FDA publishes final rule on food imports
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a final rule and draft compliance policy guide (CPG) on prior notice of imported food shipments.
Archives for November 4, 2008
Learning from the GSK weight loss petition
As the initial shock of a petition attacking the dietary supplement weight loss category starts to wear off, industry needs to work on developing a unified protection strategy, say US trade associations.
Commodity costs silver lining for ADM in Q1
Archer Daniels Midland Company is seeing the benefit of increases in commodity costs as its net sales income increased 65 percent for the first quarter.
Palm oil groups aim to ship sustainability to Europe
The palm oil industry is claiming a major triumph in terms of sustainability ahead of an incoming shipment of the product to Europe next week, which is seen by some as a milestone for ethical sourcing.
Disptaches from HiE
HIE opens its doors - to reveal new ingredients
As Health Ingredients Europe opens its doors in Paris today, we preview some of the new launches we have heard about in advance.
Synergy flavour engineering boosts sports nutrition taste
Meeting the taste challenge for protein-based sports nutrition products, flavour and ingredients firm Synergy has teamed up with protein parent company Carbery to delve deeper into flavour engineering.
FSA reassess drink and chocolate caffeine pregnancy stance
The UK-based Food Standard’s Agency (FSA) has revaluated its guidance on the recommended caffeine intake for pregnant women in a variety of products such as coffee, tea, cola drinks and even plain chocolate over health concerns.