Junk food ads are screen-lickin' good, say kids; Ban them, says NGO
Adverts for unhealthy foods like sweets and fast foods are so tempting to children that they should be banned before 9pm, says charity Cancer Research UK.
Archives for July 6, 2016
Belarus eyes international markets
Poultry production in Belarus rose by nearly 70% between 2010 and 2015 and now the country has said it wants to become more competitive internationally.
Hermanos Cuevas investigating link to botulism cases
Hermanos Cuevas has recalled some of its cooked white beans after links with two cases of botulism in Gerona.
Rising global demand sees DSM shift vitamin B6 production to China
Global ingredients supplier DSM has started production of vitamin B6 at its new state-of-the-art facility in Xinghuo, China.
There’s opportunity in the dried staples category, says Dunya Harvest founder
Ontario-based Shah Trading Company has served the South Asian diaspora community in North America for 40 plus years. With its new sub-brand, it hopes to serve a wider audience with packaged organic grains and pulses.
Nine-month results 2015/16
Barry Callebaut sales up despite ‘sluggish’ chocolate market
Barry Callebaut has grown revenues and sales volumes despite declines in the overall global chocolate confectionery market.
A healthy change: Sweden allows food firms to use dietary advice on labels
Food companies may now add national dietary guidelines to their products packaging and marketing material in order to help boost healthy eating, Livsmedelverket, Sweden’s National Food Agency (NFA), has decided.
Bernard Matthews sells German turkey arm
Turkey processor Bernard Matthews has sold its German subsidiary Oldenburg to Sprehe Group for €14m as the UK business sounds out a new buyer.
Hong Kong agrees wider quota for British beef
The UK and Hong Kong have agreed a deal to expand the Asian nation’s intake of British beef, meaning a rise in premium beef imports is on the cards.
Hydrosol ups stabiliser output with German facility expansion
Stabiliser specialist Hydrosol is set to increase its production with plans to open a second factory in Germany to meet growing demand.
FAO passes salmonella rule to create global meat standards
New guidelines have been adopted for the control of non-typhoidal salmonella in beef and pork at the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Danone to acquire WhiteWave Foods in $12.5bn deal boosting presence in organics, plant-based foods
Danone is to acquire WhiteWave Foods – which has been seen as an attractive takeover target since its spin-off from Dean Foods – in a $12.5bn deal that will almost double the size of its US business from 12% to 22% and give it a stronger presence in...
E-commerce candy: Mars partners with Alibaba; Mondelēz refreshes Facebook partnership
Mars has announced a strategic collaboration with China’s Alibaba just a few days after Mondelēz refreshed its partnership with Facebook as both companies tap the global e-commerce boom.
The Summer Fancy Food Show
Children’s snacks are ‘complete white space’ for paleo products, says exec from The New Primal
As the primal or paleo trend continues to mature, subscribers are no longer restricted to fitness enthusiasts and CrossFitters who served as ground-zero for the diet, according to Jason Burke, co-owner and founder of meat snack company The New Primal.
A new standard for quality palm oil?
Good palm oil harvesting and processing keeps cancer contaminants to 'insignificant levels', says industry
Palm oil that is harvested at the right moment, pressed quickly and processed at appropriate temperatures contains insignificant levels of contaminants - if any, says the Italian Union for Sustainable Palm Oil. "This should be the standard for quality...
Danone $12.5bn WhiteWave acquisition ‘comes as no surprise’ say industry specialists
Danone has entered into an agreement to acquire The WhiteWave Foods Company (WhiteWave) for approximately $12.5bn, with the transaction expected to close at the end of the year.
strasbourg plenary vote
MEPs block 4 caffeine claims
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to veto four caffeine health claims following a lively debate on energy drinks in a Strasbourg plenary today.
The latest update reported more than 100 people ill
PHE: E. coli O157 not yet detected in food samples
E. coli O157 has not yet been detected in any food samples, according to Public Health England (PHE) as it continues to investigate an outbreak linked to leafy salads.