BioExx completes GRAS notification process for canola proteins
BioExx has received a no objections letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) notification for canola proteins Isolexx and Vitalexx.
Archives for January 10, 2012
New mechanism reveals link between maternal diet and diabetes
Mothers who consume a poor diet through pregnancy risk leaving their children less able to store fats correctly in later life, leading to a higher risk of diabetes, according to new research in rats.
Cargill reports third consecutive quarter of squeezed margins, profits plunge 88%
Cargill has reported an 88% drop in profits in the second quarter, as volatile financial markets hit its commodity-based trading and asset management businesses.
Blanket tax on ‘liquid candy’ soft drinks would give US health kick, Columbia study
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugary soft drinks would ‘substantially reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease amongst US adults’, according to a new study by academics at Columbia University.
USDA to shut 259 offices in cost-saving initiative
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday it intends to close 259 offices, facilities and laboratories across the United States, as part of an effort to save about $150m a year in the agency’s $145bn budget.
Tropicana sued over ‘100% pure and natural’ orange juice claim
Tropicana Products Inc. is the latest company to be sued over use of the term ‘natural’ – this time to describe its not-from-concentrate ‘100% pure and natural’ orange juice.