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The 2010 National Value Added Ag Conference, hosted by Mississippi State University Extension Service, will be held June 27 - June 29 in Biloxi. For more information, contact Anna Hood at: annah@ext.msstate.edu.

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Functional Foods

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Consumer Trending Survey - Executive Summary, International Food Information Council, 2007.
Consumers Offer to Pay More to Satisfy Health Demands, Health perceptions of trans fats plummet and soy skyrocket in functional foods boom, United Soybean Board.
Expert Report on Functional Foods: Opportunities and Challenges, Institute of Food Technologists, 2005.
Facts about “Functional Foods, American Council on Science and Health, 2002.
Focus on: Functional Foods, FoodProcessing.com - Food, in general, is not being consumed as a cure for health issues.
Functional Foods?, American Council on Science and Health, 2004.
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Functional Foods/Health Claims, Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) - This site contains background information and the GMA’s position on functional foods.
Functional Foods: Their Role in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Institute of Food Technologists, linked on NutriWatch, 1998 - This article defines functional food and gives examples from plant and animal sources.
Nutraceutical & Functional Food Buyer’s Guide, Institute of Food Technologists - This online guide is searchable by category and company name.
NutraIngredients.com - This commercial site carries breaking news on nutraceuticals and supplements.

Links checked December 2009.

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