to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. The scope of the ConAgra Foods’ salt reduction is broad and diverse, including as many as 20 brands, 160 product varieties (formulas), and all temperature categories in the supermarket. ...

ADM Opens Cocoa Plant in Ghana
10/14/2009 - Archer Daniels Midland Company opened its new cocoa processing plant that processes cocoa beans into cocoa liquor for use in chocolate in Kumasi, Ghana. ...

Dairy Farmers File Antitrust Lawsuit
10/13/2009 - Two dairy farmers filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vt., Oct. 8 against Dairy Farmers of America and Dean Foods Co. accusing them of antitrust violations in the Northeast. ...

House Gives Ag $121 Billion Boost
10/12/2009 - The House of Representatives on Oct. 7 approved HR 2997—a $121 billion agriculture spending bill for the 2010 budget year—that will benefit nutrition, food stamp and dairy aid programs nationwide. ...

Pectin for Dressings
10/08/2009 -  GENU® BETA pectin from CP Kelco serves as an alternative to propylene glycol alginates (PGA) in dressings. The ingredient is a polysaccharide derived from naturally occurring structural components in sugar beets, so it offers a clean label, without sacrificing stability, quality or flavor. Visit cpkelco.com...

U.S., Paraguay Sign Stevia Development Agreement
10/08/2009 - The United States and Paraguay signed a cooperation and mutual investment agreement with global stevia firm PureCircle to promote the cultivation of stevia in South America. ...

USDA Updates National Nutrient Database
10/07/2009 - The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service released an updated version of its nutrient database that includes 200 new entries to the "USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22.” ...