Boosting the amount of fiber in your diet may lower your risk for heart disease, a new study finds. "With so much controversy causing many to avoid carbohydrates and grains, this trial reassures us of the importance of fiber in the ...
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Bunge North America, a unit of food processing firm Bunge, has purchased the wheat milling business of Grupo Altex in Mexico for an undisclosed amount. Grupo Altex produces a wide range of products from wheat including, bread flour, ...
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A meeting of the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) has decided there needs to be a monitoring system to track the effectiveness of the proposed Front-of-Pack Labelling (FoPL) system for food. The meeting, ...
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Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family and friends, enjoy the fall harvest, and to stuff our faces full of delicious food. ?No matter your specific traditions, I'm certain the stuffing-of-faces is common across all Thanksgiving tables. ...
ESRLow Equivalent Series Resistance characteristics are excellent, varying from 2.2 to 6.2 mOhms, depending on values. Operating temperature ranges from -40 to +75°C, with an exceptional life expectancy of 100,000 hours. The MDCL ...
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Seneca Foods Corporation confirmed that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") to acquire substantially all the operating assets of Allens, Inc. ("Allens") for a purchase price of approximately $148.0 ...
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China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade. Growth rose to 7.9 percent in the three months ending in December, up ...
U.S. researchers suggest paying students in school small amounts of money or prizes increases the number who ate fruit or vegetables at lunch. Joe Price, an economics professor at Brigham Young University, and David Just of Cornell ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments: Chinese Woman Killed by cNew to Humans A Chinese woman has died from a bird flu strain that has never before affected humans, and the World Health Organization called the ...
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Controlling dietary acid intake by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help improve kidney health, according to three new studies from the US and Japan. The studies were presented at the ASN Kidney Week 2013 held at the ...
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The 2013 in-cosmetics Asia show closed on 31 October with a palpable sense of success for exhibitors and attendees alike. The aisles seemed constantly busy with visitors eager to discover more about the latest ingredients and technology, ...
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US-based Inventure Foods has unveiled plans to purchase two individually quick frozen (IQF) freezing tunnels for $3.9m in 2014. The company said that it will continue to look for opportunities to cater to the increasing demand for its ...
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Textile mills turn to buy cheaper Indian cotton yarn to cut costs Affected by adverse weather, a reduced planting area and lower Indian cotton prices, China's cotton output is expected to drop sharply this year compared with 2012, which ...
Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration is set to open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina, US with an investment of more than $12m over the next three years. The move is expected to create up to 57 jobs. Being ...
UK-based packaging firm Sirane has announced that around 11 days additional in-store shelf-life has been achieved by an overseas customer during mushroom trials, by using its Sira-Flex Resolve film. The mushrooms, which were packed in ...
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