May 26, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

Beneo launches new ingredient that replaces sugar with fiber in response to consumption trends

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

U.S- Functional ingredients specialist Beneo has launched Beneo-scL85, a short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) that promises to reduce the sugar used in snacks and baked products, by enriching them with dietary fiber. The scFOS are prebiotics and do not undergo digestion in the small intestines. Instead, they are fermented by the microflora in the colon into short-chain fatty acids. Therefore, they do…

Organizations call for “bipartisan” action in response to food safety issues

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

U.S – Twelve prominent organizations have come together to issue a joint letter to the leaders of the US legislature, urging them to collaborate in a “bipartisan manner” to address critical food safety issues plaguing the nation. The letter, directed towards Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chairwoman Kay Granger, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, highlights the urgent…

UC Davis research finds majority of private-label avocado oil rancid or adulterated

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

U.S – According to a recent study by experts at the University of California, Davis, close to 70% of private-label avocado oil items on retail shelves are either contaminated with other oils or have gone rancid. 36 private label avocado oil products were evaluated for quality and purity in the study, which was published in the journal Food Control. The…