Archives for May 30, 2005

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Ingredients industry business roundup

ConAgra has agreed to pay shareholders millions in compensation, while Nestlé has announced plans to concentrate trading more of its stock in the US.

Texas pushes for end to obesity lawsuits

Texans could soon be barred from suing food manufacturers for obesity-related health problems after the state's so-called cheeseburger bill was approved by the Senate.

Calorie quality, not quantity, for a longer life

It is not how much you eat, but what you eat that could influence life span, say UK researchers, investigating how calorie quality, not quantity, may dictate longevity, writes Lindsey Partos.