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dutch starch giant avebe has launched a new potato-based ingredient for use in premium vegetarian, vegan and clean-label confectionery. etenia nt is the latest addition to avebe’s well-established etenia range, developed in 2007, which comprises potato-based specialty starches designed for use in everything from spreadable products and milk-based beverages to ice cream and cakes.

a novel cocoa cultivation method and a new approach to fermentation are resulting in cocoa beans with enhanced quality, claims industrial chocolate supplier, barry callebaut. the belgian group said investment in research and years of ‘trial and error’ has paid off with a fermentation method developed in collaboration with cocoa bean growers that produces a new chocolate range – terra cacao – that has “virtually zero defects or off flavours.

global fish consumption has reached its highest ever level of about 17 kg per person on average, supplying more than 3bn people with at least 15 per cent of their average animal protein intake, according to a new report from the food and agriculture organization (fao). fuelling the rise was the strong growth of aquaculture which is set to overtake capture fisheries as the main source of fish.

the french milling association (anmf) has asked the minister bruno le maire to momentarily suspend import duties on wheat to avoid supply disruption. the anmf fears that the remaining wheat stocks will not be secured in case of late harvest due to various difficult climatic conditions in countries such as australia, canada and russia. bernard valluis, president of the anmf told foodnavigator.

the ingestion of trans fats may increase the risk of depression, whilst healthier oils such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and olive oil may reduce the risk, according to a new spanish study. the study, based on results from the sun project – consisting of over 12,000 spanish volunteers – found that participants with the highest level of trans fat consumption had up to a 48 per cent increase in the risk of depression compared to those who did not consume these fats.

jazz singer nina simone’s plaintive, “i want a little sugar in my bowl”, will strike the right note with europe’s beleaguered sugar industry. rapidly rising world sugar prices and production problems have left end user manufacturers worrying about supply problems. so why has the european commission failed to act decisively to resolve the problem? the fear now among end user manufacturers is that europe’s sugar supply could run out.

a group of german scientists have published a paper dismissing the suggestion that giving newborns cow’s milk could help promote dairy tolerance. writing in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology, the scientists replied to an earlier article in the same journal that had recommended early exposure (journal of allergy and clinical immunology vol. 126, pages 77 – 82). the authors of the original study, which was based on the self-reporting of the parents of some 13,019 infants, concluded that “supplementation at birth with cmp should be recommended to promote its tolerance.

the food standards agency has released the latest results of its tracker survey. the survey monitors public opinion and awareness of the food standards agency and key food issues. a representative sample of 2,105 adults in the uk was interviewed in the latest wave of the tracker (november 2010), by placing questions on the tns consumer omnibus survey.

tins of mas-river branded fried dace are being recalled by the uk importer oriental merchant (europe) ltd, because the product is from an unapproved establishment in malaysia and high levels of histamine have been found in one batch of tins. high levels of histamine can cause scombrotoxic fish poisoning if eaten. the agency has issued a food alert for action asking all authorities that may have distributors or retailers of this product in their areas to take action.