Nanosilver has no place in consumer products such as foods or cosmetics until the potential hazards from the substance have been fully scrutinised, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
The US healthy foods market is being hit by the recession, despite sales rising 1.8 % to reach US$142 billion (NZ $215 billion), according to the NutraIngredients.com.
Shenzhen's move comes after a series of pay rises in China. Beijing will increase its minimum wage by 20 % to 960 yuan per month from 800 yuan from July 1.
A cholesterol-lowering bread product will this month hit the shelves of Romania, marking efforts by Finland’s Raisio to expand its Benecol brand into a wider range of food applications, according to NutraIngredients.com.
Increased demand from the sports nutrition and dietary supplements industries could see the US whey protein approach 500 million pounds (250 million kg) by 2015, according to NutraIngredients.com, citing a Global Industry Analysts report.
According to Datamonitor, the bakery and cereals sector in Asia Pacific will be worth US$68.5 billion (NZ$103 billion), with an expected CAGR of 6.4% between 2008 and 2013.
Exporters with interest in the Hong Kong market needing information about the recently signed Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between New Zealand and Hong Kong can attend information seminars held across three cities in mid June.
The researchers will now begin developing models to predict changes in aroma profile over time and at different storage temperatures, to help winemakers manage the quality of their finished product.
Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group producers receive 2.1 pence per litre premium for their milk above the market price, which is designed to reward farmers for good agricultural practice. The payment builds to an average of £26,000 (NZ$59,000) per farmer, per year.
Slow steaming has at the end of May 2010 absorbed 100 ships totalling 580,000 TEU, or 4.1 % of the world's cellular fleet, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing the Paris-based Alphaliner agency.
A revolutionary UHT milk processing system by Tetra Pak slashes production time by up to 90%, cuts operating costs in half and reduces capital outlay by almost a third compared to conventional equipment, according to DairyReporter.com.
The US has set final anti-dumping duties of 136.76 to 145.18% on the steel product to offset below-market pricing, according to a PeopleDaily online report which quotes China's Xinhua news agency.
A newly-developed deep freeze packaging said to be the first multilayer film to be made from renewable sources is set for a European launch, according to FoodProductionDaily.Com.
Digestive health-based products is the primary focus of food products marketed around the world for an added health benefit – except in the United States, according to NutraIngredients-USA.Com.
The annual tea consumption is on the increase in the UAE, which registered a remarkable 47% growth in the consumption rates, according to TradeArabia.com.
Airlines' load factors are still at record or near-record highs due to slower rise in capacity while air freight demand rose 26% during the first quarter, according a report by the Shipping Gazette.
Google has pulled back another curtain and revealed the size of its lucrative internet ad network in the US. It spans more than 1.5 million advertisers and websites, according to the NZ Herald, citing an Associateed Press (AP).
Air New Zealand will be enabling its new Boeing 777-300 aircraft with mobile phone and data capability, with the first aircraft due for delivery in November this year, according to Voxy.com.
