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ADM acquires Morocco processing facility; expands sweetener footprint
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The acquisition builds on ADM’s 2015 sweetener expansion in Europe when the company acquired certain assets of Eaststarch...
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Mars to remove all artificial colours from its food products
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Products across the range of the company’s chocolate, gum, confection, food and drink businesses will be affected by the change, which will take place incrementally over the next five years...
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Is sugar the new fat?
5 February 2016 | By Victoria White, New Food
We want your comments on the sugar debate. Do you think manufacturers should be doing more to reduce sugar in products? Perhaps you think consumers should take more responsibility for their own sugar intake? Let us know...
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New Food’s top 10 stories from 2015
28 January 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor, New Food
New Food magazine have put together our highlights of 2015, based on what our readers have been looking at most...
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WHO childhood obesity report recommends taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks
27 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The report recommends the implementation of comprehensive programmes that promote the intake of healthy foods and reduce the intake of unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages...
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MEPs back emergency plan to import Tunisian olive oil duty free
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The EP Trade Committee has backed the proposed emergency measure to import 70,000 tonnes of olive oil duty free to help boost the Tunisian economy following last year's terrorist attacks in the country...
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Cargill inaugurates wet corn milling plant in Karnataka
22 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The new $100 million state-of-the-art site is spread over 44.5 acres of land and has a capacity to mill 800 tonnes of corn daily...
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FSS agrees radical measures to improve the Scottish diet
20 January 2016 | By Victoria White
FSS has accepted the suggestion of giving manufacturers and retailers 12 months in which to come up with an alternative acceptable solution to a sugar tax...
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Mexico sugary drinks tax linked with 12% cut in sales after one year
11 January 2016 | By Victoria White
A study has found that a 10% tax on sugar sweetened drinks in Mexico was also associated with an overall 4% increase in purchases of untaxed beverages in the first year of implementation...
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Cargill’s lecithin products ready to go for bakery customers
8 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Following the US Food and Drug Administration’s 2015 ruling on partially hydrogenated oils (PHO), Cargill is offering bread manufacturers its lecithin products as a successful replacement for monoglycerides and DATEM...
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Public Health England launches Sugar Smart app
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The Sugar Smart app works by scanning the barcode of products and revealing the amount of total sugar it contains in cubes and grams...
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Flavorchem announces new line of Non-GMO Project Verified flavours
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Some of the current Flavours offered are cocoa, coffee, orange, lime, peppermint and lemon with more being added...
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Frutarom announces acquisitions in Europe and Asia
14 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Frutarom has signed an agreement for the purchase of 100% of the shares of Sagema of Austria and Wiberg of Germany for approximately $130.4 million, and Inventive Technology Ltd. and Prowin International Ltd. for $17 million...
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Annatto extract shows promise as food grade colourant for citrus
11 December 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study has revealed three food grade colourants that are promising natural alternatives to CR2 in improving peel colour in citrus fruits...
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Olenex to become a full-function joint venture in 2016
10 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Olenex was established in 2012 as a partnership between Archer Daniels Midland Company and Wilmar International Limited for the sale and marketing of refined vegetable oils and fats...
