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