Carlsberg launches low-carbon beer bottle
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company says it has reduced the carbon impact of glass bottles by 90% in a new bottle revealed today.
Archives for February 16, 2021
Pregnancy food safety alerts: Dairy and sprouts identified as key food poisoning risks based on New Zealand government data
Dairy products and vegetable sprouts have been identified as key food poisoning risks for pregnant women in New Zealand, leading to the raw consumption of these being removed from official governmental dietary guidance.
‘China’s grain, China’s rice bowl’: Stability to take precedence in national food security strategy and 14th Five-Year Plan
China has emphasised that stability will be the name of the game in government strategies to ensure national food security and the upcoming Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, with particular emphasis on market stabilisation and grain management.
Passing savings to consumers: Plant-based firm Green Monday sees production opportunities to lower costs - CEO
Plant-based firm and social impact venture Green Monday has recently made major strides into the South East Asian market with product and retail debuts in Singapore and Malaysia, and is now eyeing opportunities to reduce its prices in order to sustain...
‘Doing a dairy’: Thai Union seeks to create more high-value functional ingredients from tuna by products
The ingredient arm of Thai Union Group is exploring further new product development (NPD) opportunities from tuna as it seeks to expand its functional protein offering by emulating the success of the dairy industry in moving into high-value ingredients.
Healthy pivot: Kirin Beverage announces no-to-low sugar, calorie and immunity focus to drive sales growth
Kirin Beverage will focus on no-to-low sugar, low-calorie and products with health benefits across its non-alcohol range after seeing soft drink sales slip by 9% in 2020.
Vitamin C and diabetes: Supplementation improves glucose level and blood pressure, but larger trials needed – meta-analysis
A meta-analysis of 28 RCTs shows that vitamin C supplementation could improve blood glucose and blood pressure in people with diabetes, but long-term, high quality trials involving a larger study population are needed to validate its role in clinical use.