The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
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A new study reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found increased supply to be the main cause behind global obesity problems. In a report just published in the July 2015 Bulletin of WHO, researchers based in New Zealand ...
Tags: human health, global obesity, food energy supply, fitness equipment
I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
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Cake-mix brand Betty Crocker has introduced a new gluten-free range to Australian supermarket shelves. The product is distributed by General Mills Australia’s ‘Plateful’ division. The mixes come in three varieties: ...
The successful and innovative Australian grocery chain, Harris Farm Markets, has introduced an ‘alternative meat cuts’ range. The range, sold as the “Curious Cuts” line, uses meat not normally sold to ...
Private equity firm North Castle Partners has acquired controlling stake in Sprout Organic Foods in a move to bolster its presence in the natural and organic nutrition industry. Sprout Organic Foods primarily serves the baby / toddler ...
Food storage technology provider Blumberg Grain is planning to invest over $250m during the next five years to expand its presence in India. As part of the expansion, the company will build a plant to manufacture components for scientific ...
Specialty paper firm Munksj is constructing a new storage center at its facility in Rottersac, France, to enable on-site storage for facilitating logistic flows, and house a customer service wing for Europe. The center, which will be ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
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US-based establishment Lombardi Brothers Meats is recalling close to 26,975 pounds of tenderized steak and ground beef products as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
Food safety law firm Ron Simon & Associates is suing poultry products firm Foster Farms for allegedly selling tainted chicken. The law firm, along with local counsel Gomez Trial Attorneys of San Diego, filed a lawsuit claiming that Foster ...
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Fragrance and flavor company Givaudan has opened its CHF50m ($53.1m) savory flavors manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. With the new facility, Givaudan's existing production capacity will be more than doubled to cater to the ...
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AV1 Group has expanded its available inventory with the addition of the Hippie Butter Hemp Seed Product line, a first-rate selection of non-GMO hemp seed products. The products are expected to be available for purchase on the site within ...
Tags: Dairy products, soy products, AV1 Group, Hippie Butter Hemp
Litchfield Fund has invested in Atlanta-based Harvest Soul, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Promise Foods. Litchfield is a family-owned joint venture making equity and venture capital investments in the natural and organic food and ...
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Connell Brothers (CBC), the largest specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor in Asia-Pacific have been appointed to represent FMC in the Taiwan market for FMC's food ingredient business starting 8 August, 2015. In this new ...
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