Margreth Wegman, PhD

Margreth Wegman, PhD

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Global Director R&D and New Business at Kerry
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Margreth has 25+ years’ experience, working in particular with emulsifiers from manufacturing, and applications.

She holds an MSc in Chemistry and a PhD on enzymatic conversions of beta-lactam antibiotics at the Delft University in the Netherlands.

 

 

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New European Legislation on Contaminants in Food Emulsifier E471

The European legislation for Emulsifier E471 (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) will be amended by the European Commission after recommendations by the European Food Safety Authorisation (EFSA). The updated specification for E471 will be extended with additional contaminants commonly found in emulsifiers, i.e., Glycidyl Esters (GE) and 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD). Mono- and diglycerides are used…