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March 08,2016 Vol 7 Issue II

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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

Hamlik

Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah Rahmat Ullah Rozeen Shaukat

English Editor

Maryam Editor Legal Advisor Advocate Zaheer Minha

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Kh Javed Islam Agha Ch.Hamid Malhi Dr.Akhtar Hussain Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Sidd Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UA Islam Akhtar Khan

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad

HashimAssistant Professor, Goma

University DIK

Dr.Hasina GulAssistant Director, Agriculture KP

Dr.Hidayat UllahAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Dr.Abdul BasirAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Zahid MehmoodPSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science &

Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

UNISAME's request to FCCOPI regarding urgent meeting on RiceIndustry

Korean gov‘t to buy 157,000 tons of rice to stabilize prices Award proves research is cream of the crop Private-public collaboration needed for rice R&D

El Nino effect: Salt wounds Vietnam‘s rice crop

Lao Rice-export Target Sparks Alarm

Report calls for action to keep rice sector afloat

KPPU Finds Early Indications of Cartel Practices in Wholesale Rice

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Jakarta. Indonesia's antimonopoly agency says it has found

indications of cartel practices in the country's largest rice wholesalemarket, which cause prices of the staple to rise during certain

months of the year.

USA Rice Encourages Kids to 'Wake Up' to School Breakfast

Are CARBS the new cigarettes? White bread, bagels and rice'increase the risk of lung cancer by 49%', experts warn

Natural Products Expo West 2016 preview scoop of top exhibitors!

Slow cookers bring out the best in pork and Indian flavors

SLOW COOKER PORK SHOULDER VINDALOO

Hain Celestial Celebrates Innovation at Natural Products Expo West

2016

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Rice Prices

News Detail...

UNISAME's request to FCCOPI regardingurgent meeting on Rice IndustryUnion of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has requested the standingcommittee on rice of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and

Industry (FPCC&I) to hold urgent meeting on immediate and long term measuresneeded to save the rice industry. The union also invited the attention of theministries of commerce, industry, science and technology and agriculture to theurgent need to join hands for the modernization of rice farming, milling,processingand marketing and to enable it to meet the global challenges


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.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the FPCC&I standing committee meeting scheduledfor 9th March 2016 has been postponed indefinitely. It is very important that it is convenedwithout delay, it is very unfortunate that rice industry which is ranked as the second biggest aftertextiles is left mercilessly neglected. Regardless of the fact that it employs huge number ofentrepreneurs from farm land to factories.

The SME rice farmers, millers, processors, traders and exporters are in turmoil due to the stepmotherly treatment of the government. The cost of production has gone high and this has madethe rice industry noncompetitive. The farm inputs have become costly. The only answer tosurvival is value addition, quality bench mark and entering non traditional markets. Thaver urgedRafique Suleman chairman FPCC&I committee on rice to invite the officers of the ministries ofagriculture, commerce, industry and science and technology to attend the meeting and co-ordinate with one another for the uplift of the rice sector

UNISAME

Korean gov’t to buy 157,000 tons of rice to stabilize prices March 7, 2016

SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government said Tuesday that it will purchase an additional 157,000tons of locally produced rice last year, as part of its effort to stabilize market prices.Under themeasure approved at a Cabinet meeting, the government will spend 140 billion won (US$113.6million) to isolate 157,000 tons of rice from the market following its previous purchase of200,000 tons in October 2015.In 2015, South Korea harvested a surplus amount of 3.57 milliontons of rice.The government will resell the reserved rice in the market after considering supplyand demand conditions, as well as local prices, officials said.

The Seoul government purchases the staple grain as part of the country‘s strategic reserves so itcan cope with national emergencies, or a sudden spike in international grain prices. The purchaseof rice also directly impacts the income of farmers.A huge surplus of rice coupled with Koreanseating less rice and more bread has led to a fall in rice prices over the years.The state-controlledrice stockpile reached 1.9 million tons at the end of 2015, according to agriculture ministry data.

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Award proves research is cream of the crop

Professor Peter Halley and QUT‘s Emeritus Professor Graeme George with the award.

