Folic acid fortification: How much do we need?
Daily doses of folic acid as low as 0.2 milligrams are sufficient to lower homocysteine levels – an amino acid linked to increased risks of heart disease and dementia, says a new study.
Archives for December 20, 2010
Tropicana launches squeezable fruit snacks for kids
PepsiCo division Tropicana Products has introduced a new fruit snack product for children as part of its ‘good for you’ range of products.
Stern-Wywiol sets up Brazilian affiliate
Stern-Wywiol Gruppe has set up a new company to tap opportunities in the Brazilian food and beverage industry, offering initially flour and bakery ingredients from its Mühlenchemie and DeutscheBack businesses.
Packaging material price hikes continue to challenge, finds FoodProductionDaily survey
The results of the inaugural FoodProductionDaily.com survey gauging the outlook for the food and drink processing industry reveal that commodity and packaging material price increases, the bugbear of the past few months, are proving a challenge for 80...
The food industry in 2010: A retrospective
As 2010 draws to a close, our journalists look back at the issues that have topped agendas across the food, beverage and dietary supplements industries in the last 12 months. Commodity prices, Bisphenol A, obesity, health claims, safety regulations, and...
Closing material loops vital as German aluminium packaging recycling soars - GDA
Germany recycled 96 per cent of aluminium beverage cans that are part of a national deposit scheme in 2009 – the highest rate in Europe, according to a survey by research institute GVM Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung.