FNI Team
Europe: Danish fruit, vegetables found to contain fewer pesticide residues than...
Danish fruits and vegetables continue to contain fewer pesticide residues than imported produce.
The residues from more than one pesticide in the same sample are...
Asia Pacific: Pregnant women with low vitamin E levels have higher...
Pregnant women in Bangladesh with low levels of the most common form of vitamin E are nearly twice as likely to have a miscarriage...
Americas: Eight states joins USDA’s pilot project for healthier school meals
USDA has selected eight states to participate in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables, as directed by the Agricultural Act...
Europe: EU rolls out new labeling rules
The new EU food labeling rules that came into effect this month will ensure that consumers receive clearer, more comprehensive and accurate information on...
Europe: Nestlé’s new ice cream freezers to contain natural refrigerants
From January 2015, every new horizontal chest freezer Nestlé buys to store ice cream will use natural refrigerants rather than synthetic refrigerants.
These new freezers...
Europe: Unilever takes strides on sustainable, traceable palm oil
The Unilever Sustainable Palm Oil Progress Report 2014 highlighted significant steps forward in the traceability of palm oil from known sources.
It says while 58%...
Europe: Huber Packaging Group to buy Crown’s tinplate packaging locations
Huber Packaging Group will acquire Crown general line tinplate packaging locations in Switzerland (Aesch), Finland (Helsinki), Great Britain (Liverpool) and France (Rouen), as soon...
Americas: McCormick forecast eight flavor trends in 2015
McCormick Flavor Forecast 2015 has highlighted eight enticing trends that will shape the future of flavor.
Reflecting the rapidly increasing demand for bolder, more intense...
Europe: Tea may improve mood, excite creative thinking, say researchers
Unilever scientists investigated the immediate effects of tea consumption and found that a cup of black tea improved mood and tended to enhance creative...
Asia Pacific: Cargill opens cocoa processing facility in Indonesia
Cargill has inaugurated a cocoa processing facility in Gresik, Indonesia that will create more than 300 new jobs and a 70,000-metric-ton processing capacity.
The US$100...