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french vegetable processor bonduelle has raised its full-year operating income target range, despite booking a 38.5% drop in first half net profit. the company, which had predicted \"difficult\" trading conditions, said that net profit in the six months to end-december fell to eur15.5m (us$21.4m), down from eur25.2m last year. the group said that profits were hit by \"significant non-reoccurring items\", \"historically high\" stock levels at retailers, cyclical pressure on brand pricing and bad harvests.

bonduelle has promoted deputy managing director daniel vielfaure to the role of full md. vielfaure, 49, a canadian citizen, has been deputy md of the french vegetable processor since august 2009, a position he combined with that of ceo of the company\'s north america subsidiary. he has spent his entire career in the consumer market, previously holding positions within gillette and pepsico\'s quaker unit.

a controversial dietary supplement made from fruit and vegetable juice concentrate could significantly reduce the duration of colds, according to a study at the charité - university medicine berlin. the study, published in the british journal of nutrition, followed 500 employees of the charité over 8 months. half the employees took the proprietary us-made juice plus+ supplement daily, while the other half took a placebo, in a randomised double-blind study.

twenty years of government and public interest programs aimed at increasing us vegetable consumption have had no significant effect on the country\'s dietary habits, according to a comprehensive nationwide study conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc).the cdc found that the average us resident eats only half the recommended daily fruit and vegetable intake of five or more servings per day.

nearly one million people fall victim to heart disease every year. the vast majority of these people are unaware that this devastating condition can be prevented with a natural approach to diet. researchers from the european epic (european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition) study have developed a plan that can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease by 81%. medical researchers understand that heart disease begins early in life and progresses to threaten life as we approach our senior years.

sgs believes it may be the first company to receive global accreditation to provide certification on the latest version of fssc 22000 food safety benchmarking system. the switzerland-based firm announced its systems and services certification pty ltd business will be able to issue accredited certificates for the fssc 22000 from 1 january 2011 after it was given a successful assessment by the joint accreditation system of australia and new zealand (jas-anz).

international experts on growing fruit and vegetables in cities gather in senegal a micro garden project in dakar. 7 december 2010, dakar - city-planners must make urban horticulture an integral part of their development and planning strategies to meet the challenges of improving nutrition and feeding a growing population in the face of rapid urbanization, fao assistant director-general modibo traoré told a symposium on urban and peri-urban horticulture in dakar, senegal.

a multi-million dollar campaign, launched last month by carrot farmers, is aimed at reinventing the image of baby carrots. the unassuming vegetable\'s extreme makeover will include new \"junk food\" packaging and flashy ads targeting a younger demographic. unfortunately, these so-called carrots are covered in chemicals. a chlorine wash will ensure longer shelf life for the snack packages destined to vending machines.

elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is common for many of us from time to time and it has often been the practice of doctors to treat high blood pressure by prescribing dangerous statin drugs. now, researchers have found that healthy watermelons can do just as good of a job without all the nasty side effects which have been linked to statin drugs.in a study just published in the american journal of hypertension, food scientists at florida state university found that consumption of six grams of l-citrulline extract from watermelon extract for six weeks normalized the blood pressure of all nine adults in the study who previously had elevated blood pressure.