Archives for January 24, 2011

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The naked truth about kids’ food advertising

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

It was an Emperor’s New Clothes moment for the US food industry last week, when it was revealed that a major initiative touting its responsible advertising to kids actually allows promotion of many unhealthy foods. Is anyone really surprised?

DuPont would move food R&D to Danisco centres post acqusition

By Jess Halliday

DuPont would look to move its food ingredients R&D to Denmark following its acquisition of Danisco, and adopt the latter’s Sales and Application development organisation to get ingredients to market, offer documents reveal.

Special edition: Outsourcing

GMPs boosting need for contract analytical prowess

By Stephen Daniells

The introduction of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) is a boon for contract analytical services, and those with special services to offer are standing out from the crowd.

Vitamin-herb brain claims are ok, finds UK authority

By Shane Starling

The UK branch of German pharma player Boehringer Ingelheim has had brain health adverts for a vitamin-based medicine backed by local watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).