Archives for August 31, 2011

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Stevia market share to explode in 2011, says report

By Elaine Watson

Use of stevia is predicted to rise at an astonishing rate this year, taking the natural sweetener's share of the total US sugars and sweeteners market from 1.8% in 2010 to 9.1% in 2011, according to Packaged Facts.

Fine filtered milk gets thumbs up in test market

By Elaine Watson

Initial feedback from a trial in Ohio suggests milk fine filtered to remove ‘impurities’ could be a big hit with US consumers, claims Dean Foods subsidiary WhiteWave Foods.

Insect develops resistance to Monsanto’s GM corn

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Western corn rootworms have been consuming genetically modified (GM) crops that have been developed to be resistant to them, raising questions about the longevity of some GM traits, according to a study in the online journal PloS One.