Last week's Vitafoods trade show highlighted a drop in ingredient
innovation with many companies placing the blame at the door of
Europe's evolving health claims legislation.
The development of a new testing device for milk products allows
for rapid analysis of a variety of different factors without
compromising accuracy, according to its manufacturer.
Ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has entered an agreement with Fiji
Sugar Corporation for the supply of 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar per
year till 2015, amid developments in the EU sugar regime.
Barry Callebaut has linked its origin chocolates with different
wine varieties, in an effort to tap into a growing premium
chocolate market by highlighting the 'sophisticated' connection.
An independent panel has been formed by the UK's Food Standards
Agency (FSA) to scrutinise whether the advertising practices of
infant and follow-on formula makers are in line with new rules
on infant nutrition.
