Vitiva ups customer involvement capabilities
Plant extract specialist Vitiva has opened an innovation centre in Slovenia to cater to increased consumer demands for joint involvement in application development.
Archives for June 13, 2012
Palsgaard gets RSPO supply chain certification
Emulsifier specialist Palsgaard has obtained a Mass Balance certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
Infant formula marketing tightened as EU Parliament adopts PARNUTS amendments
The European Dietetic Food Industry Association (IDACE) says first-reading amendments to EU dietetic food laws approved in the European Parliament today can provide the basis for a ‘soft landing’ even as the current proposal sees the removal of images...
Still waters can run deep and take on carbonates - Danone Waters UK MD
Consumer tastes are changing, and they are keen to sample alternatives to carbonates and plain waters, such as waters with a higher fruit juice content, Danone Waters' UK & Ireland MD has told BeverageDaily.com.
Fera and Waters Corp to open training facility in effort to improve import safety
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and Waters Corporation are to open a new lab-based training facility in the UK in an effort to improve the standard of imported food “at the origin.”
Self-diagnosed lactose intolerance driving lactose-free dairy sales - analyst
Sales of lactose-free dairy products have doubled over the last five years, with an increase in self-diagnosed cases of lactose intolerance in the US and Europe driving $900m sales.
Lobby or lose: Food industry must get behind calls to scrap biofuel targets
The European food industry must back calls to remove EU backed biofuel production targets, or face growing volatility as commodity costs soar, warns ActionAid.
Milk fat may lead to bowel diseases by altering gut bacteria: Study
Saturated milk fats commonly found in Western processed foods could be leading to changes in the gut ecosystem that result in higher risks of inflammatory bowel diseases, warn researchers.