Coffee prices on the increase as shortage bites
The price of coffee has risen, and is expected to continue to rise, as a result of a shortage on the world market.
Archives for August 23, 2006
One hump or two? Camel milk ice cream is here
A leading dairy firm in the Middle East is attempting to trade on the health benefits of camel's milk by using it to make a lower fat, reduced sugar ice cream.
Functional drinks driving UK yoghurt boom
Sales of yoghurt in the UK are set to increase by 40 per cent over the next five years, and smash the £2bn barrier by 2011, with surging functional yoghurt drinks driving sales.
China returns US milk powder with excess nitrite
China has sent back more than 100 metric tons of American milk powder after it was found to contain potentially dangerous levels of nitrite.
A flow meter that doesn't require production line overhaul
A new flow meter has the ability to accurately measure bi-directional flow without processing contact, allowing processors to adapt it to their operations without structural overhauls, say its designers.
Japan natamycin approval opens door to Far East
Japan recently announced its approval of natamycin, an antimycotic used in cheese and meat production.
House moves to ban carbon monoxide packaging
Policy makers within the US House Committee on Agriculture are mulling over a proposal to ban carbon monoxide from meat packaging in the US, potentially ending the controversy surrounding the process.