Rebuilding market share after GE rice backlash
Strides have been made by the US rice industry to regain market share after genetically engineered traits were found to have mixed with conventional rice supplies, disrupting trade.
Archives for December 10, 2008
Successor named as Monsanto VP retires
Monsanto Company has announced that its vice president and treasurer, Robert Paley, 60, will retire from the company.
Soybean genome data released
The soybean genome is to be made widely available to the research community after the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute said it has released a complete draft assembly of the genetic code.
Nut allergy fears becoming hysterical: BMJ
Fears over the dangers of peanut allergy, a potentially deadly allergy for certain people, are becoming sensationalist and hysterical, according to a Harvard professor.
Cannibal pricing strategies dent quality
The perceived quality of a product can suffer from frequent price promotions which can have a "cannibalization" effect on future sales, researchers have shown.
FDA aims to improve safety of food imports
Improving the safety of imported food is one of the aims behind a new initiative from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).