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20/6/6 (AP) - The American Heart Association has become the first big health group to urge a specific limit on trans fats in the diet - less than 1 percent of total calories - in new guidelines released Monday.

19/6/06 (Soyatech.com) - Driven by high conventional fuel prices and more strigent global fuel specs, key Asean countries - with India and China - are gearing up with incentives for biofuels investments. In Malaysia, there are plans to build 12 biodiesel plants with the first to be ready in 2007.

21/6/2006 (Soyatech.com) - Abstract Edible oil composition comprising 33 wt.% or more shea olein and one or more oils chosen from the group of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil or any fraction of these oils or palm olein.

13/6/06 (China Daily) - The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), the largest palm oil manufacturer in the world, has high hopes for China now that the nation has raised the quota for imports and showed a strong demand for the product in the first quarter.

12/6/06 (Manila Bulletin) - Malaysian investors who have put up palm oil plantation in Bohol are eyeing more potential palm oil land in Panay Island - perhaps in Iloilo or Antique in an aim to fill up robust demand for palm oil locally and in the world market.

15/6/06 (Independent) - A US food safety organisation is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken for its use of a type of cooking oil that government scientists agree can be potentially damaging to consumers' health.

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Mumbai , June 11 For 2006-07, global production of major oilseeds is projected at 389.4 million tonnes (mt), little changed from 390.1 mt of the previous year, while oilmeal production is projected higher at 220 mt (212 mt).

15/6/06 (The Star) - MIRI: Malaysia's multibillion ringgit palm-oil industry is under heavy attack by global environmentalists.

15/6/06 9The Star) - MIRI: Express bus operators whose vehicles ran on Envo Diesel for a month-long test have no complaints about the Malaysian-made bio-fuel.

15/6/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The Fifth International Planters Conference 2006 in Putrajaya has so far attracted over 1,000 participants from 13 countries.

15/6/06 9The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), via its wholly-owned unit KL Kepong Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd, will acquire 90% of the issued and paid-up capital of PT Mulia Agro Permai consisting 2,700 ordinary shares for US$2.03mil.