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Don’t take the fun out of advertising, just the fraud from food ads
“We make a lie, we invent want,” said Don Draper, the lead character in Mad Men, the hugely successful TV show about the ad industry in the Sixties.
Archives for December 4, 2012
EU meat industry welcomes EU-Japan free trade talks
The European Union’s (EU) meat industry federation believes a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan, whose talks were authorised last week (Thursday), could safeguard and could even increase Europe’s share of the Japanese pork market.
Aged garlic ‘effective and tolerable’ for blood pressure benefits
Daily supplements containing aged garlic extracts may reduce blood pressure in people with uncontrollable hypertension, says a new study from Australia.
China not snacking on potato chips, but US and France are
China’s potato chip consumption is low with consumers choosing biscuits, candy and chocolate instead, but the US and France top the global consumption charts, new research shows.
Indonesia seizes illegal poultry
Indonesian officials have seized a horde of poultry products illegally imported from Malaysia.
GrainCorp will review ADM’s second, higher $2.9bn takeover bid
Australian bulk grains specialist GrainCorp will review Archer Daniel Midland’s revised takeover bid after initially rejecting its first offer.
China will continue to drive global infant formula sales – Euromonitor
Chinese consumer demand for infant formula products looks set to continue to drive global sales, according to Euromonitor.
FSSAI to regulate tea trade in India
India’s top commercial crop, its tea trade, will now come under the authority of the country’s top food safety watchdog.
Aussie lamb exports hampered by high tariffs
High import tariffs and other barriers to entry are giving Australian exports of sheep meet a significant disadvantage across a number of markets on the world stage, a researcher has found following a long-term study.