Archives for December 3, 2009

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Partnership promises high quality non-GM potatoes

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Cibus Global and Naturally Enhanced United Seed (NEU Seed) have come together with new technology to develop better quality non-GM potatoes, the seed trait development firms said on Wednesday.

Call for Ghana cocoa to be removed from US child labor list

By staff reporter

Retention of Ghana produced cocoa on the US Department of Labor’s list of goods produced by child or forced labour could hinder efforts to eliminate the practice, claims a senior politician of the major cocoa supplying country.

IFF targets Russian tastes with new Moscow facility

By Jess Halliday

International Flavors and Fragrances cut the ribbon on a new facility in Moscow, which will help it get closer to its customers and understand tastes in the high-potential Russian market.

Nebraska organic farm to lose certification

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A 22,000-head beef and dairy cattle farming operation based in Nebraska and Missouri, Promiseland Livestock, will lose its organic certification for four years, a Washington, DC judge has ruled.