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Parliament votes not to make traffic lights mandatory
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The European Parliament has finally voted in rapporteur’s report on the proposed new nutritional labelling regulation, appearing to favour a loose set of general rules. The idea of making traffic light mandatory is out – as is a ban on co-existent national schemes. Related news |
Unilever comes out top in corporate responsibility ratingA new ranking of major food and beverage companies by their corporate social responsibility is published today, with Unilever, Nestle and Danone occupying the top three spots. UK firm develops ‘pickled grain’ probioticsUK start-up Symprove is marketing a barley drink featuring probiotics sourced from ‘pickled grain’ technology developed for the animal feed industry. Nestlé to evalute protein impact on muscle wastageCombating muscle wastage in the elderly through greater understanding of the mechanisms of protein coupled with exercise is the primary focus of a three year research project involving Nestlé’s Research Centre and leading sports nutrition and physical performance research institutes. AB InBev pledges to slash water use at breweriesAnheuser-Busch InBev has set new environmental targets for 2012 that include plans to reduce water use and cut carbon emissions. |
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Packaging and flavours boost gum and mint sales from ConfectioneryNews.com
The gum, mints and breath fresheners market in the US has remained buoyant in the recession and has increased by over ten per cent since, according to new research from market analysts, which forecast that the category will continue to grow through to 2014.
Germany rethinks recycled cardboard to tackle migration risks from FoodProductionDaily.com
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany has suggested switching back to virgin cardboard as a way reducing food contamination risks linked to mineral oil.
Challenges prompt changes for EU ingredients organisation from FoodNavigator.com
The European organisation for specialty food ingredients has introduced a new structure, a new name, and new members, as the landscape of the sector is changing and new regulatory and technological challenges are coming into play.
FrieslandCampina pledges to reduce dependence on dairy basics from DairyReporter.com
FrieslandCampina is seeking to become less dependent on milk powder, casein, and basic cheese after these categories contributed to a double-digit drop in revenue for 2009.
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Kraft silent on pension freeze impact for Cadbury
Kraft has announced that it will begin to end pension increases for current and non-union hourly employees from year end 2019 but the US food group did not provide any clues in regulatory filings as to the future of the 100-year-old Cadbury pension fund...
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