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The chief financial officer of health food and supplement group Wessanen is to stand down following an investigation into the balance sheet that started in August 2003, the Dutch company said yesterday.
An essential oil, used to flavour a leading chewing gum brand manufactured by gum giant Wrigley's, also appears to tackle the bacteria that causes bad breath, writes Lindsey Partos.
Kefir and functional dairy company Lifeway Foods could set up a manufacturing plant in Canada following strong sales growth in 2003 and a boost to its cash reserves after selling off property.
The active component in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), already shown to fight several types of cancer, also appears to kill cells of the most common form of leukemia, reports a US team this week.
A UK government body, charged with protecting the country's wildlife and nature, is considering opening up more than 200 nature reserves to bioprospecting, or the search for wild plants and animals that could offer valuable resources for medicines and...