Scientists determine safe acrylamide levels
Tolerable intakes of acrylamide should be set at 2.6 micrograms per kilogram of body weight to avoid the cancer risk, says a new toxicology study from the US.
Archives for December 8, 2009
Buoyant Australian almond crop forecast as Asian snack demand grows
Australia's almond production is expected to rise by 25 per cent in 2010 - up from 36,500 tonnes this year to 46,100 tonnes, announced the Almond Board of Australia (ABA) during its annual trade visit to India.
SPC publishes common green packaging metrics
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has published a set of metrics and indicators on green packaging to offer companies a common standard for evaluating progress.
Nestle UK rail project will make wagons work harder
Nestle UK is close to a breakthrough on a scheme to use rail freight wagons specially designed to fit more food pallets inside them, “dramatically” improving distribution costs over road logistics, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
Special Edition: Cranberries
Regulation: Making claims on cranberry's future
For a fruit that has had more science conducted on it than most, it is surprising to some that France remains the only country to have approved a long-standing cranberry health claim.