Analysis reveals big costs savings for DHA supplements during pregnancy
Supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA omega-3 could lead to significant costs savings for patients and healthcare systems, according to a new analysis from Australia.
Archives for November 30, 2015
Could kimchi reduce the risk of eczema?
Increased intakes of fermented foods like kimchi and beer are associated with significantly reduced risks of atopic dermatitis (eczema), says a new study from Korea.
Brown seaweed extract battles cancer
Health evidence for fucoidan stacks up as a new Australian study finds that the seaweed polysaccharide has potential to battle Helictobacter pylori-related diseases and gastric cancer through an anti-adhesion mechanism.
Meat firms in China and Australia strike $46m deal
China’s Shandong Delisi Food will invest CNY300m ($46m) with Australia’s Yolarno Pty to develop a meat processing site in a deal both parties feel is a “win-win” scenario.
UK government:‘There is no one definition of sustainable palm oil’
Legally defining sustainability: Edible palm oil must follow in biofuel footsteps
Voluntary measures and government targets are great – but it is legislation that will push European palm oil users to true sustainability. The food sector could learn a lesson or two from biofuel here.
China direct
Up to 1m cattle to be cloned a year at new Tianjin facility
China will establish a commercial animal cloning centre in Tianjin, while state media has set out to soothe consumers who are concerned by the development.
Northern Ireland pork gets China export approval
Northern Ireland pork has won provisional approval for export to China in a deal, said to be worth up to £10M a year to the economy.
UPDATED with MPI response
New Zealand Hepatitis A cases linked to frozen berries
Imported frozen berries have been implicated after reports of four cases of Hepatitis A, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand.
Soft commodities to the fore as El Niño hits Apac grain prices
El Niño’s effect on weather patterns and China’s economic slowdown may have a significant impact on grain prices, while Asia’s main “soft” commodities will rally over the coming year, a new report predicts.
Fitch: Long-term restructuring forces Chinese grocery chains to delist
The trend for China’s grocery retailers to delist is a reflection of the long-term restructuring needed by the industry to address a rapidly changing market, according to Fitch.
China drives global baby food growth
China leads the Asia-Pacific countries that are now at the helm of global growth in baby food, according to an Allied Market Research report into the segment.