Vietnam sugar prices falling as imports permitted
Sugar prices are falling in Vietnam after the government permitted several thousand tonnes to be imported to ease restricted domestic supply shortages.
Archives for January 12, 2006
Sucralose breakthrough could smash Tate & Lyle monopoly
An India-based company claims it has developed a sucralose that will break Tate & Lyle's lucrative monopoly in the sweetener.
Which? questions probiotics proof
Consumer watchdog Which? has questioned the efficacy of probiotic products, claiming that there is no reliable research to prove that they can help general well-being.
UK: Vote on total pub smoking ban looms
A full smoking ban across all of England's pubs looks more likely as reports indicate the government is preparing to give MPs a free vote on the issue in Parliament.