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Magic sugar’ allowed but needs authorization, says FDA

AsianetApril 15, 2013 15:48

The Food and Drug Administration will allow the use of "magic sugar" in the country, according to a statement released by acting FDA director Kenneth Hartigan-Go Monday. It also follows that the Bureau of Food and Drugs Advisory No. 2000-05 will be revoked.

EU sugar quota plan would force consumers to pay more for longer

Thomson ReutersFebruary 20, 2013 11:15

* Plenary European Parliament vote set for March * Smaller sugar users risk going out of business * Protected regime limits production of isoglucose By David Brough LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - European consumers look set to pay a premium on sugar for longer, even while global prices bump along at 2-1/2 year lows, as the European Union debates extending the years of protection for sugar beet farmers and processors.

UPDATE 1-Primark sales rise drives AB Foods revenue higher

Thomson ReutersJanuary 17, 2013 04:15

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Associated British Foods said group revenue in the 16 weeks to Jan. 5 was 10 percent ahead of last year, driven by a higher-than-expected 25 percent increase in sales at clothing retailer Primark. At discount retailer Primark, where new store openings also helped sales, "like-for-like growth benefited from comparison with weak sales during the unseasonably warm autumn of 2011 and good trading over the Christmas period," AB Foods said in a statement on Thursday.