New Halal meat cultures expand Chr. Hansen’s palette of solutions

Posted in: UK, Ingredients
“After many customer requests Chr. Hansen has partnered with the Islamic Food Council of Europe to offer Halal certified meat cultures to the meat producers who wish to manufacture products according to the Halal rules,” says John Jensen, Marketing Director, Meat Cultures, Chr. Hansen.

New carrageenans to help jelly withstand the heat

Posted in: Ingredients, Europe

Danisco is introducing two new carrageenan ingredients for use in powdered jellies and hot milk-based powdered desserts, said to provide a gelatine-like texture but withstand warm conditions better.


Functional system enables dairy-free pizza toppings

Posted in: Europe, Ingredients

Cargill new functional system to replace dairy proteins in cheese analogues for pizzas, there by reducing food firms’ vulnerability to dairy price fluctuations. It also assists in getting the products Halal certified.


Tangerine Confectionery awarded Halal accreditation

Posted in: Europe, Ingredients
Tangerine Confectionery, one of Europe’s leading sugar confectioners, has received a quality Halal Seal of Approval for products within its Barratt, Mojo, Princess and Taveners Proper Sweets ranges.

Can Bar Codes for Food Lead to Safer Practices?

Posted in: The Americas, Halal Integrity, Ingredients, Halal Science
The New Scientist reported the flurry of technologies, reporting systems and databases for tracing food origins. From the Locavore iPhone app [iTunes link], to the Good Guide's product listing of "safe, healthy and green" products (also available for mobile devices), and the Trace Tracker which allows mobile tracing of Halal food, the food information movement seems to be gaining traction.

Organic sector increasingly dependent on imports: USDA

Posted in: The Americas, Food Manufacturing, Ingredients

The US organic sector has become increasingly dependent on imported ingredients as a supply squeeze continues to limit the sector’s growth, according to a new report from the US Department of Agriculture.


Dow Chemicals gets into the Halal ingredient market

Posted in: Asia, Ingredients
Dow Food & Nutrition, a business of The Dow Chemical Company, and its Middle East distributor, REDA Food Ingredients, a division of REDA Industrial Materials, have paired up for Gulfood 2009, the region's largest and most important industry event of the year to showcase a new range of Halal-certified ingredient formulas.

Cargill find alternatives to pork-based ingredients

Posted in: Ingredients
With an eye on the current and future trends in the ever-evolving food ingreients industry, market leaders Cargill have come up with alternatives to pork-based ingredients, looking to serve the growing health-conscious and Halal markets.

Similar palm-oil based alternatives have also been developed in Malaysia, making it easier than ever to go Halal. When you see market leaders eyeing the Halal sector, you can be confident that it is growing in popularity and profitability.


China's melamine crisis has knock-on effects

Posted in: Asia, Ingredients

Food safety issues continue to fill the news, with the increaseing globalisation of the food supply chain, the impact can be far-reaching. The ripples of this year’s melamine dairy crisis have spread through the food chain and although quality assurance measures can benefit responsible firms, downturn in Chinese dairy has still led to loss of ingredients sales.


Sabinsa ingredients certified Halal

Posted in: The Americas, Ingredients
Sabinsa Corporation in the US has received Halal certification for a number of its dietary supplement ingredients, opening up their use in products targeting Muslim populations.