China
General Mills spends big on Asian product development
In a move to channel more investment into its growing Chinese market, food major General Mills has opened its first major technical centre outside of its Minneapolis headquarters.
Archives for July 15, 2014
Australia
Families throw out 40% of their weekly groceries, study finds
Australian households throw out an estimated two in every five bags of groceries they buy—a trend researchers are blaming on poor household planning.
‘What do you want, blood?’ China’s CFDA bans sale of Vampire Drinks
China’s Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has banned the sale of a fruit punch in packaging designed to look like a medical blood bag, citing food safety concerns and dubious ethics.
New sustainable palm oil manifesto accused of greenwashing
A new sustainable palm oil scheme has met with criticism from environmentalists claiming that it actually allows deforestation, rather than stopping it.
Increasing price forecast for Australian cattle, thanks to beef demand
Despite a looming shortage of cattle, robust global demand for beef has put a positive spin on Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2014 mid-year cattle projections.
Japanese dairy backs bifidobacteria
Scientists have called new discoveries from leading Japanese dairy product company Morinaga Milk Industry on popular probiotic genus bifidobacteria, “an interesting first step”.
Ashwagandha ingredient may counter endothelial dysfunction in diabetics: RCT
Daily supplements of an extract from ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) may improve the health of cells lining the blood vessels, and reduce levels of markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in type-2 diabatics, according to results of a randomized,...
Cadbury’s Australia factory subsidy under fire
Australia’s opposition party has called for Cadbury’s A$16m government funding to upgrade its Claremont plant to be redirected to West Coast development projects.