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Consumers go for green products, Mintel

High acid drinks packaging devised for eco-improvements

Food firms urged to help monitor imports of Chinese rice

EU delays launch of organic logo

Sustainable labels planned for global beverage brands

 
   
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Scots claim victory in Canadian whisky label case

Dark chocolate gets pulses racing

Pectin replaces gum arabic for better beverage stability: study

Red grape's antioxidant benefits identified

 
 

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Consumers go for green products, Mintel
Research from Mintel's Global New Products Database (GNPD) shows that an increasing number of new products boast environmentally-friendly claims... Read


High acid drinks packaging devised for eco-improvements
A new range of resealable beverage cartons offers a more environmentally friendly method of packaging high acid ambient drinks like sport beverages and iced tea in a variety of sizes, according to its manufacturer... Read


Food firms urged to help monitor imports of Chinese rice
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling on food firms to help ensure that Chinese rice and products made from that rice being used in the UK do not contain the unauthorised GM Bt63... Read


EU delays launch of organic logo
The launch of the European Commission's organic logo, scheduled for 2009, has been delayed following complaints it was too similar to a symbol used by German supermarket Aldi... Read


Sustainable labels planned for global beverage brands
Plans for a new global system to measure and record the carbon footprint of beverages on their packaging labels is being launched at the InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress in Moscow today... Read


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Scots claim victory in Canadian whisky label case
A Canadian drinks group has failed in its bid to keep using the word 'glen' on one of its whisky brands after a court in the country ruled against the manufacturer in a trademark dispute with Scottish producers... Read


Dark chocolate gets pulses racing
Consumption of dark chocolate and cocoa may not boost heart health, and could actually increase pulse rates, according to new research... Read


Pectin replaces gum arabic for better beverage stability: study
Replacing gum Arabic with low levels of pectin can lead to more stable orange beverage emulsions, suggests new research from Malaysia... Read


Red grape's antioxidant benefits identified
A dietary supplement of red grape juice may reduce the activity of an enzyme linked to cardiovascular disease, suggests a new study said to be first report of its kind in humans... Read


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US warming to air chilled chicken
Seven US poultry processing plants have switched to using air chilling equipment to meet EU import requirements for the product, with more expected to follow, according to USDA researchers... Read


Dairy sweetener designed for clean label sugar reduction
A new range of natural sweeteners for use in dairy formulations offer a clean label alternative to existing products and reduce sugar content by as much 30 per cent, according to the manufacturer... Read


Purac helps cut salt without raising listeria risk
Biochemicals company Purac has stepped up development in products that prevent growth of listeria bacterium as reformulation to cut salt content increases the risk of the food-borne illness... Read


Packaging waste fine highlights food industry obligations
The UK food industry has received a gentle reminder of the need to recycle part of its packaging waste, after a frozen food firm was slapped with a fine for breaching Producer Responsibility Regulations... Read


Global consumer conscience to boost fair-trade sales
Increased consumer sensitivity to ethical shopping will send the global fair-trade market rocketing to over £800m (€1,000m) by 2012, according to a new report... Read

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