New degradable plastic film that is less than the width of a human hair is helping to regeneratenative trees and establish high-value crops.The new technology, developed by a team in partnership with the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Polymers, with The University of

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Queensland‘s Professor Peter Halley as co-project leader, won the Excellence in InnovationAward at the CRC Association gala dinner last night (8 March).Professor Halley said the ultra-thin films were applied to the crop at seeding, trapping heat and moisture close to the ground tocreate a greenhouse effect.―As the plants grow, the plastic film breaks down in the sunlight,removing any environmental hazards,‖ Professor Halley said.

―This is a great benefit to crop growers, as they will be able to plant earlier, improve thegermination of their crops, use less water and potentially produce higher yields.―Licensed byAustralian company Integrated Packaging, the new plastic film technology is already in use inIreland for the production of maize.‖Integrated Packaging CEO John Cerini said his company joined the CRC for Polymers seeking to improve the technology of the film to make it moresustainable for a wider range of crops.―Our collaboration with the CRC led us to a new range offilms that give greater control over the timing of a film‘s degradation both above and belowground,‖ Mr Cerini said.The CRC is also developing a computer-based support tool to helpfarmers decide when to use the films for a given crop by providing information on the best timeto plant, the grade of film product to use, the likely yield and the potential costs and benefits.

The technology is being adapted to Australian conditions and farming practices and to more thana dozen commercially important crops in a series of field trials run across four states.ProfessorHalley said the trials demonstrated that the films resulted in more uniform germination, earlygrowth and establishment.―Also, many crop specific benefits were seen, such as a wider growingseason, the opportunity for a price premium for getting to market early, the ability to grow highervalue crops in cooler regions, more efficient use of available water, and increased yields,‖ hesaid.

CRC for Polymers CEO Dr Ian Dagley said the new technology was the result of more than adecade of research in the CRC between Integrated Packaging, UQ, QUT, CSIRO, ANSTO,

Greening Australia, Birchip Cropping and Rice Research Australia.―It demonstrates the greatvalue of the CRC Programme which assists companies to develop new products that result fromcollaborative multidisciplinary research with Australian universities and researchorganisations.‖The CRCP team at UQ consisted of Professor Halley, Associate Professor RowanTruss, Dr Bronwyn Laycock, Dr Greg Cash, Ms Emilie Gauthier, Mr Michael Murphy, Mr JohnMilne, Dr Paul Luckman, Dr Jorja Cork, Dr Sherri Hsu and Dr Tim Nicholson, with stronginvolvement from researchers at QUT, the Queensland Government and Queensland farmers.

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Private-public collaboration needed for rice R&D

[COTONOU, BENIN] Africa‘s private and public sector institutions should collaborate to

address rice research and production challenges, a forum has heard.Rice researchers, scientists, policymakers, processors and seed producers who a attended the 2016 AfricaRice Science Week

and Global Rice Science Partnership-Africa Science Forum last month (1-5 February) at the

Africa Rice Center in Benin.

The conference was organised by AfricaRice, a member of the CGIAR Consortium, to review

activities carried out by rice sector development hub teams carried out in 2015.

―The private sector‘s involvement is absolutely essential to develop rice cultivation.‖

Marco Wopereis, AfricaRice

The forum also sought to disseminate scalable technologies for rice production and carry out

effective and efficient planning of rice research-for-development (R4D) activities in 2016.The

forum was attended by 200 experts from 30 countries, 27 of which are in Africa, including Cote

d‘Ivoire, Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal.Marco Wopereis, AfricaRice deputy director-general,

told the forum that African countries will face a strong demand for rice of around 38 million tons by 2040, urging researchers to help farmers increase production capacity ―to grow rice in Africa

for Africa‖. ―The private sector‘s involvement is absolutely essential to develop rice cultivation,‖

Wopereis said. Rice experts said that the combined efforts and strengths of public-private sector

partnerships of all actors in the rice value chain could help increase production and stimulate

research on rice in Africa.

