Archives for January 5, 2009

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US Congress told use of BPA in formula cans safe

By staff reporter

New York based company Bristol-Myers Squibb spent $840,000 (€614,040) in the third quarter on lobbying the US Congress on safety and pricing issues including a bill that would ban the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in infant formula food packaging, according...

Falling pound value may aid UK-Euro dairy woes

By Neil Merrett

British dairy groups are proving to be particularly sensitive to the bleak new year outlook facing European processors, though the falling value of Sterling may cushion the nation’s producers ahead of an expected long-term pickup.