Archives for January 3, 2014

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PureCircle and Coke get OK from FDA for Reb M stevia

By Maggie Hennessy

PureCircle has received a GRAS (generally regarded as safe) letter from the US Food and Drug Administration for its high-purity Rebaudioside M sweetener (also known as Reb M or Reb X), clearing the way for PureCircle to use the sweetener in soft drinks...

Private, national brands can find mutual growth: IRI

By Maggie Hennessy

Both private label and national brands’ shares of sales remained unchanged during the past year, with private label share of dollar sales inching up slightly, due in large part to above-average price inflation within the private label sector.

Latest European horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden

Sweden has become embroiled in the latest meat scandal to hit Europe, with authorities revealing that 2.9 tonnes (t) of horsemeat imported last year could have come from French horses with falsified papers.

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Emerging market dairy customers 'setting a standard': Tetra Pak

By Mark ASTLEY

The once clear divide between the technological demands of dairy manufacturers in developed and emerging markets has become increasingly blurred, Tetra Pak’s VP of technologies and service products has claimed.

Original Cheerios going GMO-free

By Maggie Hennessy

General Mills says original Cheerios will now be made without genetically modified ingredients, citing consumers' growing preference for non-GMO food products. The change doesn’t apply to the other 11 varieties of Cheerios.

US organic food market to grow 14% from 2013-18

By Stephen DANIELLS

Solid growth for the US organic food market is expected to continue until 2018, according to a new report that puts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% on the sector.

MIT system can identify staph bacteria

Micro Imaging Technology has expanded the use of its pathogen detection system to include Staphylococcus bacteria, which is an important food pathogen.

UK government to intervene in Monsanto GM soy case

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The UK government has confirmed its intention to intervene in a case against the European Commission's approval of a Monsanto GM soy variety at the European Court of Justice.

FoodNavigator 2014: What’s on our editorial calendar?

From the newest developments in sweeteners, fats and oils and flavours, to the latest trends in gluten-free formulation and plant-based diets, FoodNavigator's special editions calendar for 2014 spans the hottest topics for the European food and drink...

Amul Dairy to market milk in US: reports

By Mark ASTLEY

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, the Indian manufacturer of Amul brand milk and dairy products, plans to market liquid milk in the US within a year, according to reports.