Study shows sheer scale of modern slavery on Thai seas
The first comprehensive study documenting the prevalence of forced labour has found that 38% of fishermen on Thai fishing vessels identified as victims of trafficking exploitation.
Archives for October 3, 2017
India
Ruchi to handle all of Patanjali’s big-box edible oils
Ruchi Soya Industries, India’s biggest edible oil manufacturer, has formed an exclusive arrangement with Patanjali Ayurved to sell and distribute its entire range of large-pack edible oils.
FSSAI training programme now in full swing across India
India’s regulator has embarked on a “massive” training programme to teach up to 600,000 food businesses how to maintain better safety standards over two years.
“Instead of giving farmers a barn with 50,000 chickens, why not give them a small factory and 10,000 machines?”
Future Meat Technologies: The future of clean meat production is local
While it might be a while before steaks grown in bioreactors (instead of on the farm) become standard fare at your local steakhouse, ‘locally produced’ cultured meat could quickly gain traction in nuggets, burgers, meatballs, and hot dogs if the price is...
Seven Sundays CEO: ‘Muesli is a totally underdeveloped category in the US versus other parts of the world'
Muesli… granola’s more virtuous cousin? A powdery bowl of disappointment? Not if you buy if from Seven Sundays, says founder Hannah Barnstable, who fell in love with New Zealand style muesli during her honeymoon, quit the day job, and embarked on a...
The Vitamin Shoppe opens digital business in China
Supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe has opened a digital platform in China, making the world’s most populated country its fifth new international market.
Nestlé to add traffic light label to all UK breakfast cereals
Nestlé will add the UK government’s traffic light nutrition label to all its breakfast cereals in the UK, starting this month (October).
New protein ingredient made of non-pasteurized milk is ‘biggest nutritional advance in the last 100 years,’ says founder
Rich with lactoferrin and immunoglobulins, a new product on the market will bring finished product makers a protein powder that is nutritionally closest to raw milk, its maker claims.
Sustainable chocolate at high risk of fraud: Ecovia Intelligence
Confectionery containing fair trade or organic cocoa and sugar carry one of the highest risks of adulteration and mislabelling in the food & drink industry, according to Ecovia Intelligence.
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Breakfast skippers face higher risk of hardening of the arteries
People who regularly skip breakfast face an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis, or the hardening and narrowing of arteries due to a build-up of plaque, according to research published today.
The end of EU sugar quotas: Beet gets free rein but cane will still take a beating
Food manufacturers are welcoming the end of the EU’s “market-distorting” sugar beet and isoglucose quotas that have capped production for nearly 50 years. But sugar cane processors are angry that cane tariffs remain while public health may pay the...
Scale of strawberries and lettuce food waste reaches €33.8m annually, WRAP says
The scale of food waste from farm to fork is laid bare by environmental group Waste and Resources Action Programme, which also announces a series of projects bringing together growers, producers, and retailers.
Evolva focuses on three ‘game changer’ ingredients: stevia, nookatone, resveratrol
Swiss biotech company Evolva has said that it will focus on ramping up low cost bio-production routes that it believes will be “game changers” for “existing commercially available ingredients that are currently hard-to-source from nature”.
Triumph Foods factory awaits robot revolution
US pork processor Triumph Foods, which is expanding its facility in St Joseph, Missouri, is to install robotic packers at the site.
Croatian meat business boosts capacity with $13m investment
Croatian meat producer PPK karlovačka mesna industrija d.d has completed an investment worth HRK 95 million (€13m) which enabled it to expand output capacity at its Karlovac plant in north-western Croatia.
Manufacturers under fire as salt levels soar in Aussie ready meals
Salt content in Australian ready meals has risen by 31% since 2010, new research reveals.
US plant-based ‘seafood’ firm considers move to Singapore
The boss of US plant-based seafood firm Sophie’s Kitchen is considering moving his operations to Singapore, as he seeks to crack the region’s alternative protein market.
Exclusive Aussie beef served up for Chinese holiday
With China’s two key Autumn holidays approaching next week one of Beijing’s leading meat processors has teamed up with a state-owned retail chain to distribute a range of high end Australian “barbeque beef” cuts.
South Asia radius
Minister tells US firms to bring their tech to India
India’s food processing minister has been meeting with business leaders in America in a bid to tempt them into bringing their investment and technology to India.
DG SANTE slams ‘shortcomings’ in Brazil meat audit
An audit of the Brazilian official control system for beef, horse and poultry meat has found it is not fully or effectively implemented and has numerous shortcomings, according to a long-awaited report.
Injunction against caviar supplier due to poor sanitation
US authorities have taken action against an Illinois caviar supplier due to poor sanitation practices.
Canada links another Salmonella outbreak to raw breaded chicken
Canada is investigating its third Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen raw breaded chicken in the last three years.
HI Japan 2017
Five factors that could increase supplement and functional food growth in Japan
According to analysts, the Japan supplement market is forecast to hit ¥1,181bn by 2021, rising at around 1% annually...but where could additional growth come from?
Supermarket wades into Singapore infant formula dispute with low-cost product launch
Singapore supermarket chain FairPrice has launched a house-brand low-cost infant formula range in the wake of consumer and government complaints about the rising cost of branded milk products.
Legislation seeks to crack down on ‘fake organics,’ address shortfalls in National Organic Program
Proposed legislation seeks to beef-up oversight and enforcement of organic standards after government investigators discovered some US ports fumigated imported product but did not ensure it was not then sold or labeled as organic.