China blocked 42 tons of Fonterra's whole milk powder from entering the country in May after checks at the border found excess levels of nitrites and it was sent back to New Zealand, the scandal-hit dairy giant confirmed Thursday. ...
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Burcon NutraScience has opened a semi-works facility in Winnipeg, Canada for the production of its Peazazz pea protein. According to the company, the facility features commercial-scale equipment and will cater to the food and beverage ...
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Fonterra has temporarily suspended its consumer operations in Sri Lanka after it faced allegations that some of its milk products were contaminated. The protests comes after claims by the Sri Lankan authorities that some of Fonterra's ...
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Biopharmaceutical company Galena Biopharma has announced patent notification from the European Patent Office for pharmaceutical use of NeuVax (nelipepimut-S) as a vaccine for the prevention of relapse in breast cancer patients. The patent ...
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Biomedical engineers from The Johns Hopkins University have partnered with clinicians to create new therapeutic eye injections for a type of central vision loss caused by blood vessel growth at the back of the eye. The new drug, with a ...
Attitude Drinks, a US-based beverage brand development company, has entered into a distribution agreement with Pine State Trading for the distribution of its Phase III Recovery drink in Maine. Pine State is a full-service wholesale ...
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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China has prepared a draft and submitted it to the country’s top officials to consolidate domestic infant formula manufacturers as part of its efforts to boost consumption ...
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Sports Beans has launched new Protein Recovery Crisps formulated to rebuild muscle following intense training or competition. Sport Beans Protein Recovery Crisps combine two sources of protein--whey and pea--in a bite-sized crisp. The ...
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand has announced that it has revoked export certificates for four consignments of lactoferrin manufactured by Westland Milk Products after it found high levels of nitrate in the product. ...
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Garden of Life, a US-based producer of whole food nutritional supplements, has launched Fair Trade, Marley Coffee flavors of ‘Raw Protein’ and ‘Raw Meal’ – the company’s leading organic meal replacement ...
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Pure Protein, a protein product brand owned by US-based NBTY, has launched Soft Baked Bars. According to the company, the bars deliver the protein necessary for a lean, healthy and strong body, with 5g of sugar. The new Pure Protein Soft ...
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Abbott Vietnam has expanded the recall of its Similac GainPlus Eye-Q products to include another 4,387 cans of infant formula over concerns of whey concentrate contamination with Clostridium botulinum. The products implicated in the ...
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American chain of drive-in restaurants Sonic has added new egg white options to its breakfast offerings. The new egg white offerings for breakfast include, a wide variety of Breakfast Burritos and Breakfast Toaster Sandwiches, the company ...
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Drug research and development company Curemark has won a new patent for its proprietary technology CM-1212 to treat drug and alcohol addiction. The new patent is entitled 'Pharmaceutical Preparation for the Treatment of the Symptoms of ...
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Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have announced ban on the import and sale of New Zealand-based Fonterra's products following a contamination scare. Earlier this month, Fonterra announced that the batches of whey protein, which is used for ...
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