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us flavours company international flavors & fragrances inc. (iff) announced on thursday that its management is exploring strategic alternatives for its fruit and vegetable preparation business in europe and has engaged credit suisse first boston to assist in this process. the company manufactures processed fruit and other natural product preparations that are used in a wide variety of food products, including baked goods and dairy products.

the new zealand government will next week end a 16-month ban on new \"field\" trials of genetically-modified organisms (gmo), despite opposition from a key political party, government sources said on friday. a moratorium on the commercial release of gmos into the environment would be extended for two years, with a few exceptions for very low-risk applications, the sources said.

retail sales of prepared foods in europe showed an increase of 5.2 per cent between 1996 and 2001, according to a recent study by market analysts datamonitor. once aimed at \"singles\" food manufacturers are now turning to families and children. according to datamonitor prepared meals have become standard fare as consumers across europe look to reduce the amount of time they spend on routine tasks such as cooking.

high levels of antioxidants and zinc significantly reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (amd) and its associated vision loss, us researchers report this week. scientists found that people at high risk of developing advanced stages of amd, a leading cause of vision loss, lowered their risk by about 25 percent when treated with a high-dose combination of vitamin c, vitamin e, beta-carotene, and zinc.

food technology company alf ventures, llc, a partnership between farmland national beef packing company l.p. and ingredients specialists dmv usa, this week opened n-terminus, a new multi-million dollar food safety research and development laboratory located in pomona, california. the 4,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility houses a research team that will prepare activated lactoferrin, a natural food safety technology, for commercialisation.

results of a recent survey reveal that people in the united states who have dairy digestive problems are still confused about their condition. although 95 per cent of people with dairy digestive problems have heard of lactose intolerance, only 49 per cent of them understand why their bodies have trouble coping with dairy, reveals a survey sponsored by lactaid. when asked, \"how do you cope with dairy digestive problems?\" nearly 75 per cent of respondents said they limit or avoid certain dairy foods.

gazing out over the flooded field at four-mile brook in the historic seaside town of plymouth, ben gilmore sees more than just a few thousand pounds of bitter red berries floating in the sun. he sees a once-profitable but now struggling $2 billion (2.23 billion euros) business, a prominent part of an american feast and a threatened way of life. in short, he sees a cranberry bog in the midst of the annual harvest.

the value of american exports of processed foods and beverages has stagnated, due partly to trade barriers such as tariffs, labelling, export certificates and special food standards, the u.s. international trade commission said on thursday. in a fact-finding report prepared for the house of representatives ways and means committee, the itc analysed trade barriers for u.s.

more than 60 per cent of nutrition bars tested in a recent survey failed to live up to their label claims, independent researcher consumerlab.com reports this week. consumerlab.com purchased a total of 30 nutrition bars, including \"meal-replacement bars,\" \"energy bars,\" \"protein bars,\" and \"diet bars.\" many bars, particularly those for diet, carried claims of being \"low-carb\" or \"sugar-free\", and some were labelled as \"dietary supplements,\" as opposed to food products, because they contained ingredients only approved for use in supplements, such as ephedra or hydroxymethyl butyrate (hmb).