Archives for October 9, 2008

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DSM targets soft-cheese culture development

By Neil Merrett

A manufacturer of thermaphilic cultures for cheese production has extended the range’s applications with a new product it claims can improve the cost effectiveness of manufacturing softer products such as camembert and brie.

IFOAM and UN unveil tools to smooth organic trade

By Jess Halliday

A six-year effort to harmonise trade in organic produce between markets with different standards and environmental conditions has yielded fruit, with the launch of two tools to establish equivalence between standards and improve market access for farmers...

News briefs: Fonterra in China and Friesland Foods

By Neil Merrett

This week, Fonterra announces support for a Chinese charity to protect infants and mothers in rural areas and Friesland says it will not budge on its provisional 2007 milk price.