Australia’s pork farmers face faeces ‘issue’
Free-range pig farmers in Australia face an emerging issue of pig feed becoming contaminated by duck muck, according to a livestock veterinarian.
Archives for March 30, 2017
The big debate: Can sugar survive a public health crisis?
The world is getting fatter and unhealthier - are smaller portions and diet drinks really going to help when they sit next to full-sugar, supersized products? Is it time to tax or is industry doing enough? Catch the highlights from our live debate.
Higher consumption slashes risk by 35%
Legumes linked to lower diabetes risk
A higher total intake of legumes is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes by more than a third, the long-term PREDIMED trial had concluded.
CP Kelco expands KELCOGEL gellan gum production capacity at Oklahoma facility
CP Kelco, a global producer of hydrocolloid solutions, completed new production capabilities in its Okmulgee, Okla., plant for manufacturing KELCOGEL gellan gum.
Jar Goods sees marketing potential in mid-tier sauce category
In the highly-saturated pasta and pizza sauce categories, startup Jar Goods still see significant opportunity not in the polarized ends of the spectrum that promise either mass market convenience or premium specialty goods, but in the middle where...
Globally, consumers ‘confused’ about food labels and claims, says study
A new survey found that there was disconnect between what consumers think labels like organic, antibiotic-free, or ‘no added hormones’ mean, and what the labels actually mean.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Industry stakeholders seek to take the sting out of threats to bees’ health
Spring has finally sprung, which means birds are chirping, crops are blooming and bees are pollinating – at least those that survived the winter, and the varroa mites, damage from pesticides, the dearth of natural food sources and problems related to a...