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Fla. Class Action Survives Sugar Industry Dismissal Bids
Law360 (July 2, 2021, 8:19 PM EDT) Florida residents proposed class action against Florida Crystals Corp., United States Sugar Corp. and other leading sugar producers over air pollution caused by their pre-harvest sugarcane burns survived another round of motions to dismiss from the companies, although a federal judge trimmed two counts in his ruling Friday.
In his 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith tossed claims that the burns result in the equivalent of an uncompensated property taking or battery by the sugar farms, but he found that the residents have adequately pled that they have standing to bring claims over particulate matter and other pollutants and said.
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Organic Foods And Beverages Market Likely to Emerge over a Period of 2018-2026 report includes market status and forecast of global and major regions, with introduction of vendors, regions, product types and end industries; and this report counts product types and end industries in global and major regions.
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Hershey backs sweeteners start-up
Snacks and confectionery maker Hershey has joined US sugars supplier ASR Group to co-lead an investment in Bonumose, a start-up manufacturing lower-calorie sweeteners.
The size of the Series B financing round was not disclosed, with ingredients business ASR investing via its subsidiary American Sugar Refining. ASR is owned by Florida-based cane sugar producers Florida Crystals Corp. and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
Bonumose, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, has developed and patented a production process for high-purity rare sugars, including tagatose and allulose, from low-cost, plant-based starches. These products have fewer calories than traditional sugars and a negligible glycemic index impact, it says.
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