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Tea, RTD Tea Trends Report
11/06/2009 - Market research publisher Packaged Facts released its fully updated report, “Tea and Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Tea in the U.S.: Retail, Foodservice and Consumer Trends”, which examines the U.S. market for tea across the retail and foodservice spectrum, including ready-to-drink (RTD) tea, leaf (bagged and loose) tea and instant tea. ...

Boosting Curcumin Absorption
11/06/2009 - The American Chemical Society reports that scientists developed a nano-size capsule that boosts the body’s uptake of curcumin. ...

FDA, FSIS Team to Prevent Foodborne Illness
11/06/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers Dec. 9-10. ...

DSM Lauded for tensVida Product
11/05/2009 - DSM’s lactotripeptide blood pressure ingredient, tensVida, received recognition for its product development, winning the Outstanding Application in Nutraceuticals category at the European Outsourcing Awards. ...

Low Cholesterol Reduces Cancer Risk
11/05/2009 - Low blood cholesterol levels actually reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to two new studies. The findings dispel the theory that low cholesterol causes cancer. ...

General Mills Invites Innovation
11/05/2009 - General Mills announced the launch of General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN). ...

Alternate-Day Fasting Helps Diet, Heart
11/05/2009 - Obese and overweight people who abide by a modified version of a plan called "alternate-day fasting" may be able to stick to a calorie-restrictive diet while getting an added bonus of improving cardio health. ...

MGP Ingredients 1Q 2010 Earnings
11/05/2009 - MGP Ingredients, Inc. reports earnings for first quarter 2010. ...

Roast Beef Deli Products Recalled
11/05/2009 - Curly's Food, Inc., a Sioux City, Iowa, firm, is recalling approximately 12,181 pounds of roast beef deli products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, soy. ...

FrieslandCampina Domo Name Change
11/05/2009 - PARAMUS, N.J.— FrieslandCampina Domo, formed as a result of the merger between the two dairy companies Friesland Foods Domo and Campina D.V. on January 1, 2009, announced the company’s official house style and logos changed in October 2009, but contractual and logistical issues such as invoices and packaging will not change until the legal entity change is finalized. These name and house style...