International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM back issues from April 2007:
Calendar
Apr 01, 2007; ... May May 1-3 * Globoil International 2007: International Conference & Exhibition on Vegetable Oil, Feed, Feed Ingredients, Oilseeds, Oleochemicals & Related Industries, Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Information (netlink: www.globoilinternational. com; e-mail: ...
Memories are made of this
Apr 01, 2007; ... Despite the exhortation by American automobile industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947) that "History is more or less bunk and the only history worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today," one way or the other we all have memories of the past that have impacts on our present actions ....
beyond biodiesel
Apr 01, 2007; ... METHYL ESTERS AS THE ROUTE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SURFACTANTS FEEDSTOCK The anticipated decreasing supply of fossil fuel but increasing demand and concern for the environment have led the developed countries to introduce policies to encourage the use of alternative fuels, especially ...
The status of plant biotech
Apr 01, 2007; ... A farmer in India reports earning three times more money from his field of genetically modified (GM) cotton than he's ever previously earned from traditional crops. In Romania, a farmer who planted GM soybeans reports not only markedly higher yields but satisfaction with reducing his ...
Profiling the Japan Oil Chemists' Society
Apr 01, 2007; ... Partners in this year's AOCS Annual Meeting, the JOCS is rich with history The Japan Oil Chemists' Society (JOCS) was established in 1951. The Society contributes to the advancement of science and technology on oils and fats, surfactants, oleochemicals, related substances, and ...
China-Current fats and oils scenario
Apr 01, 2007; ... It is three years since I reviewed the production, trade, and consumption of oils and fats in China ("China-Moving up all league tables," inform 15: 352-353, 2004). The considerable changes described then have continued, and it is appropriate to revisit this topic. As for many other commodities, ...
MARKETPLACE: Business News: Briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... Mexican officials told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on March 6 that their country will join Canada's trade complaint against U.S. corn subsidies if the World Trade Organization (WTO) orders a formal investigation of the issue. The complaint is also being supported by the European ...
Oilseed/vegetable oil demand forecast
Apr 01, 2007; ... Grain and oilseeds are expected to see a strong increase in prices of at least 7% year-on-year during 2007 according to an analysis released on February 1 by The Economist Intelligence Unit (netlink: www.eiu.com). Three sections titled oilseeds: Stocks and Prices; Oilseeds: Supply; and Oilseeds: ...
China's soybean, corn industries threatened
Apr 01, 2007; ... Final acceptance of China into the WTO on September 17, 2001, was generally seen as an opportunity for that country to enter into free trade with its WTO partners. Recent events, however, have created concerns regarding the future of China's domestic corn and soybean industries, according to ...
CPO production predicted to grow
Apr 01, 2007; ... Indonesia and Malaysia will be the major contributors to the increase in global production of CPO in 2006 projected at 36.5 MMT, according to Julie Syaftari, Finance Director of palm oil plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari, as reported by Antara News Agency-Indonesian National News Agency ....
Fish oil market at 30-year low
Apr 01, 2007; ... The first quarter of the new season (October/December 2006) saw the global fish oil supplies down 60,000 metric tons (MT) or 16% from those for the same period in the previous year. This decline in supplies is seen as a continuing trend of recent years and is attributed by oil World in its ...
India reports on castor crop survey
Apr 01, 2007; ... Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is cultivated globally for the commercial value of its oil in a variety of industrial applications. India is the world's largest producer of castor seed and contributes some 750,000 MT, which accounts for over 60% of the entire global production. Currently the ...
Oilmeal market analyzed
Apr 01, 2007; ... Oilmeal prices were expected to trend lower after April 2007 provided there is a prospective easing of the tight global grain situation and no problems arise with soybean crops in the Northern Hemisphere. Oil World in its February 16 publication (50:82-84, 2007) noted current (first two weeks of ...
Zero trans frying oils/shortenings
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) announced on February 22 that it and the J.M. Smucker Company (Orrville, Ohio, USA) had entered into an agreement in which Cargill will be licensed to manufacture and market a set of foodservice oils and shortenings under the Crisco Professional® line ...
Cargill's soy-based foam gains interest
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cargill Inc, headquartered at Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, announced on February 28 that Europe's largest flexible foam manufacturer, Reticel S.A., with corporate offices in Brussels, Belgium, had formally introduced the Arcadia(TM) brand of flexible foams made with Cargill's soy-based BiOH(TM) ...
