US cereal giant Kellogg has expanded its Special K cereal range to include two additional products. Special K Pop Corn Chips and Special K Pastry Crisps are targeted at the female market, Kellogg said, with a focus on women looking to ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill is set to acquire ground beef processing plant in Texas,US,from AFA Foods for$14.1m,in a deal that will strengthen its existing beef business. The deal,which includes the purchase of all working ...
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Codex Alimentarius Commission,the UN food standards body,has unveiled new safety standards for food products,which includes the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula,in order to ensure food safety. The Commission is responsible ...
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A Florida-based research company claims to have solved the question of deforestation by “creating” wood through combining plant cuttings and a special agent responsible for forming shells in nature. Blue Word Crete, which ...
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US food giant General Mills is to launch around 40 yoghurt products in the US this year. Yoplait USA has lined up a range of new lines like Yoplait Greek 100,Yoplait Simplait,Yoplait Fruplait,Mountain High All Natural Yogurt,and ...
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Lion Nathan National Foods, the Australian dairy and drinks giant, has announced the removal of the substance 'permeate' from its milk. The company said the decision to remove permeate is based on research showing that nine out of ten ...
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CDC Software, an enterprise software provider of on-premise and cloud technologies, has announced that Ramona's Mexican Food Products, a manufacturer of specialty Mexican foods, plans to implement its product - Ross Enterprise – in ...
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CytRx Corporation has received a patent covering for its tumour-targeting linker platform technology and pharmaceutical compositions from the European Patent Office (EPO). The company also revealed aldoxorubucin as the new generic ...
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Lighting Science Group has announced to appoint Steve Marton as its interim Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of CEO and Chairman James Haworth on May 18,2012. The Board also announced that it has retained an executive ...
GE Healthcare has extended the supply agreement with its contract manufacture for its Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP). The initiative will help increase the supply of Optison, meeting the ...
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BOTOX Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval. BOTOX Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to improve the look of moderate to severe ...
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Vermillion has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent entitled, Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer. The patent makes claims in the uses of a urinary Small MBL-associated protein ...
Shandong Taibang Biological Products has received approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to begin trials for its human fibrinogen to be used to treat congenital fibrinogen deficiency and acquired fibrinogen ...
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The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 American Kuhne is ...
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Almatec has announced that it will display Quattroflow positive displacement (PD) pumps at Interphex 2012. Quattroflow PD pumps incorporate a four piston-diaphragm technology with no mechanical seals that is driven by an eccentric shaft and ...
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