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symrise is closing a production facility in spain as part of restructuring plans which aim to improve the company’s bottom line. although sales remained stable for the first quarter of 2009, profits for the fragrance and flavour supplier dropped 16 per cent compared to last year’s quarter. ceo gerold linzbach said the company has been involved in a restructuring plan for some time and had already implemented some changes, mainly in western europe.

latest round of research to identify the ideal front-of-pack labelling scheme indicates that a combination of traffic lights and gdas is best understood by consumers. nutrition labelling is a hot topic since a new regulation that would make one standardised system mandatory across the eu is currently being debated. at present many different schemes are used in the eu, and indeed within individual member states, which some fear could confuse consumers.

dietary intakes of acrylamide are not related to increased risks of brain cancer, says a new study from maastricht university in the netherlands. acrylamide intake, at levels commonly consumed in the dutch diet, had no impact on the risk of brain cancer, according to findings of a study with 58,279 men and 62,573 women in the netherlands cohort study on diet and cancer published in the cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention .

unilever’s activities in the developing and emerging markets and the us have proved key to growth in q1, but private label presents a challenge to brands. the anglo-dutch consumer products group has today reported organic growth on 4.8 per cent, with a total turnover of €9.5bn. moreover, the developed and emerging markets were said to have seen double-digit growth, while performance in the us was “improved”.

drinking a glass of freshly squeezed juice every morning will not only bring your body joy, but a new study now shows that it will lower the risk for obesity. that glass of fresh orange juice is looking tastier than ever. previous studies that show the downfalls of fruit juice have failed to distinguish between store bought fruit juice and freshly squeezed juice; there is a big gap between the two, and this new study proves it.

the first line of defense against the two most commonly used and pernicious food additives, msg and aspartame, is avoidance. however, complete avoidance is not possible for everyone all the time. msg, monosodium glutamate, has been disguised with several different names. aspartame or its primary constituent, aspartic acid, along with disguised variations of msg, have even shown up in food products or supplements sold in health food stores! eating out, you're sure to be taking in some msg .

yogurt that’s good for your gut, butter that helps your heart, soft drinks that boost your brain power. the food industry has been busily churning out functional foods and beverages, filling store shelves and offering consumers more options than ever for fortifying their diets beyond basic nutrition. but, as u.s. news & world report recently noted, “claims about the health benefits of these foods can be confusing at best and misleading at worst.

frieslandcampina has announced that the european commission and the netherlands competition authority have approved the acquisition by arla foods of nijkerk dairy from koninklijke frieslandcampina.the transfer has also been approved by the nijkerk dairy works council. the transaction includes the nijkerk dairy daily fresh dairy business, its assets and the brands breaker, milk&fruit, kwarkyoghurt and melkunie.

papa john's international, an operator of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants, has posted a net income of $17.84m, or $0.64 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended march 29, 2009, compared to 2008 first quarter net income of $8.62m, or $0.3 per diluted share.the company posted revenues of $284.97m for the first quarter of 2009, representing a decrease of 1.4% from revenues of $289m for the same period in 2008.

the food and drug administration (fda) has taken another blow as a us news organization published figures on thursday showing it is failing to meet its goals for auditing individual states’ food safety inspections. the fda aims to audit at least seven percent of food safety inspections that are carried out by state authorities on its behalf, in order to ensure they come up to a satisfactory standard.