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... in the interests of spurring sector innovation, eu biscuit, chocolate and cake manufacturer representative body caobisco said it is aiming to get authorisations ‘in the future’ for the use of natural sweetener stevia in 'fine bakery' products, but has yet to make an application in that regard ... pénélope alexandre, regulatory and scientific affairs director at the association of the chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of europe (caobisco) said that the body is aiming to have approval in the long term for stevia usage in all product categories under its remit “since we are supporting innovation ... ” however, she stressed the caobisco respects the opinions and rigours of the european food safety authority (efsa) approvals process and added that in terms of stevia applications in different food categories, “it will be the commission’s task to manage the risk, [concurrently] taking into account the technological needs for product innovation ... ” european stevia is currently an industry-in-waiting, as the european commission has yet to grant its approval of stevia sweeteners ... other lost categories included ‘fine bakery wares for nutritional purposes’ which are essentially specific types of biscuits for diabetics, and the snacks category including certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts

... carrefour city café stores will offer over 700 takeaway food products including sandwiches, snacks, products that are ready to eat or heat, cold drinks and pastries ... the first outlet will open in poiters in january with a second store due to open in paris in february

... dr oetker is selling its onken yogurt brand to swiss dairy giant emmi group and withdrawing dr oetker: lacks scale in uk chilled desserts the onken products, which are manufactured in moers in western germany and distributed primarily in the uk and germany, will switch over to emmi on december 31, assuming the deal gets the green light from competition authorities ... most of the 21 affected staff at dr oetker uk’s leeds office will have the opportunity to transfer to emmi’s offices in london, while two staff faced redundancy, a spokeswoman told foodmanufacture ... oetker uk does not have sufficient critical mass in the chilled ready to eat dessert category to continue operating as a standalone chilled business ... ” non-core richard ilsley md, ambient and chilled, dr oetker uk, said onken had performed well in the uk but was not core to the business, which would now focus on home baking and frozen pizza ... “the uk team has worked hard to develop the onken yogurt business and 2010 will be a record year for the brand ... however ultimately the yogurt category is not core to the dr oetker business and the sale of the onken brand to emmi will ensure it receives the correct level of support and focus going forwards ... "dr oetker uk will continue to focus on the two international strategic assortments of home baking and frozen pizza where we have market-leading positions ... ” following the onken purchase, emmi intended to “further strengthen its market position in these key markets” said a spokeswoman ... “the onken brand is to be retained following integration into emmi’s portfolio, and the products will continue to be manufactured at the dr

... the initiative is a broad-based education campaign aimed at helping canadians to better understand and use the nutrition facts table (nft) on pre-packaged foods, particularly the % daily value, to make informed food choices ... the % daily value allows consumers to quickly identify whether a packaged food contains a little or a lot of a nutrient ... the % daily value icon and messages will appear on over 27 million packages of key pepsico canada brands, including pepsi, tropicana, quaker ready to eat cereal, lay's, baked! lay's and sunchips, starting in late 2010 and into 2011 ... "as an industry leader with some of the world's best known and most trusted brands in our portfolio, we have a responsibility and a desire to help our consumers make informed choices," says linda kuga pikulin, president, pepsico beverages canada ... "within the beverage division, it was important for us to start with our flagship brands - pepsi and tropicana - as a demonstration of our commitment to educate on a large scale ... " "we are committed to playing a responsible and supportive role in the health and wellness of canadians," says marc guay, president, pepsico foods canada ... "part of that is making food choices easier for consumers by providing easy-to-understand nutrition labeling on our products ... this new education initiative enhances the consumer's understanding of % daily value, and we're excited to include those messages on select brands within our quaker and frito lay canada portfolios ... " pepsico canada is one of 34 leading companies committed to the consumer communication education effort ... the multi-faceted approach will include on-package, in-store, national media (print, television, online) and an educational website with tips on how to use the % daily value information to make informed choices

... the sushi bar in david jones’ famous food hall is among five businesses added to the nsw food authority’s name and shame list, after it was found to have breached the food standards code in relation to temperature control, primary industries minister steve whan said on sunday ... “the business failed to demonstrate that the temperature or any heating or cooling process in use will not adversely affect the microbiological safety of food and was fined $660,” minister whan said ... “prawn and salmon sushi with cooked rice was found to be in the temperature range of 11 ... 8c to 24 ... 5c, the required temperature for retail display is 5c or less unless a business has in place a system to ensure product is displayed for no more than 4 hours without refrigeration ... ” other name and shame-ees include: koh-ya yakiniku japanese restaurant in neutral bay, fined $660 for storing raw meat on dirty wet towels directly above ready to eat food everest tandoori at kogarah, fined $660 after inspectors found a mobile phone lying on a chopping board that was in use balmain trattoria and pizzeria, fined $5940 for nine breaches of the food standards code, including using food including bacon and italian sausages past use-by date and preparing food in the basement money bags thai restaurant in baulkham hills, fined $2640 for three breaches, including the preparation of raw prawns and noodles in the back courtyard in dirty, unprotected buckets ... “whether you’re a multi national chain, a small town mum and dad operation or a fine dining establishment, you are expected to do the right thing when it comes to food handling and storage,” said whan ... “this government takes the health and safety of consumers very seriously and business can expect to be fined, named and shamed if they don’t do the right thing – no matter who they are ... “these councils show an ongoing commitment to ensuring food sold in their area is as safe as possible for their local community

