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over 70 companies have vowed not to use or sell genetically modified beet sugar by signing a registry set up by food safety, environmental and corporate watchdog organizations on saturday. the first gm sugar beet crops – which were monsanto’s roundup ready sugar beets – were harvested in the fall, but signatories of the non-genetically modified (gm) beet sugar registry have said they are worried about a lack of knowledge about the long-term health and environmental impacts of gm beet sugar.

the european food safety authority (efsa) has issued a negative opinion to global cranberry leader ocean spray for an article 14 health claim relating consumption of cranberry and urinary tract infection (uti) in women. efsa’s panel on dietetic products, nutrition and allergies (nda) found ocean spray’s scientific dossier failed to support a link between uti reduction and consuming ocean spray cranberry products containing 80mg of cranberry proanthocyanidins (pac) per serving.

chr hansen has developed a new collection of freeze-dried cultures for use in pasta filata cheeses like mozzarella and provolone, which are billed as bringing cost savings to cheese makers and optimising consistency between vats. pasta filata means ‘spun paste’ – the elasticy texture allows the cheese to be pulled and twisted. such cheeses make up 12 per cent of european cheese production – some 900,000 tones per year, with the hub of production in italy.

national starch food innovation has extended its novation range of functional native starches with the launch of two new products that are instant, clean-label and said to stand up to the stresses of intense formulation processes. the products, called novation 4300 and novation 5300, are cold water thickening starches from waxy maize. the ingredients company said that they were developed for intensive processes, as they offer heat, acid and shear stability – shear being a mixing process used by many food processors.

doehler has opened a new applications centre in the middle eastern hub of dubai, in a bid to tap the high-growth market and aid development of products to suit local tastes. the german producer of beverage and food ingredients and has 15 other such centres around the globe. it has had a sales office in dubai for several years and some applications facilities, but decided to expand this due to the market opportunities identified in the region.

counterfeiting is a major problem in the global food and drink industry with the level of fraud estimated at around $50bn a year, an audience at the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) annual meeting heard yesterday. worldwide trade in fake foods not only costs processors in terms of damage to brands, but also means companies have to spend more on security measures, such as holograms on packaging.

a blend of oils from coconut and palm could produce a plastic fat for use as a shortening in bakery products as a trans-fat replacer, says new research from india. tapping into the wider industry move to reduce or remove the presence of trans-fatty acids from products, researchers from the central food technological research institute in mysore report that a blend of fractionated coconut oil and palm oil has the potential to replace partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

california pizza kitchen has reported a net loss of $5.31m, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $3.46m, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the same quarter of fiscal 2007.for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, total revenues decrease 0.7% to $161.77m, compared to $162.93m in the same quarter of fiscal 2007. comparable restaurant sales decreased 7.2% in the fourth quarter of 2008 relative to same quarter in the previous year.

italian food group parmalat has reached an agreement with credito emiliano settling pending disputes related to the period prior to the date when the parmalat group was declared insolvent.pursuant to this agreement, credito emiliano will pay parmalat a total of e10m in exchange for parmalat abandoning the action to void that it has filed or could possibly file in the future.credito emiliano has waived the right to demand inclusion among the liabilities of the companies under extraordinary administration that are parties to the proposal of composition with creditors, of the claim arising from the payment made as a result of the settlement agreement and of any other claims that may arise from past transactions.

treehouse foods has reported a net income of $6.79m, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended december 31, 2008, compared to $14.28m, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2007.for the fourth quarter of 2008, net sales were $398.08m, compared to $370.94m in the same quarter of 2007. on a reported basis, income from continuing operations was $0.22 per diluted share for the quarter ended december 31, 2008, compared to $0.