Archives for December 28, 2001

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FDA investigating kava-kava

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the use of dietary supplements containing kava (also known as kava kava or Piper methysticum) is associated with liver toxicity.

Nestlé sweetens ice-cream position

Nestlé sweetened its position as one of the world's largest ice-cream makers on Thursday by agreeing to pay General Mills $641m for the 50 per cent stake of Ice Cream Partners USA it did not already own.