New baking enzyme being mulled by the Australia-NZ regulator
The antipodean food regulator has sought public consultation on an application to allow the use of a new enzyme as a processing aid.
Archives for September 28, 2016
Australia
New model assesses true level of Aussie obesity—with startling results
One in six Australian women and a tenth of men will be severely obese by 2025, while more people are overweight now than are not, new modelling has found.
Meat sales continue to rise in Japan
Japanese meat consumption is growing so quickly it has pushed domestic per capita fish consumption to its lowest level since the 1960s, according to 2015 figures from Japan’s ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
Malaysia
PureCircle begins work to double stevia production capacity
Natural sweetener major PureCircle will build a new processing plant that will double its capacity to produce a proprietary stevia leaf extract.
Emerging Markets
Mastic and mojito: Innovating in the Middle East’s ‘reshuffled’ gum market
Lebanese company Master Chewing Gum & Candies has introduced a gourmet gum brand in unconventional flavors such as mojito as it looks to seize on the Middle East’s changing gum market.
Survey reveals the extent of sub-par Australian diets
Australia's biggest ever diet survey has confirmed that the vast majority of Australians have poor eating habits.