Archives for June 20, 2010

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Special edition: Natural and clean label

Consumers' views on natural and clean label terminology

By Jess Halliday

‘No-additives’, and ‘no-preservatives’ are the most popular clean label claims with consumers, while ‘natural’ struggles because of over-use and lack of definition, according to research.

Corn Products buys National Starch for $1.3bn

By Jess Halliday

National Starch is to be sold to US-based Corn Products International for US$1.3bn, current owner Akzo Nobel has confirmed. The news ends over two years of speculation over the business’ future and propels CPI into the European market.

EU organic sector reviews new regulations

By Lorraine Heller

The European organic sector is today meeting in Rome to review the benefits and drawbacks of new organic regulations a year and a half after their implementation.