Archives for June 8, 2011

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EU flags up defects in Indian rice export system

By Rory Harrington

Flaws in administrative arrangements and the lack of legal basis for controls mean there is no guarantee that Indian basmati rice exports comply fully with European Union aflatoxin limits, said a report from Brussels.

ADM-led project aims to boost Indonesian cocoa quality

By Jane Byrne

Leading cocoa processor Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced it is kick-starting its Ivory Coast sustainable cocoa initiative – Serap – in Indonesia in a bid to boost cocoa quality from growers in that region.

DSM inks enzyme joint venture agreement in China

By Guy Montague-Jones

DSM has signed a joint venture agreement with a Chinese biotechnology company that will give the Dutch ingredients supplier its first enzyme manufacturing plant in China.