All news articles for April 2014

PureCircle slashes carbon footprint by 15%

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PureCircle slashes carbon footprint by 15%

By Maggie Hennessy

In its third year of tracking greenhouse gas emissions, global stevia supplier PureCircle has lowered its carbon emissions by 15% compared to 2012, resulting in carbon savings of nearly 40,000 MT of GHG, according to the company's most recent carbon...

Active duty Marine's energy shot packs mega doses of vitamins

Active duty Marine's energy shot packs mega doses of vitamins

By Hank Schultz

Battlefield experience in Afghanistan gave Marine Corps Maj. Robert Dyer a good idea of what he wanted in a supplement.  And surving the stress of being a forward air controller in the combat zone helped him weather the stress of launching a new supplement...

Severe obesity in US children on the rise, multipronged solution needed

Severe obesity in US children on the rise, multipronged solution needed

By Maggie Hennessy

All classes of obesity in US children have increased over the past 14 years, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. A physician specializing in food, nutrition and metabolism told FoodNavigator-USA he wouldn’t rule out stronger measures like...

Spockumentary: MicroWarriors explores probiotics and the human microbiome in highly logical detail

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MicroWarriors: Exploring probiotic power (and the powers that be)

By Shane STARLING

NutraIngredients went to LA recently to question two leading probiotic academics about probiotics and the microbiome and which we present exclusively here. The interviews form part of a new documentary to be narrated by Leonard Nimoy, better known as...

Funding has been awarded to US meat and poultry associations

US meat and poultry organisations secure USDA funding

By Georgi Gyton

The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council have been awarded significant funding for 2014 as part of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Market Access (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Programs.

CA soda warning label: commonsense or red-tape nightmare?

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CA soda warning label: commonsense or red-tape nightmare?

By Maggie Hennessy

Earlier this month, a California Senate committee approved a bill to mandate warning labels on sugary beverages. As SB 1000 awaits votes in the Senate Committee on Appropriations later this month before a full Senate floor vote, the question of public...

All cases of PEDv must now be reported

USDA announces new measures to control PEDv spread

By Georgi Gyton

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will require reporting of all cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine Delta Coronavirus in a bid to try and reduce the spread of these diseases.

Building for the future: DSM on lessons from Food Vision 2014

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Building for the future: DSM on lessons from Food Vision 2014

By Nathan Gray

Industry needs to ‘dramatically innovate’ if it is to come up with sustainable solutions to feed the world, says James Bauly of DSM, as he summarises his take away messages from the event.

Caliwater cactus drink founder: ‘We’re where Zico was 10 years ago’

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Caliwater cactus drink founder: ‘We’re where Zico was 10 years ago’

By Maggie Hennessy

Longtime friends and film and television industry colleagues Matt McKee and Melissa Reed’s plans for a locally sourced juice bar in downtown Los Angeles morphed into a beverage company whose flagship product is ready-to-drink prickly pear cactus water...

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