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Soft drink and junk food vending machines are getting kicked out of French schools.

Galaxy Nutritional Foods promoted John W. Jackson, vice president of Global Sales, to senior vice president of Sales.

A diet high in fiber from fruit and soy foods can reduce the incidence of chronic respiratory symptoms, especially cough with phlegm production.

Fish oil can make puppies smarter and easier to train, it has been claimed.

Brazil's stock market regulator has ruled that Interbrew SA's takeover of Brazil's biggest brewer does not harm certain minority shareholders, allowing the €10.3 billion ($12.7 billion) deal to pass in a shareholders vote this month.

Women who eat more fruits, vegetables and protein before pregnancy may lower the risk of their child developing leukemia.

Hershey Mexico has entered into an agreement to acquire Grupo Lorena, one of Mexico's top confectionery companies.

Scientists in the U.S. have developed a clingwrap that can be eaten.

Isolated soy protein added to the diets of 14 men, all military veterans under treatment for advanced stages of type 2 diabetes, significantly lowered unwanted proteins in their urine and slightly raised desired HDL cholesterol levels in their blood, researchers say.

National Starch and Chemical Company has submitted a petition to the FDA asking for simplification and standardization of carbohydrate labeling on food packages.