MARKETPLACE: Biofuels News: Briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... Animal fats are a good starting material for the production of biodiesel owing to their high cetane number and good stability. Large amounts of fat are available for biodiesel production, although some are from material that may be contaminated with prions, the infectious agents known to cause ...
Switchgrass eyed as bioethanol feedstock
Apr 01, 2007; ... Inventors and investors eager to find alternative feedstocks to corn for the production of bioethanol are looking increasingly to switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). This tall, spiky prairie grass, native to the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, is viewed as a source of fiber that can be ...
Genome sequencing may aid ethanol
Apr 01, 2007; ... Research at the University of Rochester (Rochester, New York, USA) has identified how genes responsible for biomass breakdown are turned on in a microorganism that produces ethanol from materials such as grass and cornstalks. David Wu, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and his ...
DuPont details push for cellulosic ethanol
Apr 01, 2007; ... DuPont Biofuels (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) Vice President & General Manager John Ranieri spoke on March 9 to the World Biofuels Markets in Belgium on the company's initiatives to deliver technologies that use non-food agricultural feedstocks to produce biofuels, as well as its efforts with ...
Algae as potential source of biofuels
Apr 01, 2007; ... On February 20, PetroSun Incorporated (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Algae BioFuels Incorporated, would be meeting with state officials in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, regarding the site selection for field trials of algal culture to be conducted by the ...
U.S. farmers may face corn seed shortages
Apr 01, 2007; ... The growing market in ethanol has U.S. farmers planning to plant massive amounts of com this spring. As a result, some of the popular biotech hybrid seeds may be in short supply. Growers should be able to find plenty of corn seed to plant, but the variety developed for their region or having the ...
Federal funds directed to cellulosic ethanol
Apr 01, 2007; ... U.S. DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman announced on February 28 the funding of six biorefinery projects over the next four years. When fully operational, the biorefineries are expected to produce more than 130 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. According to the DOE, cellulosic ...
Chevron enters biodiesel business
Apr 01, 2007; ... As reported by the Houston Chronicle (Texas, USA) Chevron Corporation (San Ramon, California, USA) is part-owner of a biodiesel plant that is opening in Galveston, Texas, this March. A Chevron press release (dated May 11, 2006) said the initial production would be 20 million gallons per year ...
Ethanol demand drives farmland prices
Apr 01, 2007; ... According to the February 2007 Agricultural Newsletter from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the annual increase for 2006 in values for agricultural land classified as "good" in the Seventh Federal Reserve District (Iowa; southern Wisconsin; lower peninsula of Michigan; northern half of ...
Another potential feedstock for biofuel
Apr 01, 2007; ... As interest grows in alternative fuels, more feedstocks are being identified that potentially can be used for bioethanol and biodiesel. Citrus waste materials are rich in pectin, cellulose, and hemicellulosic polysaccharides, which can be hydrolyzed enzymatically into sugars and ...
MARKETPLACE: Biotechnology News: Briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... The Pakistan federal cabinet on February 14 approved in principle the draft bill of Plant Breeders Rights to meet the World Trade Organization (WTO) obligation and protect genetically modified (GM) crops. The bill will be vetted by the Law, Justice and Human Rights division prior to being ...
DuPont backs plant biotechnology
Apr 01, 2007; ... DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) intends to increase investments in high growth opportunities in plant genetics and biotechnology, according to DuPont Group Vice President J. Erik Fyrwald in an address made to investment analysts at the Goldman Sachs 11th annual Agricultural Biotech Forum held ...
Monsanto reveals seeds, traits planning
Apr 01, 2007; ... Hugh Grant, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of St. Louis-based Monsanto Company, revealed its future plans for its seed and trait portfolio during an address to the Goldman Sachs' 2007 AgForum Conference held in New York. Details of his presentation made on February 13 are ...
Tighter security for GM crops urged
Apr 01, 2007; ... U.S. federal judges in three separate cases have asked the USDA to examine genetically modified (GM) crops more closely in the future. The courts said that USDA had violated the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) in granting approval for commercial sales of GM alfalfa and for field ...
Research yields novel GM-gene-deletor
Apr 01, 2007; ... A novel technique that could prevent the flow of transgenic genes into non-GM crops has been reported as a result of a collaborative study between researchers at the University of Connecticut (Storrs, USA); University of Tennessee (Knoxville, USA); and Southwest University, Chongqing, China ....
