Amrit Banaspati acquisition by Bunge will help expand distribution in India

Bunge India and Amrit Banaspati announced that Bunge has completed acquisition of the edible oils and fats business of Amrit Banaspati. Bunge, a global agribusiness and food company that (among a plethora of other activities) processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed has acquired Amrit Banaspati.

Amrit Banaspati is based in the north of India, operating a manufacturing plant in the state of Punjab that includes equipment and facilities for refining crude edible oils, palm oil fractionation, hydrogenation, margarine production and packaging. Read more ...

In China over 90,000 detained over illegal food production

The Chinese government has launched a major offensive on illegal food producers. The high profile campaign was launched on August 22 and aims to eliminate illegal food producers, vendors, factories producing counterfeit products. A statement issued by the ministry particularly noted the results of operations against manufacturing and sale of clenbuterol, an illegal fat-burning drug that is sometimes illegally used as an additive in pig feed, and "gutter oil," or reprocessed cooking oil that is illegally produced using waste oil from restaurants. More than 132,000 cases have been investigated with more than 90,000 suspects being detained since November. Read more ...