Report examines branding potential of social networking
Facebook is by far the most popular social media network amongst US consumers, although the value of such networks for brand promotion has not yet been maximized, suggests a new survey.
Archives for July 16, 2009
‘Metallic’ pine nut mystery stumps food analysts
The UK’s Food Standards Agency is investigating curious reports of a lingering metallic taste in the mouth of people who have eaten pine nuts, sometimes lasting as long as two weeks.
DSM joins fight to halve global hunger by 2015
Dutch ingredients giant, DSM, has joined a campaign to improve nutrient deficiency by broadening the distribution of micronutrient sachets and nutrient-boosted rice to some of the world’s two billion nutrient-deprived citizens under a UN program.
Don’t wait for fall to act on food safety, says CU
Every day that Congress delays in passing the Food Safety Enhancement Act puts more lives at risk, Consumers Union is claiming – and had the provisions been in place this year’s ‘deadly peanut debacle’ may never have happened.