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A cheese containing a Chr Hansen probiotic has been launched in Italy, a move which reinforces the growing trend for companies to use probiotics outside of the traditional yoghurt pot. The Ciambello cheese will contain the bacteria BB-12, and has been aimed at the Italian market because of the countries interest in buying cheese and a growing public awareness of diet-related health benefits, Chr Hansen said. Dairy foods, including fermented milks and yoghurts, are among the best...
The Irish High Court has judged that the Yoplait Essence brand does not infringe on Danone's Essensis trademark, and that the French dairy giant's trademark should be revoked, as it is not a genuine market brand.
The judgement, announced after revocation proceedings were heard in the Commercial Division of the High Court in January 2007, was welcomed by Glanbia, with the Yoplait Essence range seen by as a way to increase its position in the value chain.
The company has set a target of...
Danisco is introducing a new addition to its Howru probiotics line, which it says was seen in the first of a series of condition-specific studies to help restore the beneficial bacteria in the human gut after taking antibiotics.
Antibiotics, commonly taken to address a range of health conditions, may have an unfortunate affect on gut health as they do not discriminate between disease-causing and beneficial bacteria, thus disrupting the balance of microflora in the gut. This can result in...
Probiotics for pigs – how can they be made to work? James McLaren - Mar. 2006 SUMMARY The removal of antibiotic growth promoters from farm animal feeds has led to renewed interest in the use of live microbial cultures (probiotics) as a replacement. A new approach to propagate probiotic bacteria, on-farm, so as to induce viable strains in sufficient numbers for better establishment and colonisation in the intestine of the pig, has been...
Greek researchers have isolated three strains of bacteria from dairy sources that have desirable probiotic properties and could be applied in the food industry.
Probiotics remains a major growth market. The European sector is set to more than triple in value over the next few years, according to Frost & Sullivan, to reach $137.9 million (€118.5m) in 2010.
Researchers from the Agricultural University of Athens screened 29 different strains of Lactobacillus from diverse dairy sources, such...
Probiotics, unheard of a year ago, are now being added to more and more products in China, and look set to see rapid growth in demand, according to key supplier Chr Hansen.
Earlier this year, the Danish cultures maker formed a strategic alliance with the China's leading liquid milk producer Mengniu Dairy to promote the healthy bacteria in market where dairy foods are already booming.
As part of the agreement, Chr. Hansen will help train Mengniu's R&D and production staff, distributors,...
Eastern Europe has reinforced its reputation for dynamic dairy innovation as Poland’s Bakoma launches a new range of probiotic yoghurts using Danisco’s HOWARU cultures.
Bakoma, one of Poland's leading dairy firms, will make the probiotic Bifido yoghurts available in plain and strawberry flavours.
“We wanted a premium well-documented probiotic strain to clearly position our new range of health-related yoghurt drinks as a benchmark,” said Krystyna Kotecka of Bakoma.
“Danisco brought us...
On 29th September, the European Probiotic Association took part in the Pig Liquid Feeding Seminar hosted by IRTA, the Spanish Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), in Lleida, Spain. This one-day technology transfer seminar was tailored for feed producers, farmers and technicians of the pork industry.
Bruno Rochet presented the benefits of probiotics in liquid feed, a natural solution that insures at the same time...