Nestlé seqences LC1 genome
Nestlé has completed the genome sequence of a second probiotic bacterium, Lactobacillus johnsonii, known as La1, it revealed today.
Archives for February 19, 2004
Cut costs by keeping consistent
A new system designed to monitor product consistency and potentially provide significant cost savings for cereal, snack and pet food manufacturers has just been launched in Europe by British group APV Baker.
Formula-fed babies higher risk of cot death?
Babies aged from one to three months are less likely to suffer from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SID) if they are breast-fed. These are the findings of a new study published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood.
Glanbia invests in functional food R&D
Irish dairy firm Glanbia is to invest €15 million in a new innovation centre to develop functional foods and health ingredients, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture and Food Joe Walsh revealed yesterday.
Rexam expands into Polish glass
Rexam, the UK-based global consumer packaging company, has confirmedthe acquisition from Dutch group Hunan of all of the shares in Poland Glassworks Holding, the holding company of Polish glassworks, Polglass.