The new Food Information Regulation (FIR), designed to make food labelling easier to understand for consumers, has been published by the European Union. Read more
Works with Water Nutraceuticals, a natural food supplement brand from Lancashire (UK), is to sign a distribution agreement with the Consumer Goods Division of DKSH Asia for its anti-blemish product help: clear skin. Read more
UK bottler, Fonthill Waters, has recently signed a license agreement to market products under the Powwow brand name. Read more
Premier Foods has pledged only to source egg and egg products which comply with new EU welfare standards in the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive which comes into force across all EU Member States in January 2012. Read more
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been informed that Marks and Spencer Garlic and Coriander Butterfly Prawns have been sold without the presence of milk being declared in the allergy information panel. Read more
SymphonyIRI Group has launched a special report into the balance of power between retailer's own label brands and national brands across Europe. Read more
Stevia Corp has confirmed that its entry into the farm management side of its business model has been met with rapid acceptance as the latest farm management agreement has been entered into with its second Vietnam grower partner, Asia Stevia Inv... Read more
Synergy Technologies (STI), a privately held provider of processing aids and anti-microbial solutions to the food processing industry, has completed its acquisition of SteriFx, a firm concentrating in providing anti-microbial protection to the p... Read more
The Costa Rican–American Chamber of Commerce has recognised Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica SA, a Dole division in Costa Rica, for excellence in labour relations for the company's contribution to the community through its workforce relation... Read more
A nearly two-month investigation has ended with the release of a Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report linking romaine lettuce to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at least 60 people in 10 states. Read more
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