Lower crude soyoil prices are not tempting west European consumers,
who continue to prefer other soft oils that do not contain
genetically modified organisms (GMOs), dealers said on Friday.
French based specialty chemicals company Rhodia announced on
Thursday that it had adjusted its 2001 earnings outlook due to the
volatile economic climate.
Nutraceutix, a US producer of ingredients and technologies for the
nutraceutical industry, is to sell its D-glucarate business to
another licensor of the product, BioChemix.
Acirca, Inc., a US organic foods and ingredients company, announced
on Tuesday that it had acquired Mountain Sun, a leading organic
juice maker in the United States.
Finnish company Raisio on Tuesday unveiled its long-expected
strategic focus change, saying it aimed to be a life-science
oriented chemicals group and forecasted its turnover to double to
1.6 billion euros ($1.46 billion) by 2005
An economic downturn may not hurt the U.K. market for organic food
products, Robert Duxbury, technical manager for organic products at
J Sainsbury PLC told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
US organic company Horizon Organic Holding Corp. this week
announced the creation of the Organic Agriculture Project (OAP), a
project designed to promote the benefits of organic agriculture.
In the near future the sizzling Sunday roast could also be a major
source of health-enhancing polyunsaturated fats, Australian
researchers reveal this week.
Diverging legislation in Europe relating to food supplements came
closer towards harmonisation on Thursday when the European Council
agreed the proposed Directive on Food Supplements.
