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Europe: Yes on country-of-origin, no on traffic lights
10-06-17Compulsory country-of-origin food labelling could become mandatory for all meat, poultry, dairy products and other single-ingredient products sold in the EU after it was accepted by the European Parliament yesterday. In a first...
Amcor buys US plastic package business
10-06-16Amcor Ltd has bought a US plastic packaging business for $US280 million ($A326 million) as the company targets health care and food related industries for growth. Amcor says it will buy Ball Plastics Packaging Americas from Ball...
Cigarette packaging changes called not so mild
10-06-15In anticipation of a ban against using words such as "light" or "mild" on cigarette labels and ads, tobacco companies have lightened package colors to convey the same message, a move the American Lung Association and Rep. Henry...
Food Industry spends €1 billion in fight against health warnings
10-06-14Next week MEPs are due to vote on new legislation on food labelling – determining what nutritional information should be displayed on the packaging of items such as snacks, soft drinks and ready-meals. The vote has been the...
Danone to acquire Medical Nutrition USA
10-06-11Danone has entered into an agreement with Medical Nutrition USA Inc. Danone will pay an amount of approximately $62m in cash to MNI’s shareholders for the acquisition of 100% of the capital. MNI introduced the concept of liquid...