Ajinomoto Vietnam Co. deploys school meal project by means such as the software. Singapore – It is now widely known that school meals can promote health among school-age children. In Western countries, people are fully aware of the importance of healthy food options for school children. In France, for example, where lunch is the[Read More…]
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Queensland government offers A$100K for Strawberry contamination information
The government of Queensland has offered $100,000 Australian dollars to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the strawberry contamination. The strawberry contamination scare in Australia has caused recall of the fruit of major brands from the supermarket. The Queensland Health Department[Read More…]
Food+Wine Victoria to deliver food business event Global Table
The organisation behind the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Food + Wine Victoria, has been selected to deliver new internationally-focused agriculture, food and beverage business event Global Table. The largest food business event ever staged in Australia, Global Table is part of the Taste Victoria strategy launched this month by[Read More…]
Verita completes acquisition of AVS Nutrition
AVS provides a range of services relating to Health Foods, Supplements, Vitamins and Complementary Medicines; from sourcing, supplying, packaging and contract manufacturing to development of customised products and innovative formulations. Singapore – Verita Healthcare Group Ltd announced its acquisition of a 70% shareholding in Australia Vitamin and Sports Nutrition Pty[Read More…]
HSA issues warning against new weight loss product
The ingredients, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, are typically used as medicines to relieve blocked nose and cough. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has found that the “Ke Le” weight loss product sold online contains two undeclared potent medicinal ingredients that could pose serious health risks. Ke Le has been promoted online[Read More…]
Griffith Institute collaborates with ATP Science
ATP Science believes that the research collaboration with Griffith University will specifically yield new knowledge in novel plant extracts that can be incorporated into new and existing ATP Science supplement products to enhance the nutritional value delivered to clients and end-users of the products. ATP Science, a health science company[Read More…]
Coca-Cola on the hunt for Horlicks
Coca-Cola’s interest in Horlicks comes a week after it acquired Costa Coffee for a value of US$5.1 billion. Singapore – Coca-Cola is preparing to make a bid for GlaxoSmithKline property Horlicks, for an estimated US$3.9 billion. Coca-Cola’s interest in the Indian malted milk drink business follows shortly after the company’s acquisition of[Read More…]
Korea Ginseng Association certifies Korean Ginseng’s quality
Korean Ginseng was proved in a research in 2002 done by the Chung-Ang University Ginseng Industrial Research Center to have higher levels of the six main active nutrients — G-Rb2, G-Rh1, Ge, G-Rg1, G-Rf and Se — in a study comparing ginseng from Korea, Japan, Canada and China. The Korea[Read More…]
FDA includes sugar cane fibre on the list of approved dietary fibres
Melbourne scientists find significant levels of polyphenols in Tamu’s Five10FIBRE Singapore – Scientists at Melbourne University have confirmed the presence of a significant quantity of polyphenolic compounds including flavonoids in the sugar cane fibre used in Tamu Group’s Five10FIBRE. Polyphenols are a complex group of micronutrients that are widely distributed[Read More…]
Japan pitches JPY 600 M for food assistance in Gaza
Food insecurity remains a critical issue in Gaza, and many Palestine refugee families face difficulties in meeting their minimum food needs. The Japanese Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, Takeshi Okubo, and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) Commissioner-General, Pierre Krähenbühl, have signed an agreement[Read More…]
