Initial success for China KitKat launch in Walmart, says Nestlé
Nestlé is positioning KitKat as a big brand in China after launching its top confection into the market last December.
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China direct
Shanghai expands blacklist to incorporate stricter penalties
Food regulators will expand Shanghai’s food and drug blacklist to include individuals and companies that are found to use expired materials in food production, in a move prompted by recent scandals.
UN General Assembly proclaims ‘Decade of Action on Nutrition’
In a move the United Nations has called a major step towards reducing hunger and improving nutrition around the world, its General Assembly has heralded a “Decade of Action on Nutrition” that will run until 2025.
China
Vitamin A prices set to continue to soar
After more than a year-long slump, China’s important vitamin A market is finally starting to rebound, with prices expected to continue to grow until the second-half 2016, according to market analyst CCM.
China
Nestlé ramps up coffee research and training in Yunnan
In China, Nestle has opened a coffee centre as part of a university joint venture to research tropical crops in Yunnan province.
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Cool water key to clean green tomatoes in the Outback
A refrigeration company that first made its name chilling millions of cases of wine has now turned its attention to growing tomatoes in the Australian Outback.
Omega-3s may lower homocysteine levels, but B vitamins enhance the effects
Data from randomized-controlled trial supports a modest homocysteine-lowering effect for omega-3 fatty acids, says a new meta-analysis from Deakin University in Australia.
Nutricia withdraws Karicare from Chinese market
Danone Nutricia has stopped supplying its Karicare brand in China more than two years after the New-Zealand made infant formula was at the centre of a botulism contamination scare.