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... european food makers are beginning to utilise positive article 13, general function health claim opinions issued by the european food safety authority (efsa), precipitating a flood of potentially meaningless claims, according to one industry observer ... the tesco pistachio claim was, he said, “simply a marketer's way of using the efsa claim, ‘contributes to the growth or maintenance of muscle mass’, which any food can legally make if protein is 12% of the energy value of the food ... ” that efsa opinion can be found here

... new research, published today by the food standards agency, provides insights on how people with life-threatening nut allergies use food labels when choosing what food to buy and eat ... ‘we urge food manufacturers and businesses to follow our best practice guidance when providing allergy information’ the study, carried out by the university of surrey, involved participants being accompanied during a routine food shop and interviewed at length to find out what they were thinking when they chose each product ... the research found that when people were making choices about buying or eating a particular food: the brand was important because participants trusted certain food companies more than others ... most participants did not know that this information was voluntary and some assumed incorrectly the absence of an allergy advice box meant the product did not contain any of the main food allergens and was safe for them to eat ... these precautionary warnings are used by some food manufacturers to indicate possible cross-contamination with a food allergen ... sue hattersley, head of food allergy at the fsa, said: 'this research shows the importance of clear allergy labelling on food products ... shopping for food can prove to be very difficult and time-consuming for people with food allergies and we urge food manufacturers and businesses to follow our best practice guidance when providing allergy information ... this can make simple everyday tasks such as food shopping or eating out a safer, less stressful and more pleasurable experience for people with food allergies

... high food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd) and the food and agriculture organisation (fao) ... price rises the report predicts that, in real terms, agricultural commodity prices are likely to remain on a higher plateau during the next ten years compared to the previous decade, adding that prolonged periods of high prices could make the achievement of global food security goals more difficult and put poor consumers at a high risk of malnutrition ... per-capita food consumption is forecast to grow rapidly in the next decade, particularly in eastern europe, asia and latin america, where incomes are rising and population growth is slowing ... “while higher prices are generally good news for farmers, the impact on the poor in developing countries who spend a high proportion of their income on food can be devastating,” said angel gurría secretary-general of the oecd

... higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay 17-06-2011 oecd-fao agricultural outlook 2011-2020 published the impact of high prices on the poor in developing countries can be devastating ... 17 june 2011, paris/rome - higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the oecd and fao ... higher prices for commodities are being passed through the food chain, leading to rising consumer price inflation in most countries ... this raises concerns for economic stability and food security in some developing countries, with poor consumers most at risk of malnutrition, the report says ... "while higher prices are generally good news for farmers, the impact on the poor in developing countries who spend a high proportion of their income on food can be devastating," said oecd secretary-general angel gurría ... " action should focus in particular on smallholders in low-income food-deficit countries, he added ... g20 the outlook reinforces the core messages for mitigating and managing price volatility in a recent inter-agency report to the g20, price volatility in food and agriculture markets: policy responses, coordinated by fao and oecd on behalf of ten international organizations ... per-capita food consumption will expand most rapidly in eastern europe, asia and latin america, where incomes are rising and populations growth is slowing ... by 2015, aquaculture is projected to surpass capture fisheries as the most important source of fish for human consumption, and by 2020 should represent about 45 percent of total fishery production, including non-food uses

... healthy perception the name of a food can provide consumers with important information about its nutritional value “for instance, an item identified as an apple is clearly a nutritious snack, while a cupcake is not,” said the researchers ... however, irmak and his colleagues noted that things are not often this simple, as naming ambiguity is ‘prevalent’ in the food industry: “potato chips are labelled ‘veggie chips,’ milkshakes are sold as ‘smoothies,’ and sugary drinks have been re-positioned as ‘flavoured water,’ […] the names of the latter item in each pair might lead a consumer to infer undue nutritional superiority,” they said ... the new study investigated the influence of altering the name of a food item on consumers’ perceptions of healthfulness, taste, and consumption

... vilsack’s call comes after another year of litigation involving the us department of agriculture (usda), in which the center for food safety among others won federal court cases banning the planting of gm alfalfa and gm sugar beets, both supplied by monsanto ... if successful, this effort can ensure that all forms of agriculture thrive so that food can remain abundant, affordable, and safe ... ” science policy analyst at the center for food safety bill freese told foodnavigator-usa

... the firm described the substance as an “industrial ingredient made from corn that is a potential alternative to the petroleum-based chemical bisphenol a in plastics and other applications” “the isosorbide adm offers is not approved for food contact use,” a company spokeswoman told foodproductiondaily ... epoxy lining replacement? while the chemical does not currently have food contact status, foodproductiondaily ... com is aware that research is ongoing on how the chemical could be used as a bpa-substitute in epoxy linings for food and beverage can s ... “the patent will enable us to create a family of isosorbide-based epoxy resins that have the potential to replace bisphenol a in a number of products including food can linings”, jaffe told this publication in february ... “we need to work with an appropriate food packaging related company and those that could manufacture the epoxy resin to validate and scale up output of the product," he said ... " it must be tuned and tailored to meet food packaging needs, as it hasn’t yet been tested as a food can liner

... food and beverage companies are increasingly ditching bisphenol a (bpa) from food can linings in response to growing consumer concern over the chemical, according to a new report ... the study – seeking safer packaging – also found industry, rather than regulators, were taking a lead in getting rid of the substance from food packaging ... the research is based on a survey of 26 major food and beverage firms and was carried out by green century capital management, which describes itself as an environmentally-responsible investment firm, and shareholder advocacy group as you sow ... major shift “companies are actually moving faster than regulators in phasing out bpa from food and beverage packaging,” said report co-author emily stone of green century ... “our data shows that some companies in the food and beverage industry are wasting no time in transitioning out of bisphenol a (bpa) can linings ... ” as you sow research director amy galland said there had been a major shift by the food industry in its attitude to the chemical since 2009 ... heinz, conagra were awarded an ‘a’ grade - as each had “ already begun using bpa-free can linings for some products” and had set out a broad timetable to eliminate the substance from all packaging ... ” the groups pointed out that a number of us states had already banned or restricted bpa use in food contact materials for young children ... its continued use in food contact materials is under scrutiny due to the publication of a raft of studies linking it to numerous harmful conditions such as cancer and heart disease ... while countries such as france and denmark have restricted its use, both the us food and drug administration (fda) and the european food safety authority (efsa) have declared current exposure levels present no health risks

... the institute of food research (ifr) in the uk and the nestle research centre in switzerland have collaborated in the development of a new method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic clostridium botulinum ... the bacterium is one of the major causes of botulism, which is a rare but deadly form of food poisoning ... botulinum in food can result in botulism ... the ifr claims that the method it developed with the nestle research centre will help provide food companies with high quality information on the incidence of the spores in such food products ... it claimed that the method which uses an enrichment procedure designed specifically to grow non-proteolytic spores in food sample is also very sensitive, with a low detection level ... the method is designed to provide the data the food industry needs for quantitative microbial risk analysis ... botulinum to be calculated so that appropriate risk management options can be taken ... com that large food companies with their own container facilities can use the method in-house while smaller companies may have to send samples away

... this state-of-the-art, high speed, dwi (drawn wall ironed) production line will supply food cans to the french processed food market, starting in q4 2010 ... the investment, which aims to deliver quality metal packaging at low cost, is impress’ third dwi food can line in europe, following a similar investment line in deventer, the netherlands in 2008, and sutton-in-ashfield, uk ... it offers shorter process times and is the most cost-effective technique when manufacturing quantity, same-size food cans ... ” this major investment is a clear demonstration of impress’ commitment to its customers in the french food market