Price hike for ISP alginate range
Raw material costs start to bite as alginate supplier International Specialty announces price rises on all its alginates-based products from 1 November this year.
Archives for October 6, 2005
Monsanto leaking millions in patent revenue, claims group
Biotech giant Monsanto has lost millions in international royalty payments and is trailing its major competitor, Pioneer, in US department of agriculture genetically modified (GM)-crop field trials, according to a Canadian pressure group.
IFF settles claims with lung-damaged popcorn workers
A flavoring company has settled claims with 19 popcorn factory workers who claim that a butter flavoring led them to develop lung disease.
Folate may protect women drinkers from breast cancer, says study
Evidence for folic acid's ability to reduce the adverse effects of alcohol on breast cancer risk is stacking up, with the publication of a prospective cohort study in the British Medical Journal.
Salad E. coli recall threatens lucrative market
The urgent recall of certain pre-packaged Dole salad products has called into question the safety of a popular convenience product.
Natural gas costs push up soy lecithin prices for Solae
Soy ingredients supplier Solae is the latest firm to be hit by soaring costs for natural gas as the company announces price increases for its line of soy lecithin products.