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Food Industry Bitten by Its Lobbying Success

Associated Press
July 25, 2008 - Lax regulations requested by food producers underlie safety problems, according to industry watchers.
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Agribusiness Giants Lobbying for Continuation of Biofuel Subsidies

Associated Press
July 25, 2008 - Monsanto, Archer Daniels Midland, Deere and DuPont announced they will use national ads and federal lobbyists to build the case for using crops to make ethanol and biodiesel....
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Dow Chemical Reports Decline in 2Q Profit

Associated Press/AP Online
July 25, 2008 - The company's net fell 27 percent last quarter despite record sales and two double-digit price increases because of sharply higher costs for energy and raw materials....
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Pernod's Absolut Success

The Scotsman (UK)
July 25, 2008 - The French spirits company has acquired Vin & Sprit, whose flagship is Absolut vodka....
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Dairy

Proposed Free-Range Law Threatens Calif. Egg Industry

The Press-Enterprise (Fresno, Calif.)
July 25, 2008 - Professors with UC Davis warned in a study that passing state ballot measure Prop. 2 would send egg production to states where raising chickens cage-free was not required....
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Vitasoy Launches Line of Flavored Light Soymilk Products

PRNewswire
July 25, 2008 - Lite Plus varieties include chocolate and vanilla....
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Asda Raises Cheese Price By 300 Pounds per Ton

The Scotsman (UK)
July 24, 2008 - The company has raised the wholesale price in order to meet milk suppliers' demands for increased payments....
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Confection

OSHA to Give Report on Blast at Ga. Sugar Refinery

Associated Press/AP Online
July 25, 2008 - Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor said there may be "significant" penalties proposed when federal workplace safety regulators released their findings....
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Demand for Chocolate and Other Candy Stays Steady

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
July 23, 2008 - Research company Packaged Facts, in a report issued last year, said the U.S. market for chocolate was primed for growth from $16 billion to $18 billion in 2011....
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Cargill Introduces New Flavor Technology

Datamonitor
July 23, 2008 - According to the company, Freshzone technology is currently formulated for powdered applications, making flavors taste fresher and more natural, and ensuring the shelf life of the flavor components....
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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Lobster Tomalley Warning Issued

Providence Journal (Rhode Island)
July 25, 2008 - Health officials are advising consumers that eating the soft green substance from inside Maine lobsters can cause red tide poisoning....
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UK Seafood Processor Young's Bought by Lion Capital

Grimsby Telegraph (UK)
July 24, 2008 - The deal, which is for all of the assests controlled by Young's parent company Foodvest, is rumored to be worth 1 billion pounds....
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EU Inspectors to Visit Chinese Seafood Producers

Associated Press
July 24, 2008 - The top European health official says an inspection mission will be dispatched to China in October due to an increase in unhealthy fish products exported to Europe....
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Beverage

Brown-Forman Celebrates Record Year

Business Wire
July 25, 2008 - The distiller had net sales of nearly $3.3 billion and operating income growth of 14%, to $685 million for the 2008 fiscal year....
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UK's Fuller, Smith and Turner Beer Sales Down

Birmingham Post (UK)
July 25, 2008 - The brewery and pub operator said that performance in other sectors was strong in the latest quarter....
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European Food Safety Authority Reaffirms Safety of BPA

Business Wire
July 24, 2008 - The agency stated unequivocally that the human body rapidly metabolizes and eliminates bisphenol A, and, therefore, it presents no risk to infants or adults....
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Fruit/Vegetable

Food Industry Bitten by Its Lobbying Success

Associated Press
July 25, 2008 - Industry watchers say regulatory changes such as limiting paperwork that would help investigators trace produce are underlying causes of safety problems....
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Dolly Destroys Texas Cotton, Sorghum Crops

Associated Press/AP Online
July 25, 2008 - The fields had already been damaged by heavy rains earlier this summer....
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Expert: Wheat Residue Is Most Valuable as Natural Fertilizer

Associated Press/AP Online
July 24, 2008 - Ann Kennedy, a U.S. Department of Agriculture soil scientist, is urging farmers not to collect residue and sell it for ethanol production....
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Bakery/Snack Food

J & J Snack Foods Announces Decreased Earnings

Business Wire
July 25, 2008 - The company had record sales in its third quarter, but its net was down 13 percent due to soaring input costs, particularly for wheat and dairy-based ingredients....
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Marfrig Acquires Pemmican Beef Jerky From ConAgra

Datamonitor
July 25, 2008 - The Latin American company paid $25 million for the brand and related production equipment....
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McDonald's Swings to Profit, May Alter Dollar Menu

Associated Press/AP Online
July 24, 2008 - Consumers' spending on breakfast biscuits, chicken sandwiches and drinks returned the fast-food chain to profitability in its second quarter....
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