Walmart closures over wrongful labelling, China
Walmart has been ordered to temporarily close ten of its stores by Chinese authorities due to allegedly mislabelling regular pork as organic pork.
Archives for October 10, 2011
Blowfill investment sees CCA slash Australian PET use
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened two new blowfill lines costing AUS $35m at its Australian bottling facility in Adelaide, in a move that it said would significantly reduce its use of PET resin and energy.
New joint venture between McCormick and Kohinoor Foods: India
Global spice and flavour giant McCormick has signed a joint venture contract with India’s leading basmati rice production company Kohinoor Foods, forming a new company in India.
Solae finds a small but growing market for bars and beverages in India
The market for protein bars and ready-to-drink beverages in India is still too small to be financially significant, but it is expected to grow gradually over the next decade, claims Solae.
UK researcher: EFSA voodoo lily weight loss approval is “strange”
A leading UK nutritionist says a 2010 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approval of a weight loss health claim for the Asian botanical, konjac mannan, defies the clinical data assessed.
RTE foods opening up the Indian market for Synthite
The burgeoning ready-to-eat (RTE) segment in India is creating a flourishing opportunity for bio ingredient and spice extract players like Kochi-based Synthite Industries.