ScanTech Sciences to open ECP food treatment center
ScanTech Sciences, Inc. has started construction of its first Electronic Cold-Pasteurization (ECP) food treatment center which will bring 175 jobs to Rio Grande Valley.
Archives for April 16, 2017
FDA official says agency ‘considering’ requests related to deadline for Nutrition Facts Label changes
FDA is “listening” to requests “on both ends of the spectrum” related to the upcoming deadline for changes to the Nutrition Facts Label currently slated to go into effect next July for large companies and in July 2019 for smaller firms, according to a...
Nutrition regulations likely will languish under Trump, but enforcement for food safety will increase
After eight years under the Obama Administration of a “whole lot of fun” for nutrition policy advocates, the next four years under the Trump White House likely will feel like a “swinging pendulum” to the far other extreme, according to a prominent food...
Why fortification should be seen as a business case, not a nutritional handout
The most effective way to boost nutrition through fortification is by targetting people as consumers, not merely recipients of a donation or a public policy programme.
Healthy Skoop aims to ride plant based trend
Healthy Skoop, a Boulder-based nutritional product company, is capitalizing on the plant-based nutrition trend with new product launches and an expanded retail footprint.
China direct
State Council repeats calls to get tough on food safety
China’s top lawmakers has again voiced its determination to beef up food-safety supervision this year, and ensure food quality meets “international levels”.
Hemp product sales slowly inch up as cultivation barriers get more lax
Retail sales of hemp food, CBD, and supplements posted $285.3 million in sales in 2016, according to data by retail research firm SPINS and Vote Hemp, a non-profit advocating a freer market for industrial hemp.
Children have ‘non-negotiable’ right to good nutrition amid dismal Indian health survey findings
Ninety percent of Indian children are not getting the proper nutrients crucial for their development, a new survey has found.
Beyond Burger goes beyond borders, taking meat-free patty to HK aisles
Beyond Meat, manufacturer of the “first refrigerated plant-based burger to sit in the meat counter” in America, has chosen Hong Kong as its first international export destination.
Flow Water CEO thinks big: We could emulate the success of Evian and Fiji
It’s one of the biggest beverage success stories to emerge out of Canada in the recent years, but can naturally alkaline spring water brand Flow Water – one of a new breed of waters packaged in a Tetra Pak - hit the big time in the US market? Early signs...
Lifeway to 'vigorously defend' false ad lawsuit: 'Our kefir is 99% lactose free'
Lifeway Foods has vowed to defend itself “vigorously” against a lawsuit claiming it falsely advertised its fermented dairy products as ‘99% lactose free’ when they allegedly contained almost 4% lactose (milk sugar).