Whitepaper | Safe Handling of Sugar for Refineries and Consumers | Food Processing

Whitepaper  |  www.foodprocessing.com | Aug 25, 2009

Significant recent events have caused sugar refiners to review how materials are handled in their production facilities. Historically the refiners have used mechanical means (screw conveyors and bucket elevators) to handle bulk sugar. Recent changes in legislature atop industrial incidents have

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AG PUBLICATIONS: Johanns Focuses On Sugar Program At Farmfest Forum

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. - While he hasn't announced his answer to ongoing concerns by the U.S. sugar industry, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is looking for cooperation from the sugar industry. Johanns recently took part in press conferences and a Farm Bill Forum on Aug.

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Local media coverage of the black water phenomenon observed off the southwestern coast of Florida has been rather sketchy, resulting in an unnecessary rush to judgment that, in some instances, has elevated spurious speculation above scientific fact.

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U.S. Sugar Corp.

The U.S. sugar industry opposes the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) because it will lead to sugar imports greatly in excess of U.S. needs, make the no-cost U.S. sugar policy inoperable, and ultimately lead to the destruction of the U.S. sugar industry.

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U.S. Sugar Corp.

Stuffed molasses is a sugar syrup, concocted in Canada, by a British firm, using mostly Brazilian and Colombian sugar, for the sole purpose of circumventing the U.S. sugar import quota. Approximately 125,000 tons of sugar has been leaking into the U.S. market annually in this fashion.

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U.S. Sugar Corp.

The ASA endorses the goal of genuine global free trade in sugar. American sugar producers are efficient and among the world’s low-cost producers. We would welcome the opportunity to compete with foreign producers on a level playing field free of government intervention.

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AG PUBLICATIONS: Johanns Focuses On Sugar Program At Farmfest Forum

I am writing to let you know that a new CAST publication, a Commentary titled "Crop Biotechnology and the Future of Food: A Scientific Assessment, is being released today on the CAST website at www.cast-science.org.

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AG ISSUES: US Sugarbeet Industry and Biotechnology

This paper was complied by the Beet Sugar Development Foundation, Denver Colorado. The Beet Sugar Development Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation. It represents the Beet Sugar Processing Companies and Sugar Beet Seed Companies doing business in North America. I. THE U.S.

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Biotech Crops Help World's Farmers 'Go Green'

In 2005, herbicide- tolerant biotech crops planted using conservation tillage practices helped to retain carbon in the soil. Insect-resistant crops dramatically reduced the need for spraying, while also significantly reducing farm fuel usage.

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