Vanillin supplier strikes competitive edge against Asian rivals
Borregaard's vanillin and ethyl vanillin plant in Norway has acquired the food safety certification FSSC22000 to distinguish it from a rise in competitors.
Archives for August 13, 2013
Brush, floss and chew
Wrigley talks up sugar free gum and denies Mars contributes to tooth decay
Wrigley is urging consumers to chew sugar free gum as part of oral healthcare routines and dismisses that it is contributing to dental diseases through parent company Mars’ sugar-based products.
Law changes proposed for former Soviet confectionery brands
A territory in Far-Eastern Russia has proposed an amendment to federal law that would allow all ex-Soviet factories to once again produce confectionery goods they made before the USSR was dissolved.
Tsudis Chocolate faces $87,000 fine for hand crushing incident
Pittsburgh-based confectioner Tsudis Chocolate is facing a $87,260 fine after multiple failures led to an employee’s hand being crushed in a machine.
Armajaro considers winding down cocoa ops in Ecuador
Cocoa trader Armajaro is considering closing its operations in Ecuador, but says it is business as usual in the Ivory Coast.
The wait is over for a natural blue! FDA approves spirulina as food color in US as Mars petition gets green light
The FDA’s decision to give the thumbs up to spirulina as a source of blue color in candy and gum finally gives US firms a natural alternative to artificial FD&C Blue #1 ('brilliant blue') and opens up new opportunities in natural greens, say color suppliers.