A new variety of potato has been shown to contain significantly
less carbohydrate and calories than the average spud, presenting an
alternative to dieters and disuading them from avoiding potatoes
altogether.
The state of California is suing nine top food manufacturers over
their reluctance to issue warnings that some popular snacks could
contain a potential cancer-causing chemical.
Food makers to gain from new data on presence of the potential
carcinogen acrylamide in a wide range of food products as US
authorities release fresh data.
A Californian environmental group has threatened to sue food
manufacturers unless they place acrylamide warning labels on
certain products, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Part of a global effort to clarify consumer exposure to harmful
chemical identified in starch-rich fried foods two years ago,
findings from a new survey by the UK food watchdog reveal
acrylamide 'consumption' levels at least...
The UK's food watchdog is keeping a close eye on emerging research
for the chemical acrylamide, a potential carcinogen discovered in
crisps and French fries two years ago and which ignited a raft of
new research to assess the...
Dutch group Kiremko, a manufacturer and installer of machinery
required for the processing of potatoes into French fries, chips
and other speciality snack products has developed, in co-operation
with ACEco, a new device that it claims...
Researchers in the US have designed a new potato for the crisps
industry with a 'favourable' starch to sugar ratio to beat the
burnt flavour when frying.
Tasty Fries is to launch an automatic French fry vending machine.
"This machine is the culmination of many years of research and
testing," said company president Edward Kelly.
SWF Companies has launched a new line of automated case packing
solutions for a variety of applications within the snack food and
baked goods industries.
Both snack and bakery producers need to carefully monitor the issue
of acrylamide in food in light of conflicting health warnings about
the possible effects of this substance, according to an
international law firm.
The Philippine Government has given the go ahead for snack food
giant Universal Robina's P165.5 million (€3.3million) project to
expand its production of potato chips for local and export sales.
Bread, biscuits, crisps and french fries, foods frequently eaten by
millions of people around the world, contain alarmingly high
quantities of a cancer-causing chemical, according to Swedish
research released this week. The research...