Tate and Lyle unit to Ajinomoto
UK sweeteners and starch group Tate & Lyle has completed the sale of its monosodium glutamate (MSG) production unit in France to Japanese seasonings company Ajinomoto.
Archives for July 31, 2003
Organic plan boosts US sales
A new organic programme in the US has lifted sales of organic food and drink while western Europe saw growth slowing down on 2002 figures. New report predicts drop in growth for industrialised world, but acceleration in developing countries.
Ad laws clamp down on energy drinks in Thailand
Energy drink makers in Thailand could face strict advertising restrictions, similar to those for alcoholic drinks, after health authorities claimed they damage health.
Vitamin C may reduce stomach cancer risk
Increasing intake of vitamin C may be able to help prevent stomach cancer, report researchers this week. A study found low levels of the vitamin in blood samples to be associated with higher chances of Helicobacter pylori infection, the bacteria...
Folic acid may not prevent Down's syndrome
Fortifying foods with folic acid may not reduce the incidence of Down's syndrome, say University of Toronto researchers, although they suggest we may to need to wait for the next generation of women to give birth before the their findings are confirmed.
Bio-Lab settles with FTC
Canada-based Bio-Lab has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers through false and unsubstantiated advertising of its 'Quick Slim Fat Blocker' and 'Cellu-Fight' products.
Hormel diversifies into nutrition
Hormel Foods is to buy nutritional ingredients firm Century Foods International, in a $115 million cash transaction, it said yesterday. Hormel is seeking to strengthen its position in the growing specialty foods segment.
Diet drives generation changes
A mother's diet can alter her offspring's development to such an extent that it changes the baby's characteristics for life, and potentially that of future generations, say researchers who have found that nutrition can alter gene expression to affect...
Raisio ploughs back into red
Lack of growth in Benecol sales and the impact of recent acquisitions and restructuring at Raisio's nutrition unit mean the Finnish group is back in the red.
The life-changing potential of diet
A mother's diet can alter her offspring's development to such an extent that it changes the baby's characteristics for life, and potentially that of future generations, say researchers who have found that nutrition can alter gene expression to affect...