Archives for November 3, 2008

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Price volatility setting back lactose and whey value - report

By Neil Merrett

While the availability of whey and lactose products continue to climb during 2008, price volatility has managed to hamper hikes in profitability of the segment as manufacturers hunt for cheaper ingredients, says a new report.

EFSA health claim opinion

EFSA ok's cholesterol lowering claim

By Shane Starling

Benecol has joined its main competitor, Unilever-owned plant sterol-based, functional food range, Flora pro.activ, in having a cholesterol-lowering health claim approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Artificial gut to measure GI levels

By staff reporter

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has commercialised a technology that will allow companies to determine the Glycaemic Index (GI) value of a food.

A menu for American food policy

At the time of writing, the US is poised to go to the polls. The next two days are going to be hugely exciting. And when it’s all over, after the victor gets some well-earned rest… he’ll rub his sleepy eyes and ask: ‘What’s for breakfast?'.