August 31, 2007/Health & Medicine Week -- In a study likely applicable to men of other ethnicities, Tulane University researchers found that heavy drinking (more than 21 drinks per week)
September 4, 2007/The Associated Press/Chicago -- Pudgy toddlers have an alarmingly high rate of iron deficiency, and Hispanic youngsters are more affected than other groups, a new study finds. The
September 6, 2007/MarketWatch/New York -- Major food companies are planning to remove a possibly dangerous chemical from microwave popcorn after the ingredient was linked to a lung disease, media reports
September 6, 2007/The Mirror -- Food additives can trigger hyperactivity in children, U.K. parents were warned today. The cocktail of artificial extras in drinks, sweets and processed foods can also
September 8, 2007/Guelph Mercury (Ontario, Canada) -- Frozen fish is healthiest plain, not battered. This according to Colin Garrioch, a University of Guelph master's student in nutritional sciences. Working under
August 28, 2007/The Business Times Singapore -- Olam International is acquiring a processor and supplier of dehydrates to the food processing industry, to penetrate the $1.2 billion dehydrated ingredients market.
August 29, 2007/Latin America News Digest -- Cargill Inc. plans to acquire a Colombian producer of vegetable oil, the company's director for Latin America, Sergio Rial, said on August 28,
August 29, 2007/Minneapolis/The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario) -- General Mills Inc. said it is cutting more than 500 jobs and closing two plants in Trenton, Ont., and Pennsylvania due to deteriorating
August 31, 2007/Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- To reflect its ongoing commitment to promote lifetime health and wellness for children and families, Cartoon Network announced newly formalized food &
Toronto/September 4/Canada NewsWire -- SunOpta Inc. announced that Opta Minerals Inc. has acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Newco a.s. of Kosice, Slovakia and has also refinanced its
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