Herbalife to expand manufacturing footprint
Direct selling supplements giant Herbalife aims to expand its manufacturing footprint dramatically over the next two-to-four years as it steps up plans to make more of its products in-house.
Archives for August 2, 2011
‘Taste terminator’ protein may explain distorted bitter tastes
Researchers from Monell and Givaudan have discovered a ‘taste terminator’ protein inside taste cells, which may control the way we perceive bitter taste signals.
FDA reopens comments on gluten-free labeling
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened comments on its proposed thresholds for gluten traces in products labeled as gluten free – four years after it originally proposed the guidelines.
CSPI urges revision of ‘understated’ serving size information
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Margaret Hamburg, urging a revision of serving size regulations.
Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Dole and others dismiss lead-in-juice allegations
A troop of beverage companies in the US, including Coca-Cola, Del Monte and Dole, have made a move to dismiss allegations that their fruit juices contain harmful lead traces.