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Noting that rice is a strategic crop for achieving food security and providing export

opportunities, AfricaRice director-general Harold Roy-Macauley, called for intensifyingadvances in scientific research to encourage such partnerships that are crucial for the

development of increased rice production in Africa.Sali Ndindeng, a researcher at AfricaRice,

told SciDev.Net : ―We have the same interests and a partnership between the private and public

sector will achieve these interests.‖Lucie Eulalie Racalaharimino, a manager at Relharf Agro

Business, a seed production company in Madagascar, added: ―The close collaboration between

the public and private sectors will allow us to know in advance the most efficient [rice] varieties

for our business.‖

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk

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El Nino effect: Salt wounds Vietnam’s rice crop

By AT Editor on March 7, 2016

(From Radio Free Asia)

Vietnamese rice farmers are facing tough times this year as drought continues to punish thecountry‘s rice bowl bringing salt levels in the Mekong delta to record levels.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is already reporting that more than 200,000metric tons of rice have been damaged, resulting in a loss of over 1 trillion VND ($44.64 millionU.S.) to the region. It‘s a number that is likely to grow as the ministry expects salinity in thedelta to reach its highest level in a century.According to the ministry, saltwater intrusionappeared two months earlier than previous years due to serious river water shortages that arecaused, at least in part, by dry conditions that began in 2013. If the drought persists until June, itcould put some 500,000 hectares of rice crops at risk.

Not only is the drought harming rice farmers, but Hanoi blames the dry weather for a fresh watershortage affecting some 575,000 people throughout the region.―The source of water this year islower than before, this leads to deeper salinization compared to previous years,‖ Duong Van Ni,

an expert of Can Tho University told RFA. ―This is partly due to the weather conditions.‖A ricefarmer drills a well to water a drought-hit rice field in the southern Mekong delta province of SocTrang, March 2, 2016.

El Nino effect

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Both 2013 and 2014 were drier than usual, while 2015 saw the complete lack of the normal floodas an El Nino began to grip the Pacific, he said. The drought and more upstream agriculturaldevelopment in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are pushing saline levels up, he explained.

―Because of El Nino effects this year, the water is very salty,‖ rice farmer Ben Tre told RFA.

―Normally it is not salty after Tet, but this year the water was salty since the tenth month of thelunar year last year.‖

Salinity in the Vam Co, Tien and Hau Rivers and other rivers in the delta is now higher thantraditional levels. Meanwhile, saltwater has intruded upstream 50 to 60 kilometers into themainland, and even 93 kilometers in the Vam Co River‘s neighborhood, about 15 to 20kilometers deeper than previous years, according to local media reports.

The problem has caught Hanoi‘s attention as Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucattended a Feb. 17 meeting at Can Tho where he pledged VND 2.3 billion (U.S.$ 103,132) ingovernment aid for farmers in the region.

The government has organized a meeting with relevant ministries and leaders of all 12 MekongDelta provinces on Monday to discuss solutions, according to TuoiTreNews.

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The Mekong River delta has been under stress for quite some time as many countries in Asia seethe river 2,700-mile-long river as a road to industrialization. Countries that have a claim on theMekong have built dozens of dams along the river.

China and Laos see the river as a way slake the region‘s thirst for electricity as well as for

agriculture and flood control. By 2020 Beijing wants to produce 282 gigawatts of hydroelectric power, and Laos wants electricity to become its major source of revenue by 2025.

Daming the river changes its water flow and is expected to have impact on agricultural production downstream, and particularly in countries like Vietnam that lie near the Mekong‘smouth. Dams block sediment that normally flows into the delta, causing it to shrink.

Add in the effects of climate change which is causing sea levels to rise,and the Mekong gets hitwith an environmental double-whammy.

While the government is taking action to ease the burden for rice farmers and others living on the

delta, Duong Van Ni said it could be too little too late.

―Irrigation projects have been carried out. Dykes to prevent salinization have been built in some place, and in others farmers have even changed their crops,‖ he explained. ―However, most ofthe measures are just for the short term and do not address the issue for a longer term. I thinkwhat they need to do is to provide people with capacity to deal with risks.‖

Reported by Gia M inh for RFA’s Vietnamese Service. Translated by Viet Ha. Written in

English by Brooks Boliek.

Radio Free Asia

http://atimes.com/2016/03/el-nino-effect-salt-wounds-vietnams-rice-crop/

Lao Rice-export Target Sparks Alarm

Khmer Times/May Kunmakara

Wednesday, 09 March 2016

Local rice millers and exporters have responded with alarm to the rice-export target set by the

Lao government of 1 million tons this year, while Cambodian rice millers and traders have yet toovercome numerous barriers hindering their competitiveness at home and abroad.TheCambodian government missed its target of exporting 1 million tons of milled rice last year.


