Dietary supplement fails medical claim
ConsumerLab.com reported that about 50 per cent of US sleep aid dietary supplements failed to live up to their claims.
Archives for July 15, 2001
Canadian farmers against GM wheat
Monsanto announced that GM wheat should be available for sale within five years. However, Canadian farmers are reluctant to this development as Europe, their largest export market, is opposed to GMOs.
Rice-based healthy French fries?
An Agricultural Research Service scientist is working on a new kind of French fry: low fat and healthy. The fries are made from rice flour mixtures, rather than potatoes.
Red Bull under investigation following deaths
The highly successful energy drink Red Bull is under investigation by the Swedish National Food Administration, following the deaths of at least three persons.
Insolvent South Korean confectionery company nears sale
Creditors of South Korea's Haitai Confectionery will arrange $304.3 million in loans to sweeten the sale of the insolvent company to a UBS Capital-led group.
Condensed milk for confectionery
M&M/Mars will launch a new M&M variety, Dulce de Leche-Caramel Chocolate Candies, in five cities as an effort to tap into the Hispanic market.
Multicoloured health - pigments for protection
According to a new report, the current hot topics for nutritionists and doctors is the colour of foods.
Malaysian gov encourages food exports
In the first four months of the year, Malaysia's worldwide exports of food products reached Euro 363 m. The figure for the entire year is set to increase beyond last year's figure of Euro 1.14 bn.
Corn syrup suit dismissed
An American federal judge dismissed a 6-year-old civil lawsuit alleging that several American agribusiness groups were involved in a conspiracy to fix the price of high-fructose corn syrup.