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Unveiling Sweet Deception: Examining Health Risks of Artificial Sweeteners

Unveiling Sweet Deception: Examining Health Risks of Artificial Sweeteners

WHO has expressed apprehensions regarding the potential health risks associated with the consumption of artificial sweeteners The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently issued a warning against the consumption of artificial sweeteners, raising concerns about

Food
Bonn Group launches nutrients rich millet based bread in India

Bonn Group launches nutrients rich millet based bread in India

Launch of Millet bread and bakery products is in conjunction with Bonn’s Mission Millet initiative Bonn Group of Industries has launched Millet Bread and other bakery products under its category like Millet Pizza and Millet

Nutritionals
Takeda India partners with Save the Children to strengthen maternal and child health, nutrition

Takeda India partners with Save the Children to strengthen maternal and child health, nutrition

This intervention will also address the requirement for testing and treatment of anaemia Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India (formerly known as Baxalta Bioscience India) has announced a three-year partnership with Save the Children - Bal Raksha Bharat

Food
Amul opens state-of-the-art advanced organic food testing lab in Gandhinagar

Amul opens state-of-the-art advanced organic food testing lab in Gandhinagar

To provide organic testing results meeting international standards to organic farmers and industry players at an affordable price Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) (Amul Federation) has set up a State-of-the-Art Advanced Organic Testing

Ingredients
Roquette launches new excipient for stability of probiotic supplements

Roquette launches new excipient for stability of probiotic supplements

PEARLITOL ProTec is fully compliant with the standards of all major pharmacopeias French firm Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, has announced the launch of

People
Mondelez International appoints Samir Jain as President of India biz

Mondelez International appoints Samir Jain as President of India biz

To scale India business with his experience coupled with cross-functional leadership US-headquartered Mondelez International has roped in Samir Jain as President of India Business. He will take over the role of Deepak Iyer, who has

Supplier
GEA to invest EUR 50 M in modernisation of German centrifuge production facilities

GEA to invest EUR 50 M in modernisation of German centrifuge production facilities

Focus on sustainable production, including digitalised and automated processes GEA will invest around EUR 50 million in the modernisation of its German centrifuge production facilities in Oelde (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Niederahr (Rhineland-Palatinate) by the end

Technologies
Metropolis introduces AI-powered allergy component testing

Metropolis introduces AI-powered allergy component testing

This test can detect 158 food allergens, 127 respiratory allergens and 10 contact allergens Metropolis Healthcare has announced the launch of a novel testing platform based on Component Resolved Diagnostics (CRD) to support India’s population in diagnosing various

Food
Akshayakalpa forays into organic vegetables and fruits category with ‘Greens’

Akshayakalpa forays into organic vegetables and fruits category with ‘Greens’

To start the delivery of fruits and vegetables in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad in phases Akshayakalpa Organic has announced its foray into organic vegetable and fruits category with ‘Greens’. Under ‘Greens’, Akshayakalpa will offer organic

Ingredients
Azelis acquires Gillco Ingredients for expansion into American food & nutrition market

Azelis acquires Gillco Ingredients for expansion into American food & nutrition market

Strengthening the lateral value chain for the food and nutrition market Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the