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Regulatory News Mar 12,2010

FSA Board Agrees Single Front-of-Pack Label Plan

The Board's recommendation clearly signals that the Agency does not support FOP labels using only % GDAs, but that % GDAs should be combined with either traffic light colours or text, and should ideally have all three elements.

Business News Mar 12,2010

DARÉGAL invests 12 million euros in new Spanish site

DARÉGAL, in partnership with local farmers, aims to grow more than 500 hectares of aromatic herbs, with the main focus being on basil and Mediterranean herbs such thyme and rosemary etc.

Packaging & Technology News Mar 12,2010

Nine Tetra Pak Factories Honored for Manufacturing Excellence

Since they began in 1964 the JPIM Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) awards have become among the most prestigious in the manufacturing industry. The awards recognise plants which fulfil the demanding requirements of the JIPM’s continuous improvement programme.

Regulatory News Mar 12,2010

CIAA Welcomes Constructive Cross-Stakeholder Debate on Portions

CIAA welcomes the large degree of convergence that, in addition to mandatory nutrition labelling per 100g/ml back-of-pack, panellists agreed some front-of-pack information was useful for consumers in providing simple, at-a-glance information on food and drink products.

Business News Mar 12,2010

NutraCea Completes Sale of Non-Core Cereal Ingredients Business to Kerry

It represents a first but significant step in the execution of our strategy aimed at selling non-core assets to pay down debt and refocus on our core businesses of stabilized rice bran, defatted rice bran, rice bran oil and nutraceutical.

Food Research Mar 12,2010

Scarcity of Phosphorus Threat to Global Food Production

Phosphorous is extracted from phosphate rock, a non-renewable resource that is used almost exclusively in agriculture. Two thirds of the world’s resources are in China, Morocco, and Western Sahara.

Business News Mar 12,2010

Kalsec Expands Chinese Presence

This new office reflects Kalsec’s commitment to support customers locally and deliver spice & herb extracts, natural colours and natural antioxidants to food and beverage manufacturers in China.

Food Research Mar 12,2010

ARS Sends Third Seed Shipment to Norway Seed Vault

ARS' goal, over the next 10 to 15 years, is have the majority of the system's 511,000 collections stored in the vault, which is administered by Norway's Nordic Genetic Resources Center together with the Global Crop Diversity Trust.