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	Related Industry News EFSA cloning report highlights labelling concerns The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a report on a technical meeting with its Stakeholder Consultative Platform held earlier this month to discuss its Draft Opinion on animal cloning... Read Fat-free milk may lower blood pressure An increased intake of calcium and vitamin D from non-fat dairy could reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, suggests new research from Harvard... Read Study links salt and soft drinks to childhood obesity Reducing the salt content of foods would result in drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages, and may lower obesity risks, hypertension and possibly heart disease, British researchers report... Read Kraft, Sara Lee predict 2008 profit growth Global food firms Kraft and Sara Lee yesterday said they expected to experience growth over the course of 2008, despite the impact of the current commodity squeeze... Read Weekly comment Making a meal out of saturated fat The food industry across Europe needs to make a big effort to reduce saturated fat in food regardless of whether national agencies set targets - and it should not wait around for governments to do all the awareness-raising with its consumers. Read Previous Headlines UK politician makes 'moral' bottled water stance The UK environment minister has this week kicked off a war of words with the bottled water industry, claiming that it is acting in a "morally unacceptable" manner... Read Premium push lifts Foster's half-year profits Australia-based Foster's posted half-year sales growth of 3.2 per cent in organic terms to AUS$2.3bn (€1.4bn) as growing demand for its premium brands partially offset a slowdown in its US wine segment... Read SABMiller to stick with Russian expansion plan SABMiller has reiterated its ambitions to expand into the burgeoning Russian beer market, though says it will not stray from its current strategy of driving organic growth in the market... Read Cadbury scraps shareholder payout after profit drop Cadbury today said the demerger of its beverage arm will no longer result in any capital return to its shareholders, as the company reported profit losses for the tax year 2007... Read Rising mood food segment led by chocolate, analysts said Chocolate has come out on top as the star of the emerging mood food category - but its future maybe under threat if companies fail to win health claims for their products... Read Product Information - brochures, Web centers Superfoods, Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals - where next? European Summit, Birmingham UK - Seminar Info Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Company news

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