New biotech policy for Brazil
Apr 01, 2007; ... Brazil's new biotechnology policy could make it easier for GM organisms to receive commercial approval according to observations made by the country's National Biosafety Association (ANBio) and reported in the February 9 issue of Morningstar, a provider of independent research in the United ...
Oil palm research center for Malaysia
Apr 01, 2007; ... England's University of Nottingham announced on February 13 its collaborative undertaking of a new research center adjacent to its Malaysian campus in Semenyih, Selangor, that will focus on oil palm research using the latest molecular biology techniques. The University is to collaborate ...
Boom in Asian R&D of GM crops
Apr 01, 2007; ... The research and development of GM crops is booming in Asia as several countries are rushing to catch up with the activities in other parts of the world including the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. A commentary appeared on January 30 in The Economic Times (of India) and draws on ...
Novel enzymes in the production of edible oils
Apr 01, 2007; ... Diversa Corporation, based in San Diego, California, USA, announced on February 21 that it had entered into an agreement with Bunge Oils, Inc., a unit of Bunge North America headquartered at St. Louis, Missouri, USA, to discover and develop novel enzymes optimized for the production of edible ...
MARKETPLACE: Health & Nutrition: Briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... Individuals who want to lose weight have been told for years that dieting plus exercise will yield the best results. But a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (92:865-872, 2007) reveals that dieting alone is as effective as dieting plus exercise. The ...
Circadian rhythms linked to heart attack
Apr 01, 2007; ... It has been known for years that heart attacks and strokes most frequently occur during the early-morning hours. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Philadelphia, USA) have provided the first evidence for the role of the body's internal molecular clock in ...
Omega-3 FA linked to mood and behavior
Apr 01, 2007; ... Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish such as salmon, are associated with increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain commonly linked to mood and behavior according to a University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) study. These findings were presented March 7, 2007, by Sarah M ....
Capsaicin "heat" fights fat?
Apr 01, 2007; ... Chin-Lin Hsu and Gow-Chin Yen, of the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology at the National Chung Hsing University,Taichung,Taiwan, have published research indicating that capsaicin, the compound that gives jalapeno and habanero peppers their "heat," can reduce the growth of fat cells ....
Yeast protein offers insight on cholesterol
Apr 01, 2007; ... A study published in the February 2007 issue of Cell Metabolism (5:143-149) considered how primitive yeast makes cholesterol and discovered a protein whose human counterpart controls cholesterol production and potentially drug metabolism. "Dap1 controls the activity of a clinically ...
Enzyme responds to FA buildup in research
Apr 01, 2007; ... According to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis. Tennessee, USA), they have found that cells have an enzyme that responds to the buildup of fatty acids (FA) by triggering the production of a key molecule in the biochemical pathway that breaks down these FA. This ...
FDA approves first drug for obese dogs
Apr 01, 2007; ... In early January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Slentrol (dirlotapide), a prescription drug for the management of obesity in dogs. Slentrol is meant to reduce appetite and tat absorption to produce weight loss. A veterinarian will determine whether the dog ...
People News/Inside AOCS
Apr 01, 2007; ... Daun named Eminent Scientist Former AOCS President Jim Daun, currently a consultant with Agri-Analytical Consulting, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on March 27 received the Eminent Scientist award for exceptional contributions to rapeseed improvement at the 12th International Rapeseed ...
Henry Basil Wilberforce Patterson, 1914-2007
Apr 01, 2007; ... Basil Patterson, never one to capture the headlines or seek the applause of the scientific community, died earlier this year at the age of 92. Graduating in chemistry in 1936 in the magnificent cathedral city of Durham, he joined Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight, United Kingdom, shortly after ....
Skin Delivery Systems: Transdermals, Dermatologicals, and Cosmetic Actives
Apr 01, 2007; ... Skin Delivery Systems: Transdermals, Dermatologicals, and Cosmetic Actives Ed. John J. Wille, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2006. 384 pages, ISBN: 0-8138-0848-0, $199.99 As the cosmetic industry looks for new products and ways to change current formulations, novel delivery technologies ...
