Little black or white exists, in regards to much nutritional information (to the frustration of consumers). Instead, there is a continuum of plausibility on nutritional information, ranging from “very unlikely to be true” to “pretty darn sure this is the way it is.”
The Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are disputing suggestions by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health concern.
Researchers have developed 14 non-dairy-based calcium-rich products and 12 dairy-based calcium-rich products using methods like malting and fermentation "as food-based interventions" to raise calcium intake in children.
Frutarom Industries Ltd. has acquired Flavor Systems International Inc. of the U.S. for $35.3 million in cash. Frutarom will close the deal in a few weeks. This is the company's fifth acquisition so far this year.
McCormick & Co and Delhi-based Kohinoor Foods have completed the formation of a joint venture to market basmati rice in the country, the partners said. The venture, announced three months back, will be called Kohinoor Specialty Foods India.
Solazyme Inc. has hired former Tyson Foods Inc. executive Jeffrey Webster as its chief operating officer, the renewable oil and bioproducts company said.
PepsiCo Inc. has announced several management changes, including the appointment of Albert Carey as CEO of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, effective immediately, reporting to chairman and CEO Indra K. Nooyi. Carey assumes responsibility for all aspects of the beverage businesses in the Americas.
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