Lawsuit battle begins over packaging resin
Eastman Chemical Company is locked in a court battle over whether a resin used in its plastic packaging is free of chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA).
Archives for July 16, 2013
Egg-cellent! Glanbia wins IFT Innovation Award for whey-based egg replacement
Glanbia Nutritionals has won an Innovation Award for its Optisol 3000 egg substitute – a replacement made from whey protein and milled flax.
Habits, not cravings, drive food choice during times of stress
People who eat during times of stress seek out food they consume through habit - regardless of how healthy or unhealthy that food may be, say researchers.
Kraft Foods awarded Cracker Barrel cheese trademark injunction
Kraft Foods has been granted a temporary injunction that prohibits US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBOCS) from making, marketing, or selling products under its Cracker Barrel mark, which Kraft claims infringes on its own Cracker...
Fonterra latest to cut Chinese prices after price-fixing probe
Fonterra has slashed the cost of its Anmum maternal health products in China by 9%, making it the latest company to reduce its prices following the launch of a government investigation into suspected anti-trust law violations.
SIG Combibloc offers heat-resistant carton pack
SIG Combibloc is offering a carton targeted at chunkier food in its heat-resistant combisafe carton pack which can be sterilised in an autoclave.
FrieslandCampina Synlait investment could ‘shake-up’ NZ dairy, says farmer rep
FrieslandCampina’s acquisition of a 7.5% stake in New Zealand-based infant formula manufacturer Synlait Milk could “shake-up” the country’s dairy industry, Federated Farmers of New Zealand has claimed.