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Oryza, a rice industry website based in Thailand, quoted the director of the department of planning and cooperation at the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, as saying theimpoverished landlocked county is aiming to export 1 million tons of rice this year.The websitesaid the Lao government has set a production target of about 4.2 million tons of paddy in the2015-2016 season. The director said the target includes 40,000 tons of rice for reserve purposesand 60,000 tons for seeding. The Lao government is also planning to have 2.1 million tons fordomestic consumption this year.

―To boost rice production, the government is encouraging local farmers to increase the area

under wet rice cultivation to 1 million hectares and that of upland rice to 100,000 hectares,‖ thedirector is quoted as saying.Son Saran, the president of Cambodia Amru Rice (Cambodia), oneof the country‘s leading milled rice exporters, told Khmer Times yesterday that the Kingdom

already faces challenges with Vietnamese rice flooding the local market and a lack of funding formillers to buy paddy. He said Cambodia‘s rice sector will now face another challenge when it

has to compete in the export market with Laos.

The intention of Laos to increase rice production will affect Cambodian rice producers as thetarget market will be the same. We see Lao rice as a similar type as Cambodia produces,‖ Mr.

Saran said. He urged the government to take immediate action to address the issues in the localindustry in order to avoid a crisis.―This will put more pressure on the rice industry – more pressure to solve our issues so we can prevent a crisis. If no action is taken, our rice industry willslowly collapse and our farmers will be affected in the long ter m,‖ he added. Mr. Saran said thegovernment should intervene and stabilize the supply chain, seed production, find financing to buy paddy, add drying facilities, improve logistics and reduce the cost of electricity for millers.

Hun Lak, the Managing Director of Mekong Oryza Trading, a local rice exporter and also thevice-president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said there will now be more competition intraditional export markets. ―Actually, Laos didn‘t export much before, but now they areattempting to export big amounts. Of course, we will compete with them as they have the samemarkets and trade we have,‖ he said.―Local rice millers and exporters have to cooperate together

to find ways or a strategy to maintain our market share and our export volume,‖ he added.

Early last week, a group of ―activist‖ millers and exporters within the federation bypassed its

senior leaders and sent a letter to the Ministry of Commerce warning that the rice sector couldcollapse within two years if the government did not take swift action.They warned that besidesdriving domestic millers out of business, a failure to address threats to the industry as well asweaknesses in its value chain would cause massive uncertainty, poverty and unrest in rural areasas farmers would not be able to sell their paddy.The rice federation will hold a press conference


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today to release its strategies and outline what action it will take to address challenges the ricesector is facing.

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Report calls for action to keep rice sector afloat

Tue, 8 March 2016

Cheng Sokhorng

A group of rice millers and exporters critical of the direction in which the rice industry is beingsteered submitted a detailed report to the Commerce Ministry yesterday, warning that local producers were being driven to bankruptcy and calling for immediate action, such as a quota onrice imports and debt rescheduling for millers, to alleviate the sector‘s woes.The report expands

on a presentation made during a meeting last week between the group, whose initiative is calledRice Industry Strategic Key Solution (RISKS), and Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol, in whichits members outlined the rice sector‘s deteriorating conditions and cast blame in part on theineffectual governance of the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF).Following the presentation, Chanthol requested a more detailed report on the situation andrecommendations, which he said would be forwarded to Prime Minister Hun Sen.Of thesuggested action, the group prioritised the imposition of a quota on the import of milled ricefrom Vietnam, which they say makes local millers less competitive, as well as working with

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commercial banks and microfinance institutions to delay millers‘ debt payments.―According to

estimates, around 700,000 tonnes to 800,000 tonnes of milled rice was imported from Vietnam in2015,‖ the report reads. ―These imports from Vietnam have ‗taken over and invaded‘ the local

rice market.‖

The RISKS group, which has grown from 18 members last week to 24 now, claims that the floodof milled rice imports from Vietnam has driven 40 per cent of Cambodian millers out of businessin the last three years.The proposed rice quota, the group says, would limit foreign imports to100,000 tonnes a year and add a 35 per cent tax to the invoiced price of the imported rice. It saidsimilar measures have been implemented in other countries such as Thailand, Malaysia andIndonesia.―We have a lot of our own potential for rice export, so there is a case for a quotalimiting the import of rice‖ said Kann Kunthy, CEO of Battambang rice miller Brico. ―We have

already studied this suggestion and it will have no issues with WTO regulations.‖

