Setting certified cocoa goals makes ethical and business sense
Sourcing cocoa from certified farms can minimise incidence of child labour, but if that’s enough, why else should chocolate manufacturers commit to third-party certification?
Archives for June 24, 2012
Apple peel compound may offer obesity promise
Ursolic acid from apple peels could help to fight obesity by increasing calories burned, according to new research in mice.
Cyanotech posts 46% hike in sales driven by strong demand for astaxanthin
Hawaii-based microalgae specialist Cyanotech has posted a 46% hike in revenues in fiscal year 2012 to $24.63m driven primarily by an increase in demand for the potent red antioxidant astaxanthin.
UAS Labs’ Dr Dash to outline probiotic selection criteria at probiotic conference
Genetic techniques and in vitro testing should form the basis of all probiotic selection testing, says UAS Labs Dr S.K. Dash, ahead of a the upcoming International Probiotic Conference 2012 in San Antonio, Texas.
Dispatches from Israel
Herbamed pushes boundaries of cereal bar supplements
Israel-based Herbamed is seeking commercial partners for a range of fortified cereal bar supplements it claims can address global nutrient deficiency needs.
Clipped wings? Indian regulators threaten to ban ‘energy’ drink label
India’s food safety watchdog is set to issue new regulations and crackdown on caffeinated energy drinks, possibly stripping them of their ‘energy’ tag.
Big Interview: Peter Haferman, president, Improve USA
Improve USA: Aloe is already the biggest botanical on the planet, but it’s about to get even bigger…
It might be gracing the functional beverages aisles in Costco and Trader Joe’s, but if you “ask Joe in the street what Aloe Vera is, he’ll still say it’s something you put on your skin when you have sunburn”, says the new boss of Aloe ingredients expert...