Biocatalysts launches new protease

The non-animal protease reduces bitterness in enzyme modified cheese applications

Urban agriculture agreement focuses on food security

Swedish innovation company and leading Chinese university continues development for sustainable urban food production in China

MIT brings EmTech to Singapore

The conference on the emerging technologies that matter will be at the Marina Bay Sands from 20-21 January 2014

Lasers might be the cure for brain diseases

Diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could be cured using multi-photon laser technique

Blending sciences for complete advanced solutions

At this year’s in-cosmetics, Lubrizol, Lipotec and Active Organics have collaborated to showcase specialty ingredients for personal care products.

Fi & Hi India finds recipe for success

Local food industry is expected to reach $200 billion by 2015 INDIA is fast becoming one of the most sought-after destinations for food investments. According to the Government of India, the local food industry is currently growing at an annual rate of 13% and is valued at US$135 billion.

The process of elimination

THE ‘free-from’ movement has been present in Western markets for some decades now, and Asian markets are showing similar signs of adopting the trend, which has been largely driven by consumers seeking to eliminate certain ingredients from their diets entirely. Individuals are becoming more aware of common food ingredients, including dairy, gluten, sugar, and fat, and a perceived relationship between undesirable problems and the culinary culprit. These consumers cannot take in certain ingredients

China issues iron ore import licenses for 113.2 million mt in Sept

In September this year, China issued iron ore import licenses for a total of 113.2002 million mt, valued at $14.228 billion.

Options for the lactose-intolerant

Vegetal dairy substitutes are an emerging sector in Asia, writes THOMAS SCHMIDT* ASIAN consumers in both traditional and non-traditional milk-consuming countries are including more milk and dairy products in their diets. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Asia’s milk consumption has nearly doubled in recent decades, to an estimated 247 million tonnes in 20081.

MOC: China’s foreign trade to maintain steady growth trend

China’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it expects Chinese foreign trade to maintain a steady growth trend.

Allergy vs. intolerance

Both exhibit a few similar symptoms, and it takes a professional to determine the subtle differences, writes VICENTE DE VEYRA III

MOC: China’s foreign trade to maintain steady growth trend

China’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it expects Chinese foreign trade to maintain a steady growth trend.