Archives for August 11, 2003

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Super onions!

A team of vegetable specialists in the US has developed a new variety of sweet onion that is said to last up to eight months, thanks to a more rigorous packing technique and a denser consistency.

If it isn't on the label...

The UK Consumers' Association claims to have revealed a range of confusing, and sometimes misleading labels on food products. The results of its honest labelling campaign indicate that food manufacturers have made little effort to improve their labels...

ADM to increase sweetener production

Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland yesterday announced it will increase its capacity for the production of the sweetener liquid sorbitol at its Decatur plant in the US by 60 per cent.