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Connecticut State Senate passes GMO labeling legislation
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The legislative pressure on mandatory GMO labeling continues to build, at least on the state front, as the Connecticut State Senate voted 35-1 in favor of SB 802, a bill that would require labeling of products with genetically modified ingredients. Related news |
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Neptune's strong sales helped cushion blow of plant explosion
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources has released its year end results for fiscal year 2013 which show that strong sales earlier in the year helped cushion the blow dealt to the company’s finances by the explosion and fire that devastated the company’s production facility in Sherbrooke, Québec on Nov. 8, 2012.
Higher doses of vitamin C show promise as cancer treatment adjunct
Vitamin C as a cancer treatment adjunct received a boost with the release of recent research results in the May edition of Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology.
In vitro data still has an important place in EFSA dossiers, says expert
Industry must not drop interest in mechanism focused, lab-based, in vitro studies in favour of chasing human trial data, according to Dr Charles Czank of Leatherhead Food Research who argues that both in vitro and in vivo data are vital for a health claim.
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Healthy hydrocolloids: Designing foods with a healthier structure from FoodNavigator.com
The ability to modify the micro- and macro-structure of food products using hydrocolloid science offers the food industry a plethora of opportunities to make healthier and better tasting foods, say experts.
Nutrition groups honours DSM’s China outfit for promoting science from FoodNavigator-Asia.com
The Chinese Nutritional Society has awarded the China operation of food science major DSM its first ever Nutrition Innovation Gold Award.
Food packaging phthalates threaten children - study from FoodProductionDaily.com
Chemicals leaching from food packaging may drive up high blood pressure in children, according to a US study.
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China finalises list of permitted additives and resins from FoodProductionDaily.com
An updated Chinese regulatory scheme for clearing food packaging materials means that it is now desirable for companies to get their unapproved products cleared in China, said David Ettinger, partner at Keller and Heckman’s Shanghai Representative Office.
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 CSPI to Bayer: Fix your One A Day claims or we’ll start a lawsuitThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is threatening litigation against Bayer for alleged “deceptive practices... |
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 Vitamin Shoppe: 'Mytrition range doing well and we’ll expand it later this year'Vitamin Shoppe’s ‘unique’ multipacks for men and women branded as Mytrition are doing ‘very well’ and current... |
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 Dispatches from VitaFoods Europe 2013GNC relationship helps boost Stepan's Clarinol CLA ingredient for sports applicationsAs Stepan Liquid Nutrition looks to expand the use of its Clarinol CLA in sports nutrition products,... |
 Special focus: Recent FDA warning letters offer important lessons for companiesThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued some important warning letters in recent weeks. In this... |