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a new artificial sweetener ingredient that claims to be 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar has won federal government approval. neotame from the us company nutrasweet was approved as a general-purpose sweetener that can be sprinkled on food or used in soft-drinks, baked goods, gum, processed fruits and a host of other food items. designated as a high-intensity sweetener, neotame was the subject of 113 animal and human studies that the fda reviewed before approving the product.

new funding from the us department of agriculture for 2003 is expected to include money for research into themeat industry, reports meat news. the us house agriculture appropriations subcommittee has approved the appropriation for usda for the 2003 financial year, giving full funding tofsis and allocating more than €4 million to a new study of animal protein industry business models.the fy2003 appropriations bill also contains an additional $600,000 overlast year\'s appropriated amount of $2.

uk drinks giant diageo announced on monday that during the financial year ended 30 june 2002 the company had delivered continued profitable top line growth, reports dow jones. in the second half, the performance of the four major markets, north america, great britain, ireland and spain, was in line with expectations. however, the volume performance in key markets in the second half was influenced by the worsening economic and political situation in latin america.

the current trend towards health foods is making an impact on the €20.2 billion global food additives industry with demand for low-fat, low-calorie and functional foods ensuring future development of fat replacers, hydrocolloids, sweeteners, vitamins and minerals, as well as other functional food ingredient categories, claims a new report from leatherhead food research association . as the functional foods market develops further, new sectors will be added to this last category, with ingredient innovation being vital to the continued expansion of functional foods, adds the report.

taking vitamins to combat the effects of heart disease or cancer could be a waste of time, claim researchers from oxford university\'s clinical trial service. writing in the lancet , the team of researchers led by professor rory collins, said they had carried out a five year study involving more than 20,000 people and discovered that a daily dose of vitamin c, vitamin e and beta-carotene had no effect whatsoever on patients suffering from heart disease, cancer, cataracts, bone fracture or mental decline.