Archives for March 22, 2012

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US beverage industry should ban BVO in soft drinks – German professor

By Joe Whitworth

A voluntary ban would be the 'best solution' to eliminate concerns regarding brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in US soft drinks, a leading academic has told BeverageDaily.com, and said he planned further research into the patented flame retardant 'because...

Russia urged to lift EU live import ban

By Melodie Michel

European Commissioners Karel De Gucht and John Dalli have condemned Russia’s ban on imports of live animals from the EU that came into force yesterday (21 March), calling it “disproportionate and unjustified”.