Processing

SunOpta Opens Organic, Natural Sesame Hulling Plant
11/20/2009 - SunOpta International Sourcing and Trading Group, in hand with its joint venture partner, completed the construction of the first natural and organic sesame hulling plant in Ethiopia, operated as Selet Hulling Plc. ...

EFSA OKs Benexia Chia Seed as Novel Food
11/18/2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) granted Benexia™ Chia Seed Novel Food status in the EU for use at a level of 5 percent in bread application. ...

Long-Term Effects of Foodborne Pathogens
11/17/2009 - While the severity of acute foodborne disease varies greatly, depending on the pathogen and the vulnerability of the person infected, the impact of foodborne illness on children, as well as for the elderly and immune-suppressed is more likely to be serious and/or long-lasting. ...

Balancing Flavor and Function
11/13/2009 - LAS VEGAS—For the average American consumer, it’s pointless to discuss the merits of healthy, functional foods without a key component: perception. How consumers perceive foods was at the heart of today’s SupplySide West presentation by Stephanie Lynch, director of business development, Virginia Dare; Scott Riefler, regional vice president of technical sales, TIC Gums; and Judy Lindsey, vice president...

How Nutraceuticals Are Changing Food
11/11/2009 - Consumer interest in wellness and nutraceuticals is affecting how major packaged food and foodservice companies are doing business. ...

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. ...