Food & Beverage
April 28, 2008
According to the Associated Press, the Food and Drug Administration has turned down an application by two drugmakers to produce an allergy drug combining the active ingredients of their popular
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April 28, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that a Mississippi-based poultry company said it will build a new processing plant, feed mill and hatchery in Kinston, creating 1,500 new jobs.Sanderson Farms said
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April 28, 2008
M&M''s candy maker Mars Inc has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy Wm Wrigley Jr Co., the world''s largest chewing gum maker, for $23 billion, creating the world''s
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April 21, 2008
Tyson Foods Inc. says it will close its processing plant in York and eliminate 110 jobs there as part of an effort to improve efficiency, the Associated Press reported.Tyson announced
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April 16, 2008
According to the Associated Press, Pilgrim''s Pride Corp. plans to reduce chicken processing by about 5 percent in the next six months to cut costs amid higher feed prices, the
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April 14, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that regulators are exploring whether organ transplant drugs made by Roche and Novartis increase the risk of an often-fatal neurological disease.The Food and Drug Administration
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April 2, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that a BB&T Capital Markets analyst said recently that corn rationing may be necessary this year, following a U.S. Department of Agriculture report predicting farmers
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March 31, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that Wyoming cattlemen concerned about consolidation in the meatpacking industry said they''re worried by a Brazilian company''s bid to buy out two rivals and become
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March 26, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that Britain plans to require pharmaceutical companies to share more information with regulators about clinical trials after an investigation recently concluded that GlaxoSmithKline PLC deliberately
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March 24, 2008
According to the Associated Press, health regulators have warned doctors about a possible link between a Johnson & Johnson HIV drug and potentially fatal liver damage.The Food and Drug Administration
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