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US and Mexico sweetener dispute yields $58m for HFCS damages

19-Aug-2009

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Corn Products International’s Mexican affiliate CP Ingredientes has been awarded $58.386m in damages by a NAFTA tribunal after Mexico placed discriminatory taxes on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

FDA promises BPA decision by end of November

19-Aug-2009

By Mike Stones

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has re-affirmed its pledge to review the latest studies on bisphenol A (BPA) and to issue a statement by the end of November about whether the chemical is safe for use in food and beverage containers.