Archives for August 30, 2006

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Bunge-DuPont to expand soy alliance away from food

By  Lorraine Heller

US ingredients firms Bunge and DuPont are to expand their soybean partnership to include industrial applications and biofuels, but the development is unlikely to affect their supply to the food industry.

FSAI bans GM rice, US farmers sue Bayer

By  Anthony Fletcher

The FSAI is to implement a ban on the import of certain US long grain rice products unless certificates declaring them to be free of unauthorised GM rice accompany them.

Bottled water sellers face lawsuit deadline

By  Chris Mercer

Lawyers in the US have warned they will sue any US retailer that has failed to recall, by the end of this week, bottled water found to contain cancer-causing bromate above the legal limit, BeverageDaily.com has learnt.

Cognis creates new cost-cutting baking agent

By  staff reporter

European ingredients group Cognis has developed a baking agent which claims to lower costs and improve performance in the baking of all yeast-based products such as croissants and buns.

Fruit and veg juice may reduce Alzheimer's risk

By  Stephen Daniells

Drinking three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease by a whopping 75 per cent, according to a population based study from the US.

Baby boomers: firms must target different groups separately, report

By  Lorraine Heller

Food manufacturers are not exploring the full potential of the baby boomers market, according to a new report, which says that companies need to understand that this is not one homogenous group and adapt their products and marketing to target...