Pernod Ricard to sell fruit ingredients business
Pernod Ricard is to sell its fruit ingredients business SIAS-MPA to Butler Capital Partners (BCP) of the US for €70 million.
Archives for January 14, 2002
Robotics aid Danisco enzyme work
Danish food ingredients group Danisco has strengthened its biotechnology capacity within enzymes and cultures using a new state-of-the-art robotic facility.
Too much vitamin A may weaken bones
Heavy doses of Vitamin A either in the diet or in supplement form may weaken older women's bones, unless they also happen to be undergoing estrogen therapy, researchers said recently.
Sugar not a cause of chronic diseases, research finds
New research shows that sugar's bad reputation as a contributary factor in a number of serious diseases is unfair and contradicts all the current science.
Scientists concerned about supplement use in young athletes
High school athletes are increasingly turning to drugs and other chemical aids to build leaner, stronger bodies, researchers say, citing studies that found greater use of substances from legal but risky supplements to illegal steroid drugs.
Nutraceutix seeks new investors
Nutraceutix, an early stage biopharmaceutical company, has engaged investor relations and strategic planning company Bibicoff & Associates to increase investment community awareness of the company.
Monsanto insists soybeans were not GM
Biotech giant Monsanto has insisted that an unapproved genetically engineered soybean variety had never been sold to US farmers despite a survey of growers that indicated some 1,775 acres of the beans were planted last year.