PLAINTIFF WON $108 MILLION SUIT AGAINST TALCUM POWDER
A jury in Missouri, US, has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay late Jacqueline Fox’s family US$72 million (over NZ$108 million) in actual and…
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POPULAR CHOCOLATE BARS RECALLED IN 55 COUNTRIES
US giant Mars has issued a voluntary recall of its popular chocolate bars—including brands Mars, Snickers and Milky Way—in 55 countries, after a small…
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EX FOODSTUFFS’ DIRECTOR JOINS METCASH
Former Foodstuffs North Island managing director, Murray Jordan, has moved on to join the Metcash board as a non-executive director. Jordan resigned from Foodstuffs…
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BILL GATES FUNDS AUSSIE TRANSGENIC BANANAS
Tech genius Bill Gates is embarking in a completely different venture; the development of more nutritious GMO bananas. The Center for Tropical Crops and…
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‘WONKY VEG BOXES’ SELLING OUT
They may be ‘ugly’, but they are no less good. Still, in times marked by serial perfection, misshapen fruit and veggies rarely make it…
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SIAL CHINA 2016 IN NUMBERS
Over the past 16 years, SIAL China has been one of the leading trade fairs for the Chinese food market. Scheduled in Shanghai from…
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BRITISH CHAIN REMOVED ALL FOOD COLLECTION POINTS
Since last January, British supermarket chain Asda has reportedly removed permanent collection points for food banks from its stores throughout the UK. Several charities—relying…
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VEGAN CHAIN TO EXPAND INTO THE US
Founded in 2011, German chain Veganz has announced its plans to expand into the United States, by opening a supermarket, a shoe and clothing…
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