Japan sees commercial success with non-stick yoghurt lid
Morinaga Milk, part of Japanese Morinaga Group, based in Tokyo, has developed 'Toyal Lotus', a non-stick yoghurt lid.
Archives for April 26, 2015
Stay Fresh Foods to open second HPP center
Stay Fresh Foods is to open its second HPP tolling center in New Jersey next month.
India
Agriculture minister urges Indian farmers to grow flood-tolerant rice
India’s agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has asked farmers from 15 states to grow flood-tolerant rice varieties including Swarna-Sub1.
Soapbox
GPs need schooling in complementary medicines
General practitioners need to gain a better understanding of complementary medicines, especially now that the Australian health minister, Sussan Ley, has announced a collaborative governance arrangement for future GP training.
China
China gives new food law more teeth and tougher penalties
The standing committee of China’s National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, has voted to adopt an amendment to the food safety law that proscribes the heaviest penalties yet to offenders.
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Activia and ISIS: Al Safi Danone lays out dairy ambition in conflict-ridden Iraq
Islamic State (ISIS) attacks have disrupted Al Safi Danone Iraq deliveries, but have not deterred it from becoming Iraq's largest dairy manufacturer.
India cattle smuggling crackdown prompts price hikes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh meat traders have warned that cattle prices are spiralling in the country after the Indian government cracked down on cross-border smuggling, increasing scarcity.