Kunthy said the group‘s nine-point solution needed to be addressed in the next three months ifthe government wanted millers to reach its ambitious one-million-tonne per year milled rice

export target.―We have done 50 per cent of the work by finding solutions and the government has to help

complete the remaining 50 per cent by implementation,‖ he said, adding the CRF has failed toaddress the industry‘s troubles since it was formed two years ago.Softening its initial demand,

the RISKS group urged the government to help millers obtain $250 million in soft loans at 4 percent interest per annum, while pushing back their loan obligations.―We suggest that banks andmicrofinance institutions reschedule the loan payments for rice millers in order to give them achance for survival,‖ said Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice and a member of the RISKS initiative.

Other solutions listed in the report include stricter enforcement of punitive action for millers

found mixing local and imported rice, reducing the cost of electricity for millers and eliminationof the value-added tax (VAT) for millers.In response to the group‘s first meeting with theCommerce Ministry, the CRF issued a press release last week stating that it was looking at threekey issues – rice imports from neighbouring countries, shortage of financing options for millersand high electricity costs.―The CRF is trying their best to work with relevant stakeholders to seeksolutions for the rice sector and requests that all members join us and find a solution together,‖

said CRF president Sok Puthyvuth.

Contact author: Cheng Sokhorng

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KPPU Finds Early Indications of Cartel Practices inWholesale Rice Marketing

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Jakarta. Indonesia's antimonopoly agency says it has found indications of cartel practices in thecountry's largest rice wholesale market, which cause prices of the staple to rise during certainmonths of the year.

President Joko Widodo last year called on the Business Competition Supervisory Commission(KPPU) to investigate domestic rice trading after the government had to import rice despiteofficial data showing that the harvest actually exceeded local demand.The agency suspects thatcertain large traders at the Cipinang Wholesale Rice Market – the nation's main rice exchange – often block supplies from other provinces in favor of imported rice, KPPU chairman SyarkawiRauf said on Monday (08/03)."They often drive the prices up high enough to vindicate demandfor rice imports [...] because there is more profit in selling imported rice," Syarkawi said.

The traders can make 10 percent profit on imported rice, compared to just 3 percent on local rice.They also buy the rice from state procurement agency Bulog's nearby warehouses, resulting in

significant savings on transport costs compared to having to source the commodity from otherregions, the KPPU chairman added.The agency says a group of five to seven companies control70 percent of local market trade, compared to Bulog, which only has the capacity to supply 20 percent of the country's rice demand."We are having trouble to find evidence, because theiroperations are quite sophisticated," Syarkawi said.However, he said the KPPU was expected togather enough evidence for a hearing on the case in April.


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Meanwhile, Nellys Sukidi, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Rice Millers andEntrepreneurs Association (Perpadi), dismissed any notion of cartel practices in the localmarket."In Cipinang alone we have 600 traders with 3,000 tons of rice changing hands every day[...] There is also real-time, transparent pricing information available," Nellys said. "What isthere to be manipulated?"

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USA Rice Encourages Kids to 'Wake Up' to School Breakfast

By Deborah Willenborg

ARLINGTON, VA -- USA Rice is helping schools around the country celebrate School

Breakfast Week with three great tasting, healthy recipes developed especially for the foodservice

K-12 program. The three recipes, Berry Breakfast Brown Rice, Creamy Cinnamon BreakfastRice Pudding, and Great Day Rice Wrap, feature U.S.-grown rice in the center of the plate.

"These breakfast recipes are part of our effort to promote rice beyond the side dish to the centerof the plate and to get people thinking about rice for other meals besides dinner," said Katie

Maher, USA Rice director of domestic promotion.

Maher added, "By attending the School Nutrition Association (SNA) conferences over the years,

we've compiled a database of influential school foodservice operators so we can regularly

communicate with them and share new recipes and resources. This week, USA Rice sent an e-newsletter to SNA contacts promoting School Breakfast Week along with links to the three

recipes and our Rice 101 Guide."

