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australia’s competition watchdog has reportedly called for the investigation into milk pricing to be widened to include the country’s biggest milk processors as well as retailers.the news comes in the midst of a senate inquiry into the australian dairy sector and follows claims from farming representatives that “government inaction” has permitted the country’s largest supermarkets - coles and woolworths ltd - to abuse their market power.

swiss scientists have linked cardboard packaging made from recycled newspapers to health complaints in lab rats, ranging from the inflammation of internal organs to cancer.researchers at the food safety laboratory in zurich said that mineral oils in ink from newspapers that are then recycled can make their way into foods such as cereal, pasta and rice - even passing through inner plastic bags. the researchers analysed a total of 119 products bought from german supermarkets last year.

ten years after the first european commission reports were handed in, with little in the way of demonstrable obesity-reduction results, the european union platform on diet, physical activity and health is taking “a flexible approach” over coming years to tackling obesity rates that continue to rise in most of the bloc’s 27 member states. despina spanou, special advisor to the european commission’s director general for health and consumers (dg sanco), told a congress in brussels last week that the platform needed better working methods and that individual member states were being given the flexibility to develop these.

the ciaa has published a new guide for manufacturers, to help them understand issues surrounding the use and labelling of flavourings in light of the 2008 regulation. the new guidance document, called ‘industry guidelines on “regulation (ec) no. 1334/2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods”’, is available online at http://www.

symrise exceeded its sales and earnings for fiscal year 2010 thanks to the global economic recovery, strong boost in demand and a solid positioning in emerging markets. the flavour and fragrance company increased sales by 15.4 per cent to €1.57bn, exceeding its sales growth prediction of achieving at least 8 per cent growth. strong economic recovery the ebitda margin expectation of 20 per cent was also beaten as the germany-based firm recorded a rise of 21.

chilean flavour and fragrance producer cramer productos aromáticos is breaking into the european market, targeting mainly mid-sized food and beverage producers with its range of natural flavours and speciality south american flavours. the latin american company will work with belgium-based kreglinger specialties to market and distribute its products in europe. kreglinger is no stranger to the flavours market – until very recently it represented firmenich in the uk and the benelux.

a previously unknown allergen found in the peel of tomatoes has been identified by a team of spanish researchers. the study, published in food chemistry, found that the newly identified allergen, known as arp60s, is related with allergic sensitisation and shows immunoglobulin e (ige) binding capacity – ige is the predominant antibody associated with an allergic response. “the capacity to bind ige has been suggested in different tomato proteins but new allergens, related probably with different populations, are now under study … we have identified a new tomato allergen with high homology with previous known and described allergens from moulds and almond,” said the researchers, led by maria angeles lopez-matas, from laboratorios leti, spain.

the european food safety authority (efsa) has concluded that caramel colours are not carcinogenic or genotoxic, and there is no evidence that they have adverse effects on human reproduction and child development. the risk assessor is in the midst of a safety review for all food additives previously approved for use in the eu, as new science has been published since many were originally approved, in some cases as far back as the 1960s.

the paper and packaging industries are taking a hands-on role in exploring ways to curb the presence of mineral oils in the manufacture of their products, said a leading trade body. cepi managing director teresa presas the confederation of european paper industries (cepi) outlined the complex nature of the problem - and what it is doing to address the issue - in the wake of intense media speculation yesterday over the potential health threat from the toxic substance leaching from packaging.

consumers are not as adventurous when it comes to flavors as most food product developers would like to think, according to kim holman, director of marketing at wixon. speaking at the research chefs association conference at the weekend, she told foodnavigator-usa that the most successful flavor profiles have remained pretty constant over the years, with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry leading the pack.