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Tetra Pak banks on emerging markets for growth
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Tetra Pak said stronger sales in the final quarter of 2009 and emerging markets offset declining demand in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as it posted an increase in net sales of 1.2 per cent for the year to almost €9bn. Related news |
Cargill calls for harmonized fair trade cocoa schemesAs Cargill expands its cocoa farmer training programme in the Ivory Coast this month, we caught up with managing director of Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Harold Poelma, to hear about developments in the sourcing of sustainably derived cocoa and his call for audit convergence among schemes. Consumers suspicious of nanotech, irradiation and cloningNew technologies such as nanotech, animal cloning and irradiation trigger feelings of “unease, uncertainty, and sometimes outright negativity” among consumers, said a new report from the UK. Australian scientists developing omega-3-rich plant sourcesScientists in the employ of an Australian government scientific research body have developed plant prototypes genetically modified to boost their omega-3 content beyond alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Hydrocolloids may inhibit acrylamide formationCommon hydrocolloids like pectin may inhibit the formation of acrylamide in French fries by up to 60 per cent, according to new research from China. |
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HVP recall expands to Canada from FoodNavigator-USA.com
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled products manufactured in Canada, after it emerged they contained recalled hydrolyzed vegetable protein from a salmonella-tainted facility in the US.
Soy-biopolymer combination may extend encapsulation options from FoodNavigator.com
Soybean lecithin coated with a biopolymer may provide an encapsulation technique for a range of ingredients, according to a study from an international team of researchers.
Institut Rosell-Lallemand acquires DSM probiotic line from NutraIngredients.com
Dutch chemical company, DSM has sold its LAFTI range of probiotic strains targeted at immunity enhancement to the Institut Rosell-Lallemand but is to retain the dairy segment.
Safety fears raised over carcinogen acetaldehyde in food from FoodProductionDaily.com
Latest research has raised concerns over the safety of foods containing the chemical acetaldehyde after it was declared to be a human carcinogen, said regulators in Finland.
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Fonterra traces musty flavour defect in dairy drinks
Fonterra research has found that a musty flavour defect in beverages containing calcium caseinate is due to tainting by TBP and TBA, which likely to be caused by contamination in transport...
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