Archives for July 27, 2004

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Tate & Lyle makes sweetener settlement

Ending a long running lawsuit the US unit of UK starch and sugar group Tate & Lyle will pay out £55 million (€89m) to settle an anti-trust lawsuit on high fructose corn syrup, a popular sweetener used by soft drinks giant Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

Food labels need to be better, say UK consumers

Food makers need to write clearer food labels so that consumers can easily understand the ingredients used in the food formulation, finds a new report released in the UK this week.

Strong demand lifts sales at Croda

UK chemicals group Croda has seen strong demand for its marine and nutritional oils as well as products for the personal care sector, driving sales to the personal and healthcare sectors up 14 per cent at constant currency rates in this year's first half.

Metabolife pleads innocent to ephedra safety charges

San Diego-based supplement maker Metabolife and its founder yesterday (Tuesday) denied having lied to the FDA about the safety of the now banned supplement ephedra, which was said to encourage weight loss.

Scientists call for calcium, vitamin D fortification

A US cancer prevention expert says that if government required calcium and vitamin D to be added to foods, it could achieve a 20 per cent reduction in colon cancer deaths and osteoporosis-related fractures.

GM-free marketplace to hamper growth of natural vitamin E

Tough regulations on GM labelling look set to play a pivotal role in the development of the European market for natural vitamin E, writes Dominique Patton. Demand for the soybean-derived product will be severely restricted by a lack of non-GM soya,...

Supplements key to higher vitamin D levels

Almost three quarters of Irish adults have low vitamin D intakes and strategies to increase intake of this vitamin should be investigated, say researchers in a new study.

Cactus fruit may fight oxidative damage

The cactus pear fruit appears to fight free radical damage in humans, according to Italian researchers, who suggest that it may be due to their high polyphenol content.