AUD$9m project puts algae under the nutritional spotlight in New South Wales
An AUD$9m (US$6.9m) project to boost the potential for algae in the nutrition, supplement and bio-industry has been launched in New South Wales.
Archives for August 25, 2016
Quality quest: China interested in ‘clean’ aspect of Australian feed barley
China is showing increased interest in Australian feed barley as buyers seek out clean, disease-free grains, according to an industry expert.
Bangladesh to tighten regulation on foreign poultry giants
Bangladesh is mulling controls over foreign investors in the country’s growing poultry industry after local rivals said they fear being swallowed by overseas companies.
Infant formula sales slump at Biostime but firm bullish over future growth
Sales at Chinese infant nutrition firm Biostime dropped by 14% in the first half of 2016 to RMB1.46bn (US$220m), with the Biostime brand – which accounts for 86% of the company’s sales – down 5.4% and the value brand Adimil down 65.7%.
China probes Jiangxi-reared pigs after Hong Kong steroid detection
Investigations into the health of pigs exported from Jiangxi are underway after Chinese authorities blocked trade following a warning from Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).
Exporters to Jordan forced to cut all partially hydrogenated oils
Companies exporting dairy to Jordan will be forced to cut all partially hydrogenated oils or face a ban on business as the country becomes the latest to bar their use.