Action
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Up the Jaw Action
New flavors and technological advancements spur growth in the gum sector.
Action | 01 March 2011
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Large study on the extraction of food ingredients from algae
TNO and industrial algae producer Ingrepro Renewables B.V. are starting a joint research project to extract food ingredients from algae. These food ingredients are mainly proteins that could be used as a sustainable alternative to meat, and healt…
Action | 26 January 2011
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Survey finds market reactions to rising yuan
A majority of buyers report paying higher prices for products sourced in China, and China's exporters are becoming less competitive with other low-cost countries, particularly in the market of low-end products. These results were highlighted in t…
Action | 25 January 2011
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Herbalife breaks ground for extraction facility in China
Herbalife held a ground-breaking ceremony in Changsha, Hunan Province, China for its multi-million dollar, extraction facility for botanical extracts, powders and pure compounds to be used in its nutrition products. The new facility, expected to …
Action | 22 October 2010
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New BAX system test for E. coli O157:H7
Beef processors, service labs and other food industries can now use a new test from DuPont Qualicon to quickly and accurately check beef and produce for contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Developed in collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Res…
Action | 23 February 2010
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Gum action
According to Japanese history, it was said that that the Japanese used to chew food 3,990 times at each meal. Now, Lotte says the Japanese chew at an average of 620 times at each meal, leading to a weakness of their jaws. To up the jaw action, t…
Action | 01 January 2010
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Research reveals differences in salt contents in global brands
New research shows that people in some countries are being fed over twice as much salt in popular global brands as their counterparts elsewhere in the world. World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) has surveyed over 260 food products available arou…
Action | 27 July 2009
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Sweet Green Fields opens 1,000 MT extraction facility in China
Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a US company to commercialize and patent the extraction of high purity Rebaudioside A (Reb-A) has opened a 160,000 square-foot, extraction facility in China. The facility will allow SGF to double its production to meet t…
Action | 12 June 2009
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Money in trash
A new survey released recently by Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) among 200 Chinese reprocessors revealed that they are likely to continue buying UK materials despite the economic downturn. The plastics reprocessors surveyed said they ar…
Action | 01 June 2009
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Purecircle completes plant expansion in China
Producer of natural high intensity sweeteners PureCircle says it has successfully completed on schedule the major expansion of its extraction plant complex in Jiangxi province, south eastern China. The upgrade program will enable the quadrupling of …
Action | 01 June 2009
