Archives for August 1, 2006

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Amazonian aphrodisiac hits market

By  Catherine Boal

A new dark chocolate bar, formulated by a US-based research food technology company, promises to increase libido, boost energy levels and improve mood thanks to exotic rainforest ingredients.

Unilever tests new RFID software standard

By  Ahmed ElAmin

Unilever is testing a newly developed software standard designed to help retailers and manufacturers share data throughout the supply chain using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

Snacking may be gene-activated, suggests study

By  staff reporter

Eating snacks outside of set meal times may be due to irregular switching on of genes in brain that 'expect' food at irregular hours, a result that has implications for obesity.