Nestlé S.A. finalized a deal to acquire Pfizer's infant nutrition business for $11.85 billion, a move that will bolster Nestlé’s position in global infant nutrition, especially in emerging markets with fast-growing populations. The acquisition, subject to regulatory ...More
Olive oil, milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee and apple juice are the seven most likely food ingredients to be targets for intentional or economically motivated adulteration of food, or food fraud, according to analysis of the first U.S. public database created to ...More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today rejected the Natural Resources Defense Council's petition to ban the much-debated chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from food and beverage packaging. FDA said NRDC did not present compelling scientific evidence to impose new ...More
Fueled by consumers who are more conscious about overall health and healthy eating, the global nutraceuticals market, including functional food, functional beverages and dietary supplements, is on track for continued steady growth through 2017, according to a new report ...More
As the industry awaits the March 31, 2012, deadline for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make its final ruling on whether bisphenol A (BPA) should be banned from use in packaging for food and drinks, a report released last month by USDA’s Foreign Agriculture ...More
Driven by demand for functional foods and beverages, the global nutraceutical ingredients sector is predicted to increase 7.2% annually to $23.7 billion in 2015, according to a new report from MarketResearch.com. Hot growth areas include products addressing adult and ...More
BENEO-Institute will hold its 2nd European Scientific Symposium focusing on prebiotic fibers and functional carbohydrates in science and regulation, March 12-13 at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. ...More
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is seeking comments on a number of proposed Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) standards before they go into effect. Industry and public comments are due March 31, 2012. ...More
Mead Johnson Nutrition announced new testing of its Enfamil Premium® Newborn powdered formula linked to Missouri infant’s death last week has revealed no presence of Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii). ...More
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