Natural halal colours gaining ground in the Middle East, says Sensient
Sensient is making inroads in the Middle Eastern market with a full range of natural, halal-certified colours, the company says.
Archives for March 7, 2013
Aussie battlers
Ready-meal shoppers now given help in counting the calories
A new law has come into force in New South Wales that requires all supermarket ready-to-eat products to display mandatory kilojoule labelling.
Growth of GM
World's sixth biggest GM grower, China will continue to import soy
As concerns grow for the security of food supplies for its billion-plus population, China—the sixth biggest producer of genetically modified crops—has resolved to continue importing GM soybeans to satisfy domestic demand.
Formula like gold dust, and shortage will only get worse
In just the first weekend of new regulations designed to prohibit the trafficking of infant formula out of Hong Kong, border patrols had already arrested around 45 traders.
Oxfam confronts Mondelez, Nestlé and Mars over women’s rights on cocoa farms
Oxfam has called on the three biggest chocolate manufacturers to conduct independent audits on conditions for women on cocoa farms supplying their factories after finding evidence of unequal pay, discrimination and hunger.
Nestlé: Vitamin and mineral deficiencies account for 10% of global health burden
Better food fortification initiatives are required to tackle the global problem of hidden hunger that accounts for 10% of health costs, a Nestlé-sponsored congress heard in Germany today.