Ethanol from cheese whey
US company Plover Ethanol is to open a new ethanol plant in Wisconsin with ethanol production due to start this month.
Archives for January 14, 2002
U.S. farm income to drop dramatically in 2002
U.S. farm income will drop by almost 20 per cent this year compared with 2001 due to large reductions in government assistance and higher production costs, the Agriculture Department forecast last week.
Web tool to accelerate NPD
A new web-based, content-driven product development tool for food retail organisations and food manufacturers was launched recently by food industry software vendor QSA.
Too much vitamin A may weaken bones
Heavy doses of Vitamin A either in the diet or in supplement form may weaken older women's bones, unless they also happen to be undergoing estrogen therapy, researchers said recently.
Warning issued over alfalfa sprouts
An Associated Press story reports that US federal health officials last week renewed warnings about raw alfalfa sprouts, stating that they could be contaminated with salmonella or E. coli bacteria.