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Food processors seek representation in negotiations to cut sugar tariffs

Food processors seek representation in negotiations to cut sugar tariffs
 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino food processors are pressing government for a representation in negotiations for a cut of sugar’s tariff in order to make this $ 1-billion export revenue-generating sector competitive.   The food processing sector which has sugar as 30 to 50 percent of input cost will have a leap in competitiveness just with a lower sugar cost even as its neighbors are already more …
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Food inflation at 8.5% New Delhi, May 26:
Food inflation surged to a one-month high of 8.55 per cent for the week ended May 14 driven largely by the spiralling cost of fruits. Experts have warned that the recent petrol price hike will further fuel the rate of price rise.
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William Marler, U.S. Food Safety Expert, Offers Assistance in Japan E. coli Outbreak
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading U.S. food poisoning attorney and food safety expert Bill Marler is offering assistance to Japanese lawyers of victims of the recent E. coli outbreak in Japan.
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