Rice 101 is a compilation of everything a school cafeteria staff needs to know about how to

make perfect rice for students in one handy reference guide. No matter which type of rice orequipment the school kitchen uses, the answers are all in the guide. There is also a collection of

delicious rice recipes that meet child nutrition program requirements for grains in school meals.

The annual school breakfast celebration was launched in 1989 by the U.S. Department of

Agriculture to raise awareness about the availability of the School Breakfast Program which

meets federal dietary guidelines and to highlight the established link between eating breakfast

and academic success.

Are CARBS the new cigarettes? White bread, bagels andrice 'increase the risk of lung cancer by 49%', experts warnBy LISA RYAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 23:21 GMT, 7 March 2016 | UPDATED: 17:24 GMT, 8 March 2016

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Many studies suggest carbohydrates are bad for your waistline.But a new study has warned they may also be bad for your lungs.Specifically, foods with a high glycemic index - such as white bread or bagels, corn flakes and puffed rice - may increase the risk of lung cancer, scientists say.And non-smokers, who account for 12 per cent of those killed by the disease, appear to be particularly at risk.

Scientists say foods with a high glycemic index - including white bread, bagels, corn flakes and

puffed rice - increase a person's risk of lung cancer, even if they have never smoked The

glycemic index is a measure of the quality of dietary carbohydrates - and is defined by how

quickly blood sugar levels are raised after a meal.

The theory now is that a high-GI diet triggers higher levels of blood glucose and insulin.This, in turn, increases levels of a type of hormone called Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs).Elevated levels of IGFs have previously been linked with a higher risk of lung cancer.


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Lead study author Dr Stephanie Melkonian, of the University of Texas MD Anderson CancerCenter, said: 'We observed a 49 per cent increased risk of lung cancer among subjects with thehighest daily GI compared to those with the lowest daily GI.'And the findings suggest cutting out foods with high glycemic index could reduce a person's riskof developing lung cancer.

Examples of low GI foods include whole-wheat or pumpernickel bread, rolled or steel-cutoatmeal and wholemeal pasta.However the study also found glycemic load - a related measure of carbohydrate quantity - hadno significant association with lung cancer risk.This suggests it is the average quality, instead ofquantity, of carbohydrates consumed that may modulate lung cancer risk.Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women across the US.Furthermore, it is also the leading cause of cancer deaths.

ALL ABOUT THE GLYCEMIC INDEXThe glycemic index, or GI, measures how a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose.Foods are ranked based on how they compare to a reference food — either glucose or white

bread.A food with a high GI raises blood glucose more than a food with a medium or low GI.Foods with low GI include:

100% stone-ground whole wheat or pumpernickel bread Oatmeal (rolled or steel-cut), oat bran, muesli Wholemeal pasta, converted rice, barley, bulgar wheat Sweet potato, corn, yam, lima/butter beans, peas, legumes and lentils

Foods with high GI include: White bread or bagel Corn flakes, puffed rice, bran flakes, instant oatmeal Shortgrain white rice, rice pasta, macaroni and cheese from mix

Russet potato, pumpkin Pretzels, rice cakes, popcorn, saltine crackers melons and pineapple

Source: American Diabetes AssociationMore than 150,000 people in the US are expected to die from lung cancer in 2016, according toan estimate from the American Cancer Society.Meanwhile in the UK there are around 45,525new cases of the disease diagnosed each year, while 35,371 people lose their life to the diseaseannually, according to Cancer Research UK.And while tobacco is the leading cause of lungcancer it does not account for all cases - particularly for those who never smoked. The newstudy, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, is the largestever to investigate the potential link between glycemic index and lung cancer.It is also the first to

show GI was more significantly associated with lung cancer risk in specific subgroups -including people who had never smoked and those with the sub-type squamous cell carcinoma.Previous studies have found that dietary factors may have an influence on a person's risk ofdeveloping lung cancer.

Diets high in fruits and vegetables were found to decrease the risk - while increased consumptionof red meat, saturated fats and dairy products are know to increase the risk of the disease.Dr


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Melkonian said: 'Diets high in glycemic index result in higher levels of blood glucose andinsulin, which promote perturbations [disturbances] in the insulin-like growth factors(IGFs).'Previous research suggests increased levels of IGFs are associated with increased lungcancer risk. 'However, the association between glycemic index and lung cancer risk wasunclear.'For this study, the research team surveyed 1,905 patients newly diagnosed with lung

cancer - and found there was a higher risk of lung cancer in patients with the highest dailyGI.Senior study author Dr Xifeng Wu said: 'The associations were more pronounced amongsubjects who were never smokers, diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma or had less than 12years of education.


