Archives for August 30, 2006

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Bunge-DuPont to expand soy alliance away from food

By  Lorraine Heller

US ingredients firms Bunge and DuPont are to expand their soybean partnership to include industrial applications and biofuels, but the development is unlikely to affect their supply to the food industry.

FSAI bans GM rice, US farmers sue Bayer

By  Anthony Fletcher

The FSAI is to implement a ban on the import of certain US long grain rice products unless certificates declaring them to be free of unauthorised GM rice accompany them.

Cognis creates new cost-cutting baking agent

By  staff reporter

European ingredients group Cognis has developed a baking agent which claims to lower costs and improve performance in the baking of all yeast-based products such as croissants and buns.

Crop contamination risk downgraded

By  Catherine Boal

British farmers and bakery firms can breathe a sigh of relief as the risk of crop contamination from mycotoxins is low this year, according to an industry organisation.