Chinese meat company announces strategic partnership
Chinese hog and poultry producer COFCO Meat has announced a strategic partnership with a consortium of investors.
Archives for June 9, 2014
Indonesian Minister and RSPO open to collaboration on joint sustainable palm oil standard
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and the Indonesian Vice Minister of Trade have announced that they are open to a collaboration to produce a joint sustainable palm oil standard.
Indevex to distribute NGCTM formula in Japan through Asahi agreement
Swedish biotech company Indevex has joined its Symrise KK Far East partner in a supply and licence agreement with Asahi Food and Healthcare to distribute NGCTM Nutrition Formula in Japan, where the product is better known as N&G Nutrition Formula.
Calgon in your joint health supplements? Experts identify recently discovered adulterant of chondroitin sulfate
The dietary supplements industry has been advised to implement effective ingredient testing methods for chondroitin after a team of industry and analytical experts identified a recently discovered adulterant as sodium hexametaphosphate, or Calgon.
Australia
Lindt the clear challenger as Cadbury’s block sales decline
While Cadbury has been enduring a challenging time of late in Malaysia, news from Australia is not likely to sweeten the company’s mood.
Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture are crucial to food security and nutrition, says FAO
Urgent action is needed to address the adverse effects of overfishing, pollution and climate change on fisheries and aquaculture, says FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva.
Connell Brothers to distribute Graminex products in Taiwan
Asia-Pacific’s largest specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor, Connell Brothers, will now manage the sale and distribution of Graminex products in Taiwan, including finished goods and ingredients, such as saw palmetto and cranberry.