DIOPLEX PFC2, an ultra-low viscosity polymeric plasticiser produced by Hyperlast, opens up new opportunities for plasticisers in food contact approved applications due to its extremely low viscosity. Although polymerics (polyester polyols with a particularly benign environmental and food contact profile) have been compliant with European Food Contact legislation specifically Directive 2002/72/EC and its subsequent amendments for some time, their use in food contact plastisol applications...

The solutions are obvious: buy more locally grown (especially organic) food, arrange to have it delivered (most stores now deliver), and grow our own food. The vast quantities of crops necessary to even partially replace fossil fuels will require the further destruction of rainforests, an acceleration of global warming, and much higher food prices. Ethanol is a far more complex method of turning corn or other food crops into a liquid that can be burned in any gasoline-fuelled vehicle....

Maldonado took specific issue with how there's no law saying whether organically grown food can be packed and sold as conventionally grown food. During the three-hour meeting, Maldonado asked industry representatives and government officials about how imported food is labeled after it's mixed with domestically produced food and how organic food is sometimes labeled as conventionally grown. He questioned industry leaders about whether imported food should be labeled by country and whether...

Publisher: Pam Caulfield Published: 21/06/2007 - 10:46:50 AM Printable version Send to a friend Comment Organic food prices could rise under new soil regulations The price of organic food could increase because of new rules about GM content, campaigners warned today. Publisher: Pam Caulfield Published: 21/06/2007 - 10:46:50 AM Printable version Send to a friend Comment Organic food prices could rise under new soil regulations The price of organic food could increase because of new rules...

The recent rise in milk prices is affecting everyone from small dairy companies like Oberweis to the nation's largest milk producers and food companies. As processors pass their higher costs on to consumers in the form of more-expensive cartons of milk at the grocery store, it will add to the strain on many family budgets already stretched by higher fuel and energy costs. This month, Dean Foods co., the nation's largest milk processor and distributor, lowered 2007 earnings expectations...

Food Company Will Reduce Marketing of Less Healthy Foods to Children Under 12 By Todd Zwillich WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD June 14, 2007 -- Kellogg announced Thursday it would scale back its marketing of unhealthy products to young children, a move observers praised as a step toward shifting American children toward healthier diets. Food Company Will Reduce Marketing of Less Healthy Foods to Children Under 12 By Todd Zwillich WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang,...

and lawsuits By VINNEE TONG AP BUSINESS WRITER (Original publication: June 25, 2007) NEW YORK - America's snack food makers are marketing smaller portion packs, using healthier fats and reducing sugar in some of the nation's favorite potato chips and cookies. and lawsuits By VINNEE TONG AP BUSINESS WRITER (Original publication: June 25, 2007) NEW YORK - America's snack food makers are marketing smaller portion packs, using healthier fats and reducing sugar in some of the nation's favorite...

The maize, modified with a protein known as 'Bt' to resist the maize rootworm, will be assessed for use in food, feed and processing. Truth About Trade & Technology - EU to rule on GM maize imports. Truth About Trade & Technology - EU to rule on GM maize imports. EU to rule on GM maize imports. by: Philippa Jones European Union experts will decide on Monday whether imports of Herculex RW, a genetically modified maize variety developed by the multinational seed company Pioneer, should be...

People have the wrong impression that organic vegetables are definitely healthy but they don't know that the food can only be healthy if it is cooked with the right process. Restaurateur Freddy Low's involvement in the organic food business came after some opportune reading in a book on alkaline and acid. For example, if something is deep fried, the protein molecules are changed in the process and this may cause health problems, as the body cannot take it. Hence, the key issue is how the...