1st October 2008
Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well, despite downturn in new businesses
The number of new businesses launched in Scotland has dropped compared with this time last year, but the economic spirit is still alive and well.
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1st October 2008
GO secure record government contract
Glasgow Opportunities (GO Group) has secured the contract to provide support to Scotland’s inventors and innovators through the Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS) for a record-breaking fourth time.
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28th September 2008
Glaswegians top innovation charts
Glasgow has beaten Edinburgh to be crowned Scotland’s most innovative city.
According to the latest statistics released by The Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS), Glaswegians account for 15.8% of Scotland’s innovation activity, with residents seeking the most innovation and invention support from ICASS.
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24th September 2008
NODA slams government free ticket ‘gimmick’
The professional body for amateur theatre today attacked the launch of a free theatre ticket plan launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in conjunction with Arts Council, calling it an elitist gimmick.
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22/6/2007 - SSMG LEAD THE WAY IN BANNING TRANS FATS
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group has become the latest company in a short line of producers who are leading the way by removing all hydrogenated fats from their products.
As of this month, all SSMG products in sauce became free from trans-fats, ensuring that consumers can enjoy the range of shellfish products, safe in the knowledge that they are eating a healthy option.
Donny Gillies, SSMG Managing Director said: “Trans-fats are commonly added to bakery and dairy products to extend their shelf life, but with no nutritional value and a link to increasing heart disease, many consumers have been turning away from any product linked to trans-fats.”
“To ensure that all our products are as healthy and nutritional as possible, over the past year, we have steadily been working on removing any trace of hydrogenated fats from all of our products and we are now in a position to offer consumers some of the best shellfish products available.”
In the UK and many other European countries there is no specific requirement for the labelling of trans-fats on food labels, although some manufacturers have started to label their products voluntarily.
Many manufactures, including SSMG and retail giants Marks and Spencer, have gone on to completely remove hydrogenated fats from all their own label products.
A number of studies have linked trans-fats to coronary heart disease and, as a consequence, food manufacturers, governments and consumers are increasingly concerned about the use of trans-fats in food.
Scientist Professor Tony Blake, an expert on nutrition, said: “The trans fats found in food containing hydrogenated vegetable oil are harmful and have no known nutritional benefits. They raise the type of cholesterol in the blood that increases the risk of coronary heart disease. Some evidence suggests that the effects of these trans-fats may be worse than saturated fats although some work suggests that trans-fats are even more likely to increase 'bad cholesterol' and thus the risk of coronary heart disease."
The Food Standards Agency state that trans-fats can be formed when liquid vegetable oils are turned into solid fats through the process of hydrogenation. Foods containing hydrogenated vegetable oil, which must be listed in the ingredients list on the label, might also contain trans-fats. But trans-fats don't need to be labelled separately under European law.
The Food Standards Agency is working to improve this situation due to consumer demand.
Health authorities around the world have recommended their consumption be slashed.
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