Le Gaga Holdings Ltd. (GAGA), one of the largest greenhouse vegetable producers in China, said its board received a "go private" offer from a group including both its chairman and its chief executive, valuing the company at about $184 million.
Upon request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance fipronil.
New research published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found drinking just one sugar-sweetened soft drink a day increased the risk of kidney stone formation by 23%.
The retail value of beef hit an all-time high this past week and will likely continue to set new records in coming weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Scientists are closing in on genes in rice that regulate the uptake and storage of important minerals, a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of a grain that is a food staple for nearly half the world's population.
