TasteTech has introduced a new 90 per cent version of its controlled release encapsulated sorbic acid to inhibit mould on bread, as industry seeks more ways to reduce formulation costs without impairing quality.
The encapsulation specialist has offered encapsulated sorbic acid for about the last 10 years in 35 per cent and 50 per cent versions.
The new addition to the line is 90 per cent sorbic acid and just 10 per cent vegetable fat coating, and it comes in larger particles that are mixed with other dry ingredients. This means that …

The global manufacturing and economic slowdown will hit the specialty chemicals market this year, as spending declines 4% to $451 billion worldwide this year.
In a recent report, analysts at SRI Consulting forecast that “these economic conditions will continue until sometime in 2010 and then gradually improve…The specialty chemicals market in 2010 is estimated to reach about the same size as in 2008 and then gradually climb during the next three years to reach $530 billion in 2013.”
SRI says the specialty chemicals end-use segments that have been hard hit by the …

International Standards-Setting Group Holds Seminar at CPhI China to Help Chinese Manufacturers Compete in a Skeptical Global Market
Shanghai (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) — To help Chinese manufacturers address worldwide concerns about the quality of medicines and food ingredients, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is holding a seminar on methods to demonstrate the quality of ingredients and finished products. Held in conjunction with the CPhI China Show on June 23, 2009, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, USP’s seminar will focus on specific programs to help earn buyers’ confidence in product quality. …

A half-century-long debate came to an end Friday when President Barack Obama signed a bill that will take the mystery out of cigarette ingredients and give the government more control over the tobacco industry.
The law puts tobacco products under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Tobacco products soon will include a complete list of ingredients, and tobacco manufacturers will no longer be allowed to sell candy and fruit-flavored cigarettes, based on provisions in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
The measure for the first time will …

Canadians want access to healthier enriched foods but bureaucracy is getting in the way, says a food industry spokesperson.
Speaking at the Food Meets Function conference in London yesterday, Derek Nighbor, of Food and Consumer Products of Canada, said Canadian consumers are interested in health-promoting food such as vitamin-enriched drinks, probiotic yogurt and omega-3 eggs. But, he said, innovation is being held back by Canada’s rigid regulatory system.
“We are falling behind the rest of the world. We have aging, educated consumers who want access to healthier products that are available elsewhere …

(NaturalNews) Two foods commonly eaten as part of the traditional Chinese diet can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer by as much as 90 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Western Australia in Perth, and published in the International Journal of Cancer.
Researchers compared consumption of mushrooms and green tea between two groups of Chinese women, one with breast cancer and one without. They found that women who ate at least 10 grams (0.35 ounces) of fresh mushrooms per day had a 64 percent …

According to legislative findings, it is estimated that approximately 2 percent of adults and about 5 percent of infants and young children in the United States suffer from food allergies; and, each year roughly 30,000 people require emergency treatment. Approximately 150 individuals suffer wrongful death each year because of allergic reactions to food. This life-threatening condition is called anaphylaxis.
The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act requires food manufacturers in Tennessee and elsewhere to identify any of the eight major allergens associated with food. The listed food allergens are milk, …

Rockville, Md., June 17, 2009 — Following the recent adulteration of infant formula and other milk products with the industrial chemical melamine, the U. S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is holding an international workshop this week to explore better ways to detect deliberately falsified protein content in food ingredients. The presence of false protein can lead to illness and death, as with thousands of Chinese children in the tragic melamine adulteration of infant formula this year and with pets in the United States in 2007. Vulnerabilities in global supply chains for …

With China fast becoming a mass consumer of food, health and natural ingredients in addition to its status as the world supplier of these products, the Chinese food ingredients market is all set to take off in a big manner, giving a tough time to other developed and emerging markets. At present the Chinese food industry is learnt to serve more than one billion people.
Since the country’s economy is soaring at an incessant pace with improvement in people’s standard of living, its food industry is expected to grow at a …

In the production of sweet wine, the sorbic acid is often used as a preservative. Only the antibacterial activity of sorbic acid in the synergy of sulfur dioxide will play a bigger role. National standards in allowing the use of sorbic acid, but in the use of the process should pay attention to the highest standards of limited, not excessive. At the same time, attention should be paid to sorbic acid and sulfur dioxide, alcohol content, in order to give full play to the role of preservative sorbic acid.
Sorbic acid …