Tag: Food inspection
Sales of laboratory meat in the EU applied for
Dusseldorf The manufacturer of Bärchenwurst wants to sell hot dogs with meat from cell cultures in the future. A subsidiary of In Family Foods has submitted an application to the…
WHO classifies sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic”.
Dusseldorf The sweetener aspartame is widespread – in diet drinks as well as in sugar-free chewing gum, low-calorie yoghurt, desserts or sweets. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research…
Fragrance manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against cartel allegations
Fragrance mixtures at Symrise The Dax group defends itself against cartel allegations. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against the ongoing antitrust…
Investigations against Symrise on suspicion of a cartel are ongoing
Dusseldorf The antitrust investigations against the German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise are ongoing. The Dax group and its three major competitors are suspected of having coordinated their pricing policy…
An advertising ban for unhealthy food misses the mark
Ferrero sweets Minister Cem Özdemir wants to restrict advertising for unhealthy food. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Two things are indisputable: sweets are the most advertised foods in Germany. And every sixth child…
Symrise share collapses, fragrance manufacturer suspected of being a cartel
Symrise headquarters in Holzminden The German fragrance manufacturer is suspected of being a cartel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into…
Symrise share collapses, fragrance manufacturer suspected of being a cartel
Symrise headquarters in Holzminden The German fragrance manufacturer is suspected of being a cartel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into…
Profit falls for the first time in twelve years
Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into illegal price agreements with its three major competitors. Both the EU antitrust authorities and the Swiss…
Profit falls for the first time in twelve years
Dusseldorf The success story of the fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise gets a small setback. After twelve years of increasing profits, CEO Heinz-Jürgen Bertram had to present a lower result…
Dax group Symrise expands its board of directors – for the first time a woman on the management board
Stephanie Cossmann The manager is moving from Lanxess to Symrise. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is expanding its Executive Board by two members as of February…
Retailers are not the problem when food is thrown away
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Basically, we should all be ashamed: it cannot seriously be…
We all need to outlaw food waste
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Basically, we should all be ashamed: it cannot seriously be…
Why retailers refuse to legalize containerization
Demonstration of the organization “We’re fed up!” The federal government wants to follow the demands and legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) and Agriculture…
Why retailers refuse to legalize containerization
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Dusseldorf Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) and Agriculture Minister Cem…
Fragrance and aroma manufacturer: 126 million euros write-off: Dax group Symrise gives profit warning
Production at Symrise The Dax group warns of lower profits. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise expects lower profits than expected for the past year. The Dax…
Nutrition now and then – chart of the week
Dusseldorf The diet of the Germans has changed considerably over the past hundred years: While bread and potatoes used to be the main foods to fill you up, today it…
Nutri-Score could become mandatory – but there is competition
Nutri Score The French label has the best chance of becoming the basis for an EU-wide system. (Photo: dpa) Brussels More than every second adult European is overweight. The EU…
Dax group Symrise is growing in the crisis
Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is crisis-proof. Despite the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and rising raw material costs, the Dax group increased its sales in the…
DSM and Firmenich decide on billion-dollar merger
perfume bottles Firmenich is one of the major European suppliers of flavors and fragrances. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf A new multi-billion merger is taking place in the European specialty chemicals industry.…
DSM and Firmenich decide on billion-dollar merger
perfume bottles Firmenich is one of the major European suppliers of flavors and fragrances. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf A new multi-billion merger is taking place in the European specialty chemicals industry.…