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29-Apr-2003

Premature births linked to nutrition levels

Even modest restrictions in maternal nutrition around the time of conception can lead to premature births and long-term adverse health effects for offspring, suggests new...

28-Apr-2003

Powerful antioxidant ready for shipping

US food ingredients company Applied Food Sciences announced last week that it has begun shipments of its green coffee bean extract product - Green Coffee...

25-Apr-2003

New blight-resistant chickpea

A new chickpea variety called Sierra has been released by scientists at the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Sierra's high yield combined with disease resistance...

Tough quarter for flavour company

Lower sales volumes and higher selling expenses resulted in a drop in net sales for the first quarter ended 31 March 2003 for US company...

Ways to glaze

A new alternative to the traditional egg wash for bakery products has hit the market with ICI subsidiary National Starch & Chemical launching Versa-Sheen glazing...

24-Apr-2003

WHO publishes report, despite threats

In the face of mounting pressure and a distinctly aggressive attitude from the US sugar industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the...

23-Apr-2003

Sales sweet for Corn Products

Sales for US food ingredients company Corn Products International were on target for the first quarter of 2003 ended 31 March 2003 with the company...

22-Apr-2003

Sugar industry speaks out on WHO report, again

The US sugar industry, in Rome this week, will continue its crusade against a recent report from the World Health Organisation that suggests a severe...

GM foods and the US, changing attitudes

Is cynicism towards biotech foods largely a European 'problem'? New research from the US suggests that the tide could be turning with the American consumer,...

15-Apr-2003

Yeast plant nears completion

North American Bakers Yeast division of Canadian company Lallemand is due to complete its newly constructed yeast plant in Memphis, Tennessee by the end of...

Stick to the milk

Girls who consume more calcium tend to weigh less and have lower body fat than those with low calcium consumption, suggest new findings presented at...

Northland reports increase in sales

US cranberry juice manufacturer Northland Cranberries, that recently made a bid for rival Ocean Spray, on Monday reported a rise in second quarter net income...

14-Apr-2003

Diets go nuts

Eating peanuts on a regular basis has already been shown to help prevent cardiovascular disease. But a new study reveals that this may not be...

11-Apr-2003

Bunge completes Cereol purchase

Following hot on the heels of last week's announcement that net income for the first quarter is set to exceed projections, privately owned US agribusiness...

10-Apr-2003

Stick with the pasta

Researchers have expressed the need for long-term studies on the effects of low-carbohydrate diets. A review of this currently popular regime suggests that although successful,...

IFF's breath of fresh air for flavour industry

International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) is to launch CoolTek, a high-intensity cooling technology claimed to impart a "unique taste sensation for a clean, refreshing, energising...

09-Apr-2003

Organic farming as viable as conventional, new study

The debate on the yield superiority of traditional crops over organic crops is set to continue as a recent study reveals that corn and soybeans...

08-Apr-2003

Bunge 1Q higher than expected

Last week we reported on the emergence of a new ingredients company Solae, born from the funds of agribusiness Bunge and DuPont Protein Technologies. Buoyancy...

Health benefits of fruit compromised

A correlation between high fruit and fruit drink consumption and risk of Parkinson's disease has been found by researchers in Honolulu, believed to be due...

07-Apr-2003

Mad elk disease, a reality?

The death of three hunters from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is likely to heighten fears that people in North America are contracting a new form of the...

04-Apr-2003

Job cuts at IFF

Giant flavour house International Flavors & Fragrances continues to reorganise activities after acquiring, and integrating, Bush Boake Allen with the news this week that it...

Raw broccoli to curtail cancer?

Earlier this week we reported on news on the powerful selenium-sulphoraphane duo in preventing disease. New research in the same domain suggests that gene silencing...

02-Apr-2003

Ocean Spray cuts jobs

Ocean Spray, the US cranberry grower co-operative and juicemaker, continues to make the news with the announcement on Monday that it has axed 58 corporate-level...

01-Apr-2003

Understanding Vitamin A

US researchers, trying to understand why vitamin A helps fight certain diseases and not others, say that the vitamin influences the types and amounts of...

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