The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the food companies to phase out partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in processed foods over the next three years. The elimination of PHOs, which are the primary dietary source of ...
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Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
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Nestle USA will reformulate its frozen pizza and snacks range to cut down sodium content by 10% compared to the amount used in 2013. The move is part of the company's strategy to improve the nutritional and ingredient profile of its ...
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Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods have formed a joint venture to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The site work is expected to begin this summer and construction wil be completed by July 2017. The plant is ...
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Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s today announced its commitment to implement the voluntary Health Star Ratings on all of its cereals across Australia and New Zealand from the beginning of June 2015. Kellogg’s said ...
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Abdullah Abbar & Sons Cold Stores is planning to build a new logistics plant for food products at King Abdullah Economic City's (KAEC) Industrial Valley-phase 3 An agreement to this effect was signed between the two parties. The ...
The decision by the Federal Court of Australia to order Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles) to pay penalties of $2.5 million for making a claim that its par baked products were “fresh”, is likely to have broad ...
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Swiss food company Nestle SA has announced that it is cutting the added sugar in its Nesquik flavored milk products. Nestle has taken successive measures recently to lessen sugar and salt in its offerings amid increasing public health ...
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Nearly all food samples tested by European Union officials in 2013 contained legally acceptable amounts of pesticide residue, according to a recent report. The European Food Safety Authority's latest analysis examined nearly 81,000 ...
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New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating restrictions on ...
PwC is planning to aid governments and food companies to address the major issues of food safety, security and quality by declaring open its global food supply and integrity services business—established, developed and run from New ...
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Mitsubishi is planning to acquire 30% stake in Capital Diamond Star Group's existing businesses to form a joint venture (JV) in Myanmar with the latter. Capital Diamond Star offers a wide range of products including Blue Rocket wheat ...
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H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company. The merger will form the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the ...
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A key challenge for food companies is to create a continuous stream of new products which are “UNIQUE” in the eye of the consumer. The pressure from periodic range reviews drives an “in with the new” and “out ...
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