China meat sector pumps cash into automation
With demand for quality and safe meat products consistently increasing within mainland China, a major industry conference in Shanghai has heard how purchases of processing machinery are also on the rise.
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Ashwagandha root extract shows sports nutrition potential
Supplements of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract may improve muscle strength, size, and recovery, say results of a new randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.
Prepare for slavery act or risk ‘disaster’
Food and drink businesses with a turnover of more than £36M a year should prepare now to comply with the new Modern Slavery Act or risk “disaster”, warns law firm Roythornes, after Nestlé revealed plans to stamp out labour abuses in its supply chain.
Australian consumer watchdog finds Arnott's Biscuit sat fat claim misleading
Arnott's Biscuit has agreed to remove a "75% less saturated fat" claim from packs of its Shapes Light & Crispy after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) found it misleading to consumers.
e-Commerce start-up brings Ayurvedic formulation to an app
SastaSundar.com, a digital healthcare marketplace, has launched a customised supplement that is formulated for a range of conditions based on a consumer’s responses to an app questionnaire.
Agar supply hit by seaweed shortage
Thermo Fisher Scientific has temporarily stopped selling two agars due to a shortage in the seaweed used to make them.