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Glanbia buys up Optimum Nutrition
As part of a growing trend among ingredients companies to control their own marketing and to interact more closely with consumers, the Irish cheese and nutritional ingredients group Glanbia bought Illinois-based Optimum Nutrition, a finished-goods manufacturer that specializes in sports supplements.
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Irradiation for produce not the solution, says food-safety group
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved the use of irradiation for fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach, consumer and food-safety groups criticized the move, saying it is a false solution that does not benefit farmers or consumers.
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Vitamin B blasted in press
A Norwegian study on vitamin B and coronary disease has been roundly criticized for criteria and design.
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Monsanto bows to industry pressure on rBGH
Fourteen years after launching its recombinant bovine growth hormone product under the brand name Posilac, Monsanto has sold the product to a division of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for $300 million.
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Kisses cost more, says Hershey
The Hershey Company announced an average 11 percent price increase in wholesale prices across its U.S., Puerto Rico and export chocolate and sugar confectionery lines effective immediately.
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