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Codex needs to find new standards

Codex needs to find new standards

Started with 30 members in July 1963, Codex Alimentarius Commission, a principal joint organ of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) has grown to include 185 member governments, one member

Interview
“With Codex harmonisation India will have global level playing field”

“With Codex harmonisation India will have global level playing field”

Harmonisation with Codex standards is being discussed in the food industry and there is a demand from the industry for harmonisation of Codex standards as that reduces many obstacles. There is lot of expectation about

From the Editor
Mood, food and gut feeling

Mood, food and gut feeling

Weight, shape, and look of the body are very serious interconnected concerns in society. Dieting and exercise are normally prescribed to overcome the problem. But experience tells us that it is one of the most

Latest News
MGP hires Buttshaw to lead ingredients business

MGP hires Buttshaw to lead ingredients business

MGP, a supplier of specialty wheat proteins and starches, has announced the appointment of Michael Buttshaw to the position of Vice President of Ingredients Sales and Marketing, effective immediately.“We are excited to have Michael assume

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Prebiotics may help ease anxiety

Prebiotics may help ease anxiety

A study published in Psychopharmacology shows that a prebiotic, trans-galactooligosaccharide may help reduce anxiety and stress in healthy subjects. In the study, 45 subjects received either one of two prebiotics (fructooligosaccharides [FOS] or Bimuno-galactooligosaccharides [B-GOS])

Allied Industry
Heinz opens infant cereal factory in China

Heinz opens infant cereal factory in China

Heinz, one of the worlds’s leading marketers and producers of healthy, convenient and affordable foods specializing in ketchup, sauces, meals, soups, snacks and infant nutrition, has opened its largest infant cereal production plant in Foshan

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PepsiCo announces leadership appointments

PepsiCo announces leadership appointments

PepsiCo driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana, has announced 2 leadership appointments to the company’s management team. Enderson Guimaraes, currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO), PepsiCo

Allied Industry
Scientists be allowed to work to reduce agri input cost

Scientists be allowed to work to reduce agri input cost

Famers are facing serious trouble over rising input costs of agriculture and all scientists are of the opinion that it should be reduced. It could be reduced with the help of indigenous science. But for

Ingredients
Arjuna Natural extracts bags US patent for turmeric extract formulation

Arjuna Natural extracts bags US patent for turmeric extract formulation

Arjuna Natural Extracts, one of the leading manufacturer and exporter of standardized botanical extracts for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, has received a US patent (No. 8859020) for its BCM-95, turmeric extract formulation. The composition is

Ingredients
Volume of Indian spice market to grow by 14% until 2018

Volume of Indian spice market to grow by 14% until 2018

As spice is such an essential ingredient across Indian cuisine, emerging trends and new developments are often overlooked in a market that initially seems saturated. Canadean, leading in-depth market research provider in beverages, packaging, ingredients,