Clinical trial proves effectiveness of 'sleep promoting' night milk powder: Synlait
Synlait Milk has commercialised a "sleep promoting" milk powder, produced using milk collected from cows in the hours of darkness, following a clinical trial.
Archives for April 28, 2015
India
Cold chain blocking India’s destiny to be a processing powerhouse
India’s food minister believes the country would be a global food processing powerhouse were it not for its troubled supply chain.
New Zealand
Student investigates 400-year-old herbal text for modern lessons
The University of Canterbury’s school of health sciences is conducting ground-breaking research into a Renaissance medico-pharmaceutical text that could hold invaluable recipes for healthy nutrition.
China
McDonald’s supplier given record fine for polluting Beijing
A three-way joint-venture involving McDonald’s, an agribusiness giant and a Beijing business has attracted the city’s biggest ever fine for causing pollution.
Vitafoods investment hunt: 14 start-ups on menu
14 nutrition start-ups are formally seeking investment and partners the day before Vitafoods Europe officially opens next week in Geneva.
Special edition: Beyond 2020 - The future of sustainable cocoa
‘We cannot let Indonesia fail’: Mars stresses Asia’s importance in meeting future cocoa demand
Asia is poised to help meet rising demand for cocoa, but its key producer Indonesia faces quality concerns and its government lacks incentive to grow the sector.
Food safety legislation in the US and Europe now a blueprint for emerging markets such as China
Food safety legislation and standards in both the US and the European Union are now blueprints for similar regulations in emerging markets, such as China, both to improve safety for local consumers and to facilitate exports to Europe and North America,...