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Food Safety Testing Around the World

The global food industry will conduct 966.5 million microbiology tests in 2013 to ensure the safety of food products and detect dangerous pathogens in food.
June 26, 2013
Microbiology testing practices by food producers around the world do vary extensively.
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Walnuts and CVD

Walnuts may help protect against heart disease.
June 20, 2013
These results are consistent with findings of a prior study conducted by the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center team.
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Peanuts May Control Blood Sugar

A new study showed that consuming peanut butter or peanuts for breakfast can control blood sugar throughout most of the day.
June 18, 2013
Peanuts and peanut butter caused a significant reduction in the desire to eat for up to 12 hours and a significant increase in the secretion of the hormone PYY that promotes satiety and feelings of fullness.
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Veggie Diets and Health

Vegetarian diets have been linked with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, but a new study has claimed that they are also associated with reduced death rates.
June 5, 2013
The study noted that some evidence suggested that vegetarian dietary patterns could be associated with reduced mortality, but the relationship is not well established.
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Food and Parkinson's

Eating food containing even a little nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, U.S. researchers say.
May 17, 2013
As consumption of edible Solanaceae -- a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine -- increased, the risk of Parkinson’s decreased.
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Natural Dried Fruit, Vegetables

Milne Fruit Products now offers its first MicroDried vegetables and two new powerhouse fruit varieties.
May 15, 2013
Milne Fruit Products has expanded its dried products line with its first MicroDried vegetables and two powerhouse fruit varieties.
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Coconut Water, Simple Blends

May 15, 2013
Working with coconut water concentrate (CWC) presents an opportunity to create a lower-calorie, 100% juice blend that is innovative, yet simple.
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plum pastries, milk
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Plum Natural, Plum Healthy

Sunsweet Growers’ natural plum-based ingredients help processors create new culinary possibilities while they remove chemicals, fat and sugar.
May 15, 2013
Sunsweet Growers, the world’s largest producer and marketer of dried plum products, has developed a line of industrial, natural plum-based ingredients.
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spices, piles of ingredients
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Fruit, Vegetable Powders

Naturex offers convenient fruit and vegetable powders for savory, sweet and baby food applications.
May 15, 2013
Naturex now offers convenient fruit and vegetable powders for savory, sweet and baby food applications.
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Soy and Tomatoes Work Well Together

Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone.
May 15, 2013
Only 45% of mice fed both foods developed the disease, compared to 61% in the tomato group, and 66% in the soy group.
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