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The study found high glycemic foods increase the risk of lung cancer by 49 per cent - perhaps becausethey trigger important hormonal fluctuations in the body The scientists also found that among people whohad never smoked, those with high GI were more than twice as likely to develop lung cancer.And for

smokers, the risk was only elevated by 31 per cent compared to those in the lowest GI group.Furthermore,those with the highest GI levels were 92 per cent were more likely to develop the squamous cellcarcinoma sub-type, as compared to the lowest GI group. Participants who had less than 12 years of education were 77 per cent more likely to developlung cancer than those in the lowest group.In contrast, those with more than 12 years ofeducation only had an elevated risk of 33 per cent. The study recommended that people limitfoods and beverages with high GI.Examples of low GI foods include whole-wheat or pumpernickel bread, rolled or steel-cut oatmeal and pasta. Dr Wu said: 'The results from thisstudy suggest that, besides maintaining healthy lifestyles, such as avoiding tobacco, limitingalcohol consumption and being physically active, reducing the consumption of foods and

beverages with high glycemic index may serve as a means to lower the risk of lung cancer.

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Natural Products Expo West 2016 preview scoop of topexhibitors!8th March 2016 by April Neale

One of our favorite finds are the gluten free 34 Degree Crisps!

Monsters and Critics is heading to the best food show around for health conscious

foodies, the annual Natural Products Expo West 2016 in Anaheim, CA.Always one of our

favorite destinations, the Natural Products Expo West is the largest tradeshow in thenatural, organic and healthy products industry and is held at the Hilton Anaheim March

10-12, 2016 and the Anaheim Convention Center March 11-13, 2016.As we do annually,

M&C has a jump start on the Ex po and we‘ve been eating our way through some

exceptional new food items. Every year we munch, chew, drink and savor everything

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under the sun sent to us for inclusion in our Best of The Show picks ahead of the event to

alert buyers and consumers what to look for.

This year we have discovered some incredible new entries in the sweets, snack,

vegetarian and non-veg categories that will be at a grocery near you soon… if not

already.

The majority of items are made in the USA by smaller companies who have worked hard

to make a mark in a very competitive field of non-GMO, gluten free, and organically

sourced ingredients.

Highly recommend are the following fantastic finds for anyone attending this event to

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Inés Rosales Baked Goods

They are all individually wrapped and so good!

There really was an Ines! In 1910, she began making Olive Oil Tortas by hand and

selling them at the train station in Seville, Spain. She used local extra virgin olive oil and

unbleached wheat flour. In a short period of time, this Andalusian snack was knocking

them dead in Spain.

Today, they are made by hand with the same recipe Ines Rosales created over one

hundred years ago. Women from the local village are still employed to create her

delectable baked goods in small batches.

We LOVED the tortas, in Original, Seville Orange, Cinnamon, Rosemary & Thyme and

Sesame & Sea Salt. Eat them alone or with dips perfect for dipping or topping with

cheese. the Cinnamon and Seville orange ones are brilliant with tea or coffee in themorning. They remind me of when I was little and my mom let me roll out her extra pie

dough scraps, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake ―cookies‖ until they were

crispy and golden.

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These Spanish cookies are the best-in-show as far as we are concerned.

Another genius item from Inés Rosales is their Cinnamon Cookies, a smaller thicker

powdered sugar cookie with cinnamon and anise, a shortbread-like cookie with a castersugar cover. They win for best cookie we tried of the show!

That’s it. Fruit Bars

Genius for bikers, hikers and kids who love that candy bar break without the crap!

There is serious truth in advertising here as these all fruit leather bars are thicker than a

rollup and way more satisfying. That‘s it. makers of two-ingredient snack bars sent us

their entire line of all fruit bars, and we are better for it.

