Australian medical body calls for more controls on alcohol marketing
A new report by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has come out strongly against alcohol companies and the way they market to young people.
Archives for September 20, 2012
Goddess Energy flirts with hoodia in energy drink
US firm Goddess Energy has launched an energy drink for women called Flirt, which is on East Coast sale as a dietary supplement with one interesting appetite-suppressing bioactive, Hoodia Gordonii.
The challenges of ‘natural’ and ‘bumpy road’ tests: Efficient troubleshooting in action
Dealing with problems that may arise in the formulation of food and beverage products is vital for manufacturers. In the second part of his look at troubleshooting, Leatherhead Food Research’s Dr Wayne Morley applies his top tips to real case studies.
Coca-Cola Refreshments hails 'confidence' in management as union tastes Texas defeat
Coca-Cola has hailed a 'vote of confidence' in management, after staff voted against making its Fort Worth bottling site the firm's first corporate-owned unionized plant in the South.
Top analyst predicts FDA wriggle room in supplement-beverage guidance
With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) poised to publish guidance on distinguishing between beverages and liquid dietary supplements, one analyst tells BeverageDaily.com he doesn’t see the agency cracking down too hard on traditional energy drinks.
Sunsweet teams up with CreAgri to develop beverages packed with olive polyphenols on new anti-inflammatory platform
Californian co-operative Sunsweet Growers has tied up with olive polyphenols expert CreAgri to develop a new range of juices containing Hidrox, a potent anti-inflammatory ingredient from olive juice.