Archives for April 19, 2005

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Japan investigates additional mad cow cases

Japanese food safety authorities have ordered further testing, after two cows were diagnosed with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) during preliminary screening, Tom Armitage reports.

Corn Products' profit falls 36 percent

Corn Products had indicated earlier this month that Q1 profit would be down on last year's and yesterday the company declared a fall of 36 percent.

OJ prices continue to rise

The effects of last year's hurricanes are still making themselves felt in the orange juice industry, where the price of juice is rising, reports Philippa Nuttall.

Volume gains for Sunett sweetener on blend improvements

Improved blends with the high intensity sweetener Acesulfame K have brought volume gains in the buoyant sweetener market, says Nutrinova, the German firm that supplies the sugar-replacer under the Sunett brand, writes Lindsey Partos.

Splenda ad dispute moves a step forward

The dispute between the sugar industry and McNeil Nutritionals advanced a small step this week when a federal court in Los Angeles ruled that the Sugar Association can continue its claim into whether McNeil's Splenda campaign is misleading, reports...