Infuser and partners to scale-up disinfection technology
Infuser has started a project to scale-up disinfection technology to boost food safety for industry.
Archives for January 27, 2017
WhiteWave, Blue Diamond Growers, targeted in plant ‘milk’ class actions
To the frustration of the dairy lobby, false advertising lawsuits objecting to terms such as ‘almondmilk’ and ‘soymilk’ have failed to make much headway. However, complaints filed this week vs Blue Diamond Growers and WhiteWave Foods adopt a different...
Mead Johnson full-year sales slip, but China and e-commerce performance 'strong'
Infant nutrition company Mead Johnson saw sales in Asia – its largest region – slip 9% year-on-year, 5% on a constant dollar basis, to $1.856bn – although the company recorded ‘strong sales growth’ in its key China market.
Portugal to trial origin labelling for milk
Portugal will go ahead with compulsory origin labelling on milk, cheese and other dairy products, the country's minister for agriculture confirmed this week.
Dutch Qlip dairy lab opens
Qlip’s new dairy laboratory in Zutphen, the Netherlands, has been officially opened by the King of the Netherlands.
EEB: Labelling bioplastics ‘eco’, ‘green’ or ‘bio’ misleads consumers
The European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted to amend its Waste Legislative Package this week (January 24) with more ambitious EU targets for 2030.
Gay Lea Foods to renovate and innovate in Canada’s dairy sector for 2017
Gay Lea Foods will be expanding its reach into more of Canada with an emphasis on research and development of dairy ingredients, president and CEO Michael Barrett said during the Canadian cooperative’s annual general meeting.
Swedes spin silk from whey protein
Whey protein has become the unlikely source for producing artificial silk as researchers have perfected a method that uses nanostructures to form this high-demand material.
Glanbia working with DFA and other partners on new US cheese and whey facility
Glanbia plc, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Foremost Farms USA (Foremost Farms) are in advanced discussions to create a joint venture to build and operate a new cheese and whey production facility in...
ADB grant to help fund study on boosting dairy production in Tajikistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $500,000 technical assistance grant to prepare a feasibility study for a proposed project to improve food security in Tajikistan by boosting dairy production while making the industry more resilient to...