Swiss food company Nestlé is set to extend its Product Technology Centre (PTC) in Konolfingen, Switzerland, as a part of a plan to strengthen its R&D capabilities. The extension of PTC Konolfingen, which is involved in the ...
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Hong Kong plans to soon introduce laws on nutritional labeling of baby food, in response to the recent report that imported infant formula from Japan contained less iodine than recommended. Last week, Centre for Food Safety (CFS) Hong ...
Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has reported that its profit for the first half of 2012 increased 8.7% to EUR138m, up from EUR127m in 2011, helped by volume growth and focus on international operations. Revenues increased ...
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The Infant Formula Exporters Association announced that Chinese authorities have rejected 270 tons of baby formula,of which 135 tons was from Australia and New Zealand. About three-quarters of the substandard imports were baby formula,of ...
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China has returned more than 70kg of imported Heinz infant formula products to Australia as they contained high levels of vitamin B2,which could result in adverse health consequences,according to China's top quality watchdog. The product ...
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Swiss food company Nestléis set to open a$200m plant in Karawang,West Java,Indonesia,in the first quarter of 2013. The plant,which is the company's fourth facility in the country,is located on a 28.8-hectare plot in Surya Cipta ...
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Bega Cheese,an Australia-based dairy company,is planning to upgrade its Ridge Street facility in order to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emission. Bega Cheese chief executive officer Aidan Coleman said that the company plans to ...
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Perrigo Company, a healthcare company, has won final FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application for morphine sulfate 100ml/5% oral solution. Perrigo will immediately begin the shipment of Morphine sulfate oral solution, a ...
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Nestlé has completed the $11.85bn acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition, following the conclusion of the regulatory process in most markets. Pfizer Nutrition complements Nestlé's existing portfolio with brands in key segments and ...
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Swiss food firm Nestlé has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pfizer's nutrition division, in a deal valued at $11.85bn, strengthening its position in the global nutrition market. The integration process of Pfizer ...
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December is already upon us,which means communion season is getting close. Sweetie Pie Collection wants to remind its customers that communion season is right around the corner.Their full line of communion dresses for the 2013 season ...
American healthcare company Abbott has launched Perfectly Simple - a new line of nutrition bars under its ZonePerfect brand. The new bars contain ten or fewer ingredients and are a good source of protein. They are free of gluten, ...
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Royal DSM,a life sciences and materials sciences firm based in the Netherlands,has entered into an agreement to acquire Fortitech,a US-based provider of food ingredient blends,for$634m in cash. Fortitech,a privately-held company based in ...
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Israel-based nutraceutical ingredients company LycoRed has announced that its new premix plant in Changzhou,China,is fully approved. The new plant,which is fully operational,will cater to processors of infant formula,beverage,baby food ...
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Enzymotec has announced that clinical trials for its lipid-based ingredient line for infant nutrition yielded positive results.These large-scale clinical research trials were conducted on newborn term infants in several institutes globally. ...