Mercury enters the food chain
Weather conditions,long winters and sea spray are stripping toxic mercury from the atmosphere and incorporating it into the fragile Arctic food chain, Nature reports.
Archives for September 3, 2001
San Miguel sells stake in juice company
The Philippine food and beverage company San Miguel Corp announced that it had sold its 49 per cent stake in juice firm Sugarland Beverages Corp to unit La Tondena Distillers Inc (LTDI) for PHP1.56bn.
Diageo sells port and sherry brands
The British spirits group Diageo announced that it would sell its Croft and Delaforce port and sherry brands for Euro82.5m, to a consortium comprising Gonzalez Byass and Taylor Fonseca.
Coffee harms arteries, new study
According to new research, the first cup of coffee may damage arteries, the European Society of Cardiology was told in Stockholm on September 3.
National Starch launches 3rd generation starch
Global starch and nutrition specialist National Starch this week announced the pre-launch Novelose 260, "to give more value to the customer", they tell FoodNavigator.com.
Indonesia No.1 US soy customer
Indonesia looks like becoming the United States' largest soymeal customer in 2001 as credit guarantees and supply problems from other origins boost U.S. sales.