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Development of bio-based coating intended for metal packaging, using tomato processing wastes Each year, the tomato processing industries of developed countries generate approximately 750 000 tonnes of plant waste. Currently, these materials–mainly skins and seeds–are mostly used for making animal feed, but a large proportion is not put to any useful purpose and must be

Israeli company LycoRed said it has carried out focused research in the past six months to optimize a clean label and tomato-derived salt and MSG (monosodium glutamate) replacer, with industrial scale trials showing its effectiveness in a range of soup applications. Roee Nir, color and flavor global commercial manager, told this publication that when it

Farm ministers meeting in Luxembourg on April 26th delved into some of the most controversial aspects of the European Commission’s proposal for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Ministers discussed proposals to make direct payments to farmers conditional on environmental improvements, putting a cap on the amount of support paid out to large farms,

The French stance is criticized… For several weeks, the EC has been attempting to play down the discontent of member states after France’s unilateral decision to ban BPA in food packaging after 2014. According to several media, including Forbes magazine and UK newspaper The Independent, several countries have protested against the French plan, including the

Scientists in the UK have called on the government to carry out drug-style safety trials of bisphenol A (BPA) in humans after research suggested exposure to the Chemical was linked to increased levels of heart disease. The study from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, at the University of Exeter, found that healthy people

Tomato juice is now to be treated in exactly the same manner as fruit juices, under the new EU legislation that aligns the Fruit Juice Directive with the international food standards of the Codex Alimentarius. Jan Hermans, secretary-general of the Association of the Industry of Juices and Nectars (AIJN), explained: « Tomato juice was left out

Food companies have five years to implement the mandatory nutrition labeling rules of the European Union’s Food Information to Consumers Regulation published November 22nd, 2011, said international policy experts EAS. The regulation requires a mandatory declaration on the label of the “Big 7”–energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, protein, and salt–by December 13th, 2016. It

Tomato seeds could provide the basis for the development of new oils with high antioxidant functionality, according to a paper published by the Journal of Food Science. Tomato seeds are typically treated as a waste by-product of tomato processing. However, according to the research team led by Zhongli Pan of the Agricultural Research Service of