... manufacturers of pies and pasties in the uk may need to find ways to make the products healthier if sales growth is to be sustained once purse strings loosen, according to mintel ... growth in the category has been largely down to the convenience and price factors it offers consumers ... and although growth is forecast to continue through 2012, mintel warns that manufacturers may have to re-evaluate their products in order to keep hold of some consumers ... “one of the longer-term challenges that the pies and pasty category will face, is whether consumers will stick to the category when the economy improves, and they have more disposable income ... the products can be sold hot ready to eat, cold ready to eat, chilled ready to cook or frozen ready to cook, or canned ... one of the drivers behind the increased sales in recent years was the tightened economy and rising food prices, which pushed consumers to look for value for money combined with comfort food, said mintel

... “it represents a real commitment by the nsw government and industry to continuously seek out best practice in managing food safety,” minister whan said ... “listeria can be present in ready to eat meat products such as salami and sliced meats and ready to eat meals such as chicken wraps and salads ... “this summit is an opportunity for industry to learn about the latest technologies available to them in the prevention and control of listeria, it’s an exciting chance for them to broaden their knowledge base, which in turn protects the health of the wider public ... “there have been several incidents of listeria outbreaks in australia so it is imperative manufacturers and retailers understand and comply with all requirements when producing, displaying and selling ready to eat foods ... ” minister whan said the vast majority of nsw businesses did the right thing when it came to food safety and took the issue of public health very seriously ... “we’re fortunate to enjoy that level of cooperation from industry and the support of industry associations and bodies when it comes to learning more about preventing foodborne illness outbreaks,” minister whan said ... “these men are leaders in the international field when it comes to food safety and have literally been at the front line of major listeria outbreaks in the usa,” minister whan said ... “their contribution and expertise will be a welcome addition and will enable us to build upon our own knowledge of listeria prevention and ensure we can put into practice lessons learned overseas

... the codex alimentarius commission decided at its meeting in geneva that animal manure should not be used to fertilise lettuce and other fresh vegetables sold "ready to eat" to avoid dangerous diseases ... "the problem is global," said jorgen schlundt, director of food safety and zoonoses at the world health organisation, who linked the use of animal manure in farming to disease outbreaks in the united states and elsewhere ... the human body can tolerate this "natural contamination" of melamine in small doses, unlike the intentional addition of the compound to chinese milk that killed at least six children in 2008 and made some 300,000 ill, she said ... "intentional addition of melamine to food to fortify protein content is by no means acceptable at any level," she said ... "the purpose of these limits is to allow for the occurrence of natural contamination through approved uses ... tritscher said the codex panel had not yet agreed whether to set a standard for ractopamine, a growth hormone added to pig feed that china and the european union have alleged is unsafe, leading to a series of trade bans ... producers found to contain residues of ractopamine ... the united states has said it "strongly disagrees with china's assertions" and called for evidence to back up the ban ... a codex ruling on ractopamine could set a benchmark for the world trade organisation to use to review countries' adherence to international trade agreements on food safety and sanitation, and help it arbitrate trade disputes over the growth hormone

... the nsw food authority has swooped in on illegal backyard ready-to-eat meat manufacturers, issuing 27 penalty notices, five improvement notices, four prohibition orders and ten warning letters ... “an investigation was conducted following concerns at a growing number of dodgy backyard butchers producing ready to eat meat products,” said primary industries minister steve whan ... minister whan said that ‘ready to eat meat’ refers to meat products that may be raw, uncooked, cooked, dried, cured or processed, such as vietnamese ‘nem chua’ (fermented pork rolls), salami, ham, chicken nuggets and frankfurts ... “the issue with ready to eat meat products is they require controlled regulatory oversight and specialised equipment and processing to ensure food safety,” he said ... “unlicensed operators work outside these parameters, which means unknowing consumers could be vulnerable to food safety risks ... ” “in some cases these unlicensed, unregulated products are then sold to the public through small retail outlets, delis, restaurants, cafes and weekend farmers markets

... kellogg’s management has revealed its future acquisition strategy is to pursue international snack firms and increase its presence in russia, turkey and china and surrounding regions ... “we're not looking to go buy another big company” said chief operating officer john bryant at tuesday’s deutsche bank global consumer and retail food conference in paris ... “we’re likely to buy businesses in our categories ... there is not a lot of cereal businesses out there to buy ... that tends to take you to snacks ... ” bryant said a series of modest bolt-on acquisitions outside north america, to increase international presence, would be kellogg’s preferred approach ... senior vice president paul norman added that the company was also looking for synergies to expand its ready to eat cereals category in countries where its presence was limited ... relationships in china and russia were also said to have enabled the firm to test the markets and unearthed potential to expand beyond these borders ... norman said unequivocally: “we are going to be in china