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by admin · February 10, 2016

The US represents a vast, largely untapped playground for manufacturers of prebiotic fibres and probiotics, according to Foodmanufacturer.co.uk.
Shanghai will be able to produce 100,000 new energy vehicles every year, including 60,000 passenger vehicles by 2012.
A new intelligent technology that gives a running countdown of a product’s shelf life by analysing time and temperature data could replace traditional ‘use by’ dates on food labels.
Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, released on Thursday by the World Economic Forum.
Denmark’s Maersk Line has announced it will slash its reefer TEU service network, cutting more than 20 ports because of the strong market shift from TEUs to FEUs in recent years, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that genetically engineered (GE) salmon is safe for human consumption in documents released ahead of a public meeting on the issue due later this month, according to FoodNavigator.com.
The demand for interior design services in the UAE is expected to surge with an anticipated $14.6 billion (NZD$20.23 billion) in interior design contracts and fitouts to be spent in 2010, according to TradeArabia.com.
Supermarket “store brand” food products often match premium labels for taste and nutritional value, as well as being much cheaper, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Exhibitors at this year’s Gitex Shopper, the largest consumer IT and electronics show in the Middle East, are planning the biggest ever sales bonanza for Middle East consumers, with launches of the latest technology products and exclusive offers.
Hybrid rice in China has significantly helped increase rice output and allowed 20% of the world’s population to feed itself with just 7% of world’s farmland.
One more Indian whisky brand from the country has made it to the list of 10 largest selling spirit brands in the world, according to Times of India. Indian whiskies, which were unaffected by the recession, have now emerged as new power brands in the global arena. The millionaire brand list is dominated by India with six whisky brands figuring in the list of world’s top 10—Bagpiper, McDowell No.1, Officer’s Choice, Original Choice, Royal Stag and Old Tavern.
The UAE is the most connected country in the Arab World, according to the Arab Advisors Group’s annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM). Saudi Arabia and Qatar were second and third respectively.
JK Shin, head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications division, was quoted as saying at the IFA trade show in Berlin that its 2010 smartphone sales would be far higher than its original target of 18 million units, due to the popularity of its Android-based Galaxy S model.
The poll said that out of more than 4 million Filipinos who are active internet users, 98.1% watch videos on the internet. This figure is higher than the global average of 82.8%.
If the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) decides that the genetically engineered salmon is fit for human consumption, it would be the first animal produced through genetic engineering to be approved in the US.
According to MeatProcess.com, nearly 40,000 people have signed up to a Facebook group criticising the packaging material, plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), for being too loud. It is said to biodegrade in as little as 14 weeks, while conventional chip packets typically take over 100 years.
JAPAN’s NYK Line Ltd will change its name to NYK Container Line Ltd on November 1 upon the transfer of business from Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (TSK) to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, the company has announced