UW among top biotech patent producers
The study, which included nearly 500 universities worldwide and more than 200 in the United States, was authored by the <a...Ethanol producers are at a crossroads
Public ethanol companies recently have seen trading multiples in excess of $5 per gallon of estimated 2007 an...FDA allows barley producers to make healthy heart claims
There is good news for companies producing foods made of barley.The US Food and Drug Administration has permitted foods containing milled or whole barley // , like breads, cereals and others to proclaim on the jacket that they reduce heart disease risk. The FDA ruling affirming barley’s nutritional value allows companies to immediately begin advertising the benefit on their product pack...U.S. Chicken Producers to Test Flocks for Bird Flu
Seeking to reassure people that chicken is safe to eat, U.S. chicken producers will begin testing all their flocks to ensure that they are free from hazardous forms of avian influenza//. Samples will be taken for testing on the farm before the birds are moved to processing plants, under a program announced today by the National Chicken Council, a trade group. Companies that account for...European Union: Poultry producers Need Aid to Survive Bird flu 'crisis'
Brussels: It is no exaggeration that bird flu has thrown Europe’s poultry industry into doldrums. An urgent call has been issued by European Union countries// for emergency aid to provide succor to the struggling poultry producers. The Union is also at its wits end trying ways to reassure fearful consumers. The EU's executive branch would be subsidizing the production costs of chicks...Fate of France's Cheeses in Doubt as Producers Cite Health Risks
The fate of one of France's best-loved cheeses is in question after the two biggest manufacturers of "real Camembert" -- the traditional variety made with untreated "raw" milk -- stopped production, citing health risks for the consumer. To the fury of purists, Lactalis and the Isigny Cooperative -- who together supplied 90 percent of "lait cru" (raw milk) Camembert made in the northwe...World Wine Sales Brisk, but French Producers Hungover
If visitor numbers to trade shows are an indicator of an industry's health, then the turnout for this year's Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, confirms the sector is doing nicely, if not booming. Organisers estimate more than 50,000 people attended this year's show, a two-yearly event in Bordeaux, a three percent rise on 2005. And a recent study condu...