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H.J. Heinz has agreed to buy Danone's U.K.-based HP Foods business for about $855 million in a deal that puts HP and Lea & Perrins sauces under the same roof as Heinz ketchup.

The Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Jiangxi Province in east China has published an urgent circular to forbid local flour producers from using potassium bromate in treating flour starting from July 1.

University of Kentucky physician and researcher Dr. James Anderson has investigated the effectiveness of soy in adult weight loss.

David Croft has joined Cadbury Schweppes in the newly created role of ethical sourcing director.

Junk food advertising and sponsorship aimed at children should be banned as part of efforts to tackle the U.K.'s obesity epidemic, doctors' leaders there said.

Scientists have published research showing caffeine not only boosts alertness but improves physical performance.

Drinks Americas Holdings Ltd. announced it had entered into a letter of intent with Rheingold Brewing Company Inc. for the purchase of Rheingold Beer..

SunOpta Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Cleugh's Frozen Foods Inc.

Women who eat soya-based foods may be damaging their chances of becoming pregnant.