Los Banos, Laguna (27 November) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon inaugurated recently the Regional Food Safety and Quality Assurance Center (RFSQA) located beside the regional office in Jamboree Road, Timugan in this municipality.
DOST Secretary Dr. Estrella F. Alabastro led the ribbon cutting marking the formal opening of the Center along with Assistant Secretary and OIC Dr. Carol M. Yorobe of the Office of the Undersecretary for Regional Operations, DOST and DOST Calabarzon Regional Director Dr. Alexander R. Madrigal.
The Center is a three-storey building being constructed in …

November 20 2009 –  National Starch Food Innovation, the ingredients company that had been earmarked for sale by its Dutch owner AkzoNobel, has won this year’s Food Ingredients Excellence Awards main prize.
National Starch received the award for its ingredient N-Dulge FR, a co-texturiser which is said to enable the amount of butter, margarine or shortening used in cake recipes to be reduced by 75%.
The awards are part of the Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) biennial event for the global ingredients industry, which took place this week in Frankfurt, Germany.
National Starch was …

Third quarter 2009
• Net sales at SEK 3,828 million (4,693).
• Operating profit at SEK 235 million (261).
• Earnings per share at SEK 2.77 (2.46). Including the IAS 39 adjustment and non-recurring items, earnings per share was SEK 6.37 (negative 6.03).
• Record high quarterly cash flow from operating activities before investments amounted to SEK 858 million (-48).
Nine months 2009
• Net sales at SEK 12,096 million (12,443).
• Operating profit at SEK 538 million (639).
• The company has recorded additional preliminary insurance compensation in the second quarter of SEK 70 million, which is …

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned consumers about a sexual enhancement product sold online as a dietary supplement because it contains undisclosed prescription drug ingredients that could have potentially dangerous side effects.
Stiff Nights, a product sold to spur sexual enhancement and treat erectile dysfunction, was found to contain sulfoaildenafil, a pharmaceutical ingredient similar to the active ingredient in Viagra. The chemical could interact with nitrate drugs, which can lower blood pressure to dangerous levels, according to the FDA. Men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or …

Tate & Lyle has said its first-half performance was better than expected after sales to food and drink customers held firm.
The sugar and ingredients business reported a 7% rise in half-year revenues to £1.82 billion, while adjusted operating profits reduced 1% to £148 million.
Tate said it traded slightly ahead of expectations in the first half, despite challenging conditions in a number of its markets.
In its food and industrial ingredients businesses in the Americas and Europe, Tate said the order patterns of its food and beverage customers appeared to have been …