An upbeat forecast for Florida's 2005-06 citrus crop is good news,
but it still leaves the industry a long way from fully recovering
from devastating disease and natural disaster.
A patent covering the use of the human sweet taste receptor to
screen for compounds could give Senomyx a significant edge in the
race to identify new sweet flavor ingredients.
This week's passage of the so-called Cheeseburger Bill looks like a
straightforward victory for food makers, but the industry should
still be wary over the possibility of future litigation.
Millers and supplement makers could see prices for niacin, or
vitamin B3, increasing further next year if energy prices continue
to rise, says a leading supplier.
