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Asia Pacific: Better rice farming practices with new standard, Mars Foods tells FNI
Mars Food, in partnership with the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) announced the first global standard for sustainable rice at the 5th Annual Plenary Meeting...
Asia: Vitasoy maintains growth in operations
Hong Kong-based Vitasoy International Holdings Limited (VIHL) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2013.
It said it has maintained...
Asia Pacific: Survey finds urbanization, sustainability to drive chemicals, materials and food industry
Urbanization, which is changing the lifestyle of consumers, is creating more interest towards new packaging technologies and products, according to a new insight based...
Americas: Whey beneficially affects diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese adults, say researchers
New evidence shores up findings that whey protein, which is found in milk and cheese, could have health benefits for people who are obese...
World: Probiotic ingredient obtains regulatory approvals in 60 countries with hard work and patience,...
Ganeden Biotech’s patented probiotic ingredient GanedenBC30 has obtained regulatory approvals in more than sixty countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and...
Europe: Presentation, marketing may encourage consumption of insects as an alternative source of protein,...
Insects are being touted as the healthy, sustainable food source of the future, but will consumers be willing to dine on bugs?
Canadean asked 2,000...
Asia Pacific: Biofortified lentils would provide adequate dietary selenium, find researchers
A PhD student has made a significant breakthrough in preventing a global deficiency of the essential mineral and micronutrient in humans called selenium, which...
World: Artificial sweeteners may increase glucose intolerance, metabolic disease incidences
A study reveals that certain gut bacteria may induce metabolic changes following exposure to artificial sweeteners.
Artificial sweeteners, promoted as aids to weight loss and...
Europe: Create new flavors to increase sales of baked beans in the UK, says...
Baked beans are usually perceived as a food consumed among families of lower income households, but with today’s efforts of premiumisation and a range...
Americas: Researchers create sensors to detect gases, pollutants
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemists have devised a new way to wirelessly detect hazardous gases and environmental pollutants, using a simple sensor that...