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4/4/2005 PR Newswire SAN DIEGO -- New research surrounding oil palm trunkfiber will be presented as part of a panel presentation entitled "DietaryFiber, Fruits, Vegetables and Grains I" at the Federation of AmericanSocieties for Experimental Biology (FASEB) conference on Monday, April 4,2005 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the San Diego Convention Center, Room7B. Alex Schauss Ph.D., will spearhead discussion surrounding the role ofoil palm trunk fiber as a potential functional food and highlight thefiber's numerous health benefits, including its ability to promote glucosemetabolism in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Gene Spiller Ph.D., aworld-renowned fiber expert, will be moderating this panel which coversthe wide-ranging role fiber plays in health and wellness. Other panelmembers include James Anderson MD, Peter Ellis Ph.D., Karen Lapsley Ph.D.,Monica Spiller M.S. and John W. Finley Ph.D.

4/4/05 Oilmandi - Domestic edible oil prices are likely to remain mixedthis week with rise in local supplies along with costlier imports, traderssaid on Friday.

04/04/2005 - Scientific experts at the European Commission will vote thismorning on emergency measures to ensure that tumeric and palm oil arechecked at European entry ports to verify they are clear of sudan 1, theillegal carcinogenic dye, writes Lindsey Partos.

Thursday March 31, 5:33 PM - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India raised the baseimport prices of palm and soybean oils on Thursday in line with globaltrends, a move that traders said would firm up domestic oil prices butwould not affect the volume of imports.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The halal food industry is a potentialsector to be tapped in China's Guangxi region with its large Muslimcommunity.

MIRI 27 Mac - Isu kelewatan kemasukan semula Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI)ke negara ini tidak menjejaskan sektor peladangan kelapa sawit negara,kata Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi, Datuk Peter Chin FahKui.

KOTA KINABALU 29 Mac - Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditiberhasrat untuk menjalinkan hubungan kerjasama dengan Indonesia bagimembangunkan industri bahan api berasaskan biologi daripada minyak kelapasawit di negara ini.

Thursday March 31, 8:00 am ET- Alex Schauss Ph.D. to Discuss Role of Oil Palm Trunk Fiber as aPotential Functional Food

SHANGHAI, March 31 (Bernama) -- Pekan, which is the royal town of Pahang,is set to become a paper producer once it builds a mill to produce paperfrom oil palm bunches by end of this year.

29 March, 2005 - Lahad Datu: Agriculture and Food Industries MinisterDatuk Abdul Rahim Ismail urged oil palm plantation operators to considerembarking on integrated livestock rearing, including cattle, deer andgoat, to help supplement the Government's effort in achieving 30 per centself-sufficiency in local beef production by 2010.

KOTA KINABALU, March 31 (Bernama) -- It is a low-cost house like any otherin Sabah but this single-storey building located in the campus ofUniversiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) here is unique.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies are invited totake part in a trade and investment mission covering Turkey, Kuwait andOman from May 8 to 15.