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USDA Announces Next Steps on Sugar Beets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced the agency’s next steps in response to a recent court decision on Roundup Ready sugar beets.
Honing Their Craft On and Off the Job
Well-tuned engineering skills certainly have their place on the job – as well as in the heat of competitive racing. Just ask master technician Kevin Todd and house engineers Wade Lambert and Onell Lousteau at Gramercy, La.
Sara Lee Removes High Fructose Corn Syrup from Top Brands
Sara Lee is removing high-fructose corn syrup from its two best-selling bread lines — Soft & Smooth and 100% Whole Wheat — because mothers asked them to, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Sugar Is Safe and Useful Part of Balanced Diet
In a 15-page letter to the Secretaries of the the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, The Sugar Association supports its view that sugar in moderation is “a safe and useful part of a balanced diet and healthful lifestyle.”
Judge Bans Planting of Genetically Engineered Beets
A federal judge on Friday banned all future plantings of genetically engineered sugar beets in a ruling that, if upheld, could have a broad effect on production of future crops, reports Reuters.
P&G to Introduce Sugar Cane-Based Packaging for Cosmetics
Procter & Gamble is planning to use sugar cane-based plastics for packaging on its Pantene Pro-V, Covergirl and Max Factor brands from next year.
August 2010 WASDE Report on Sugar
Projected U.S. sugar supply for fiscal year 2010/11 is increased 506,000 short tons, raw value, from last month, due to higher beginning stocks, production, and imports, reports USDA in its August 12 WASDE report.
Looking for a Resurgence in Cane Farming
With rows of sugarcane standing tall beside him, Lonnie Champagne, general manager of Louisiana Sugar Growers and Refiners, Inc., sees a new era ahead for farmers of this Louisiana mainstay crop.
India’s Largest Sugar Refiner to Enter Brazil
India’s largest sugar refiner Shree Renuka Sugars says it is considering additional investments in Brazil. Shree Renuka Sugars already owns majority stakes in two Brazilian firms that it acquired last year November.
Cancer Cells Connect with Fructose, Study Shows
Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same, reports Reuters.
Imperial Sugar Partners with Luzianne Tea
What could be a more natural, refreshing drink these hot summer months than a glass of iced green tea with pure cane sugar?
USDA Sets 2011 Tariff Rate Quotas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the establishment of the raw and refined and specialty sugar import tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for fiscal year 2011 (October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011).
Sugar Substitute Maker to Build Factory in Missouri
Mamtek International Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that produces the sugar substitute Sweet-O, plans to build a manufacturing plant in Moberly, Mo.
Sugar Refinery Faces Pollution Permit Issue
New York State officials are proposing to change a waterfront sugar refinery’s pollution permit.