Groups launch campaign for better nursery food
A Soil Association and Organix report says a loophole that allows for UK nurseries to serve up poor quality and nutritionally void food to under-2s that is banned in establishments for older kids.
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Banana under-used in prepared foods, say researchers
Bananas are not being as exploited as much as they could be in prepared food, according to researchers, and research could stimulate greater interest from industry in a fruit that has long-standing popularity with consumers.
BakeMark launches butter-margarine baking blends on UK market
BakeMark UK has launched a range of baking fats containing a mix of butter and margarine designed specifically for use in cakes and pastries.
Sanitation kit could combat norovirus in food plants
A kit for sanitizing food handling environments when bodily fluid spillages occur can restrict the spread of potential contaminants such as norovirus, claims its manufacturer.
ADM makes cocoa liquors in Asia, for Asia
ADM has launched a new range of cocoa liquors for Asian chocolate-makers, which is said to leverage the characteristics of specific cocoa beans – including fine Papua New Guinean beans.
Health claim embarrassment for Nestle, GSK, over wrong ads
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency has upheld complaints against two ‘misleading and inaccurate’ adverts for Nestle’s Maggi Noodles and GlaxoSmithKline’s Horlicks which made unsubstantiated health claims.