Campbell Soup to complete bisphenol A phase out before 2015 - source
Campbell Soup Company will complete the phase out of bisphenol A (BPA) from all its food cans before 2015, an industry insider has told FoodProductionDaily.com.
Archives for March 8, 2012
Alternating taste intensities could help cut sugar and salt levels: NIZO
The development of foods that contain alternating levels of taste intensity in the mouth could lead to reductions in sugar and salt levels, while retaining the same perception as with the original foodstuffs, say researchers from Dutch research group NIZO.
Kellogg ordered to revise misleading sugar claims
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has told Kellogg to revise claims on its Coco Pops website that suggested sugar was unconnected to obesity, disease development and behavioural problems in children.
Governments should intervene where industry has failed for healthier diets: UN food expert
A UN food expert has charged the food industry with playing a key role in global obesity, saying that unhealthy food products, harmful marketing, and misguided agricultural subsidies have led to a public health disaster.
Courts slams Indian regulator over pesticide monitoring
A top court in India has come down hard on the country’s food safety regulator over its claims that there is a robust system to monitor the presence of pesticides in food products.
Focus on New Zealand
Rocky ride for NZ lamb
With lamb supply dropping away, New Zealand has struggled to keep up with global demand and prices have soared, so is there a turnaround on the horizon?
Taiwan bird flu ‘cover-up’ allegations investigated
Taiwanese officals have been forced to defend themselves over allegations that they covered up an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu.
Madonna backed coconut water Vita Coco faces new 'super hydrating' legal challenge
Superstar-backed coconut water brand Vita Coco faces a new class action over claimed product benefits in Canada, including a ‘super hydrating’ claim, just weeks are settling a similar US suit.
Irish MEP: “We have opened a can of worms that EFSA and the Commission would have much preferred remained closed”
Irish MEP Marian Harkin has become one of the most vocal European parliamentary opponents of the interpretation and application of the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR), and she was not appeased by EC and EFSA statements at a specially...
DuPont champions alternative hydrocolloids as guar replacers
Amid sky-high prices and shortages of guar gum driven by an unprecedented surge in demand, food formulators have renewed focus on finding replacers and DuPont is championing use of alternative hydrocolloids.
US files WTO dispute over Indian poultry ban
The United States (US) has appealed to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to settle a dispute with India over its ban on American poultry.
Japan's Takasago focused on Asia's fastest-growing flavour market, India
Following a US$32m investment in Singapore, Japanese flavour giant Takasago International has turned its attention to India and has invested a further US$10m to build a flavour and fragrance manufacturing and R&D facility in the South of the country.
New Zealand renames its agriculture ministry
The Kiwi government has renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) as the Ministry of Primary Industries.
Every kind of food industry progress must be sustainable: DNV expert
Sustainability in food supply chains is likely to become crucial to the food industry as the global population expands – and it is also central for companies’ long term financial health, according to Stefano Crea, global director of food and beverage at...
Imperial to sell Wholesome Sweeteners stake to boost liquidity
Imperial Sugar Company has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Wholesome Sweeteners for around $55m-$60m.
Dispatches from Nutracon, Anaheim
Relaxation drink warning letter a warning shot across beverage industry, say attorneys
The FDA’s warning letter to the maker of melatonin-laced Slowtivate Relaxation Drink has reignited the debate over the legal line between liquid dietary supplements and conventional beverages - and should make some firms very nervous - say lawyers.
‘No tea please, we’re British’; UK sales droop frustrates Indian growers
The Indian tea industry is facing a major challenge after data revealed the UK market for tea would shrink over the next five years.
Focus on New Zealand
Carbon calculation
Given its distance from many of its meat export markets, New Zealand has to prove itself squeaky clean when it comes to environmental issues, including carbon footprinting.
Focus on New Zealand
Changing landscape for New Zealand exports
The EU is still New Zealand’s most important export market for chilled lamb, but the balance is shifting as the country opens up new avenues.
Focus on New Zealand
Marketing NZ lamb in the UK
In a demanding UK market, flexibility and adapting product to meet changing consumer needs have been key for New Zealand lamb.
EU urges China to improve poultry disease controls
The European Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) is asking China to improve its poultry disease surveillance systems after exposing shortcomings in a report.
Study finds synthetic caffeine in beverages claiming wholly ‘natural’ sources
German scientists say they have found synthetic caffeine in four beverages on sale that claimed to use wholly natural sources, but say that they developed a simpler test for determining caffeine’s origins that could curtail a ‘high risk’ of fraudulous...
345 jobs go as new Cloetta closes three factories to cut costs
Scandinavian confectioner Cloetta has announced the decision to close three of its factories and move production to other sites in a move that will result in 345 job losses.
Europol targets organised crime in second phase of food fraud crackdown
Europol, Europe’s central law enforcement agency, plans to continue its fight against the growing presence of organised crime in areas of food through a repeat of last November’s Europe-wide crackdown on food crime - Operation Opson.