Archives for December 14, 2006

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Nestlé rejects FDA doubts on infant formula

By  staff reporter

Infant formula made by food and nutrition giant Nestlé will not be recalled in the US, the group has said, despite warnings from the country's food regulator.

Forbes, Carrefour confident over Reducol roll-out

By  staff reporter

Reducol could have a big impact on heart disease rates in France, say Forbes Medi-Tech and Carrefour, the supermarket giant that recently launched a range of yoghurt products containing the cholesterol-lowering ingredient.

Yili expands ice-cream, yoghurt production

By  Dominique Patton

China's biggest dairy group Yili is investing further in the ice-cream market, revealing a plan to spend CNY215.5 million (€20.8m) on two new ice-cream production facilities.

Parliament passes chemicals law

By  Ahmed ElAmin

The EU Parliament yesterday voted for a tougher regulatory regime for chemicals, requiring producers and users to replace some of the current chemicals in use with safer alternatives, if they exist.