Extracts & Distillates
Apr 01, 2007; ... Determination of fat quality Bertram, M., C. Manschot-Lawrence, E. Flöter, and U.T. Bornscheuer, A Microtiter Plate-Based Assay Method to Determine Fat Quality, Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 109:180-185, 2007. Two assay methods for quality determination of fats used in large-scale ...
Patents
Apr 01, 2007; ... Published patents Use of functionalized mesoporous silicates to esterify fatty acids and transesterify oils Lin, V., and Radu, D., Iowa State University Research Foundation, Ames, Iowa, USA, 10/17/2006, US7122688B2 The present invention provides a method to prepare a ...
Unearthing the Invisible Web
Apr 01, 2007; ... Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion pages indexed. Certainly that is a considerable amount of information. However it's nothing compared to what data is really out there. Why? Well, Google can only index the visible web, or what is known as the ...
New Products
Apr 01, 2007; ... Improved design for popular reagent reservoir Excel Scientific is pleased to announce that product revisions are complete and the popular Texan(TM) Reagent Reservoir is available for immediate delivery. The basic design of the Texan's large V-shaped basin is compatible with both ...
Min honored with Bailey Award
Apr 01, 2007; ... On February 26, the North Central Section of AOCS gathered to present David B. Min with the Alton E. Bailey Award. As the 2007 recipient of the award, Min joins 48 previous medalists who have displayed excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and service to AOCS. Commemorating Alton ...
AOCS Centennial Celebration planning underway
Apr 01, 2007; ... It all began in the year 1909. That's when nine cottonseed analysts met informally and decided to form a new organization to facilitate development of improved methods to analyze cottonseed products. Now, 98 years later, the AOCS is beginning to plan for its 100th Anniversary celebration ...
12th Annual Silent Auction
Apr 01, 2007; ... For more than a decade, the AOCS Student Common Interest Group, in conjunction with the AOCS Foundation, has hosted a Silent Auction during the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, with the proceeds from the auction being used for student programs such as Honored Student, fellowships, and awards ....
Soybean Quality Traits Analytical Standards Program
Apr 01, 2007; ... In response to competition from foreign markets and to changing consumer preferences in the domestic market, U.S. soybean producers are being asked to grow beans of higher quality. Farmers and seed breeders are rising to the challenge by developing compositionally enhanced soybeans having ...
Profile: Honored students
Apr 01, 2007; ... Meet Amy Richards 2006 Honored Student Amy Richards is in high demand these days. Upon completing her PhD in agricultural food systems from the University of Melbourne (Australia) last June, she was employed by Food Science Australia (FSA) while she finished her thesis. Since then a ...
A planned graduate studies path
Apr 01, 2007; ... Working on the synthesis of a wide variety of structured lipids has given me not only a topic for my PhD dissertation but the big opportunity to experience collaborative research with people from different origins and backgrounds. During this important stage of my academic life I got the chance ...
A trans-free and low-saturate future?-A commentary
Apr 01, 2007; ... Trans fats originate from the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils, predominantly canola and soybean oils. These fats are used extensively in food manufacturing and foodservice operations and have been clearly and conclusively shown to have severe deleterious effects on cardiovascular ...
Olive oil research: Current challenges
Apr 01, 2007; ... Olive oil is a traditional food and integral part of the Mediterranean diet, which conveys health benefits but is yet palatable. These facts, however, do not mean that further study is not required, but rather provide the incentive to undertake systematic studies toward a better understanding of ...
Giants of the Past: Herbert Dutton (1914-2006)
Apr 01, 2007; ... I shall never forget my first impression of Herb Dutton. When I reported for duty at the Northern Laboratory in October 1963, I was introduced to this man with white hair, dressed in a lab coat, in front of a huge coffee pot in the corner of his lab. He looked up, extended his hand and said, ...
Olio
Apr 01, 2007; ... WHAT'S IN A WORD? The dictionary definition of "olio" includes: * a heavily spiced stew of meat, vegetables, and chickpeas * a mixture or medley; a hodgepodge * a collection of miscellaneous pieces It has its origin in the Latin "olla" meaning a jar or ...
Australasian Section of AOCS Biennial Meeting 2006
Apr 01, 2007; ... The 2006 Biennial Meeting of the Australasian Section of AOCS (AAOCS) was held November 2-3, 2006, in Werribee, Victoria, and the theme was "Fats and Oils: Their Role in Food and Health." Eighty-five delegates were provided with a program of six plenary lectures, 30 additional talks, and ...