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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 16:40
Labelling of foodstuffs made with the enzyme Transglutaminase

As a processing aid the enzyme Transglutaminase is not an ingredient under both current law and future law. It has not be included in the list of ingredients…

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Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 17:13
AJINOMOTO’s position – the Bundesrat requested the Federal Government for a clear labelling

On 15th of October, the Bundesrat, the representative federal constitutional body of the 16 German regional states, has asked the federal Government to plead for a clear and explicit labelling of combined reformed meat products in the European Union. This concerns products in which through the application of special technologies, including Transglutaminase, several smaller meat pieces are combined to so-called (re)formed meat. We at Ajinomoto Foods Europe SAS, producer of ACTIVA® Transglutaminase preparations, would like to welcome this official support from the German Länder for an early and mandatory labelling requirement for combined meat parts at EU level...

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 17:07
Recommended labeling when ACTIVA® EB/ACTIVA® PB is used in Germany

ACTIVA® EB is composed of caseinate, enzyme Transglutaminase and maltodextrin as the carrier of Transglutaminase. In the final foodstuff only caseinate has to be labeled in the list of ingredients if it is not used in the same way and with the same purpose as processing aids...

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ACTIVA® PB contains enzyme Transglutaminase and pork protein as key ingredients. In the final foodstuff, by best, only pork protein may be labeled in the list of ingredients if it is not used in the same way and with the same purpose as processing aids...

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 02:04
Emnid Poll in Germany – Result

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 02:01
Majorities support combined meat products if adequately labeled - Emnid Poll in Germany

Following intensifying discussions on the use of technologies and particularly those that combine meat and fish parts, PA Europe requested TNS Emnid to test the opinions of German consumers through a national representative opinion poll. The poll was held by telephone among 1003 respondents between 6-7 May 2010...

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Friday, May 21, 2010 - 06:40
Status of the approved enzyme Transglutaminase (TG) unchanged

We, Ajinomoto Foods EUROPE SAS, following the EU parliament’s decision of May 19th 2010 on Thrombin would like to stress the following...

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 17:45
The regulatory status of the enzyme transglutaminase in the processing of raw and heated meat products in Germany

The use of transglutaminase in foodstuffs is to be judged on the basis of the applying general rules (compare the statement of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of 23 July 2008). There is no positive list in Germany regulating the use of food enzymes.

Transglutaminase is to be regarded as a processing aid, not as a food additive, although transglutaminase is added to foodstuff due to technical reasons in the process of production or treatment, whereby transglutaminase itself or its brake down or reaction products become or can become a part of the foodstuff. Because there is no technological function in the final product, transglutaminase is legally to be assessed as a processing aid (§ 3 (3) LFGB)...

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 15:49
Can people with celiac disease eat products containing TG?

For celiac disease to occur, gliadin peptides must be produced and deamidated in the intestinal tract. Patients with celiac disease should avoid foods containing gluten, regardless of wether or not they contain TG. If, for example, a non-wheat food is ingested, specifically a food in which AJI-TG was used but that does not contain gluten, is the absence of gluten means that gliadin peptide will not be produced in the intestinal tract, so there is no need to be concerned with deamidation by AJI-TG...

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Monday, April 26, 2010 - 12:15
General statement to recent German media reports on transglutaminase
We, Ajinomoto Foods Europe SAS, producer of ACTIVA® transglutaminase preparations, would like to react to recent negative German media reports on transglutaminase and its use.
 
Over the past fifteen years, ACTIVA® transglutaminase preparations have been widely used in EUROPE by meat, faish, dairy industries, as well as other food industries in full compliance with all regulatory and safety requirements. Like other food enzymes used in bakery or cheese, transglutaminase has been widely accepted by the industry owning to its unique function which brings economical and environmental benefits to food industries and ultimately to the customers...
 
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Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 18:48
Press statement – transglutaminase and transparency

The immense carbon footprint of meat production and the state of the world’s economy discourage wasteful behavior by both consumers and industries, and the considered use of natural enzymes to help avoid food waste is positively considered by most, if not all.

In close conjunction with the European Commission and the Member States of the European
Union, Ajinomoto engaged in an open consultation process with consumers, their organizations
and other industries. On this basis, Ajinomoto has carried out a consumer survey in 2009
regarding consumers’ views on the future labeling of meat and fish end-products in which any
kind of food technologies are used for the purpose of combination...

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  • Labelling of foodstuffs made with the enzyme Transglutaminase
  • AJINOMOTO’s position – the Bundesrat requested the Federal Government for a clear labelling
  • Recommended labeling when ACTIVA® EB/ACTIVA® PB is used in Germany
  • Emnid Poll in Germany – Result
  • Majorities support combined meat products if adequately labeled - Emnid Poll in Germany
  • Status of the approved enzyme Transglutaminase (TG) unchanged
  • The regulatory status of the enzyme transglutaminase in the processing of raw and heated meat products in Germany
  • Can people with celiac disease eat products containing TG?
  • General statement to recent German media reports on transglutaminase
  • Press statement – transglutaminase and transparency
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