Unilever becomes first company to report on human rights using UN guidelines
Unilever has become the first company to report on its own human rights record using UN guidelines, drawing praise from Oxfam - but much remains to be done, says the NGO.
Archives for June 30, 2015
'Sprouted grains have long term potential to be very big...' Ardent Mills
Sprouted grains: The next big opportunity for the grain chain?
Sprouted whole grains could give the grain industry a real opportunity to claw back the initiative in the debate sparked by books like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly by tapping into demand for more nutrient-rich, minimally processed natural foods, but also...
Healthier RTE cereals exist but consumers aren’t eating them: Study
Consumers are gravitating towards less healthy ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal products and it has nothing to do with price or availability, find researchers.
DISPATCHES FROM ZENITH GLOBAL DAIRY CONGRESS 2015
Mercy for Animals undercover animal cruelty video 'contrived': DFA
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has taken a further swipe at Mercy for Animals, branding a recent undercover investigation by the organization "contrived."
Tech incubator offering $250,000 in seed funding to startups in cultured meat, eggs, milk
San Francisco-based seed stage biotech accelerator Indie Bio is offering up to $250k in seed funding for scientists and entrepreneurs developing cultured meat, milk, and egg products.
GUEST ARTICLE: Why the FDA should take Health Canada’s lead and ditch its added sugars labeling proposal
Supporters of FDA proposals to list ‘added sugars’ on the Nutrition Facts panel say it will help consumers identify foods with more empty calories, while critics say our bodies don’t distinguish between ‘naturally occurring’ and ‘added’ sugar - and...
Kraft-Heinz merger gets thumbs up from Kraft shareholders
The Kraft-Heinz merger got the thumbs up from Kraft shareholders this morning, with 98% voting ‘YES’ to the deal.
PETA files poultry lawsuit in California
Animal rights campaigner PETA has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) with the Los Angeles Superior Court, in response to reports that allege one-third of chickens are being inadequately electrocuted.
Selling complex carbs in a post Grain Brain world: Do grains really make us fat and sick?
Grains, according to the author of best-selling book Grain Brain, are “silent killers”. Not only are they making us fat, says Dr David Perlmutter, “but even healthy ones like whole grains can cause dementia, ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression,...