McNeil launches tabletop sugar and stevia blend
McNeil Nutritionals has launched a new all-natural, low-calorie tabletop sweetener containing a blend of sugar and stevia.
Archives for September 21, 2009
Nestle Waters executive attacks 'enhanced' water
The head of Nestle Waters North America has attacked enhanced water calling it a problem category during a speech defending the growth potential of ordinary bottled water.
'Brand Canada' gets funding boost
The Canadian government has announced a $32 million investment into a branding initiative to enhance the competitiveness of the country’s food sector.
CAPI calls for food industry involvement in public health policy
A new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) has proposed an integrated system for food, health and agricultural policy, to tackle health problems from a food and nutrition perspective.
Mediterranean weed offers natural fruit flavours: Study
Extracts from a Mediterranean wild shrub have a fruit-like aroma, which shows their potential to flavour beverages, suggest new findings from Italy.
US meat body demands E-beam irradiation decision
US authorities should stop dragging their feet and speed up the rule-making process to allow electron beam irradiation to be used in beef processing, said the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Finding the perfect stevia blend – natural or not
The first stevia-sweetened products have begun to emerge, but until the sweetener blend is perfected, they could potentially harm consumers’ interest in stevia, said a senior analyst at Mintel.