You get real fruit and they limit the ingredient list two ingredients per flavor. And the top

flavor for me? Apple + Coconut, incredible, moist and satisfying, the fruity apple is

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enhanced with the nutty coconut. There are nine flavors to choose from: Apple + Apricot,

Apple + Banana, Apple + Blueberry, Apple + Cherry, Apple + Mango, Apple + Pear,

Apple + Pineapple, Apple + Strawberry, and Apple + Coconut.

The bad stuff is missing. No additives, preservatives, concentrates, purees, juices, added

sugars, corn syrup, artificial coloring, or flavoring are in them, and they have an 18-

month shelf life. That‘s it. fruit bars are gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, raw, anddiabetic friendly.

Simple Mills Chocolate Chip Cookie Almond Flour Mix

Simple Mills Artisan Bread

Simple Mills Pancake and Waffle Mix

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So easy- my 420 people in Washington, Colorado, and California take note

Paleo friendly, non-GMO, naturally dairy, soy and gluten-free and low in sugar does not

mean cardboard, people!We whipped up the three mixes sent and found that the Chocolate Chip cookie mix was

fast easy and made a good chewy cookie that delighted. The Artisan bread made great

calzone dough and breadsticks and the waffle mix made fluffy gluten free waffles that

rocked.


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The Simple Mills Chocolate Chip Cookie Almond Flour Mix makes 20-24 cookies made

with 7 ingredients, you add eggs, oil, and vanilla, and bake for about 15 minutes. They

were great and not at all dry like some mixes that use coconut flour. They really were

good.

The artisan bread has half the sugar, twice the protein and half the carbs of regular bread,

and is paleo-friendly, gluten-free, dairy-free, and non-GMO. You can creative with it and

make a pizza crust or calzone wrap if you like.

Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste

Gooey, paste, vanilla bean flecks, say yes to this

Are you a mental case for good vanilla? Do you find yourself huffing the vanilla when no

one is around? Or doubling the vanilla in every recipe because you just know the vanilla

proportions are Just.All.Wrong?

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Me too. Get ready to lose your mind with Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste,

a kind of costly (about $30 for the bottle) but so worth it…pure vanilla with natural

vanilla bean seeds in a gooey brown fragrant suspension infusing the pure vanilla pod

into your desserts. 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of vanillaextract – but of course, if you are like me, you will still double it.

Nielsen-Massey Pure Orange Extract

Orange you glad I showed you this?

I never realized what I was missing not having good orange extract in my life. That

changed when they sent me Nielsen-Massey orange oil extract that is like having athousand perfectly juiced navel oranges with the rind oil at your fingertips. Need orange

zest? No problem. Need fresh juice? Bingo. Chefs can use this with poultry, fish, and

seafood dishes. The mixologist of the house can whip up some crafty run, gin and vodka

masterpieces.


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Orange Oil Extract Features Gluten-free, Kosher orange oil extract 100% Natural,

Allergen-Free, GMO-Free 3 Year shelf life. It won;t last that long.

Dandies All Natural Marshmallows

Dandies are super soft pillows of marshmallow love

USA!USA!USA! We make awesome healthy gluten free kosher marshmallows! Time to

go off the sugar wagon and fire up some s‘mores or hot chocolate.

Vegan puffy soft heaven! Non-GMO, Dandies Marshmallows are comprised of tapioca

cane sugar and natural ingredients, and zero high fructose corn syrup or gelatin (they‘re100% vegan!), and are the first ever marshmallow to be Non-GMO Project

Verified. These suckers are made for those who demand their guilty pleasures adhere to

the no horse hoof gelatine rules! So yay for Dandies.

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Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle

yes they are calorific and full of gluten and sugar and dang it, I loved it

USA!USA!USA! We did it again, actually, Shela G did it, she made a tasty guilty

pleasure that defies categories. Okay just stop judging. yes… they are full of gluten and

sugar but they are made with really quality ingredients you should probably limit in your

diet.

Personally, I always wanted the corner brownie, the crisped crunchy corner where the

gooey fudge seemed to migrate to the middle I hate the middle. Brownie Bites are for

people like me who like brownies flat, crispy and like a crunchy brittle cookie. They areconvenient and come in a new flavor I recommend: Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Brittle.

Annie B’s

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These caramels will make you a believer

So where‘s the kale you ask? Not here! This right here is caramel heaven and

homecooked Annie B‘s caramels are made in the same copper kettles for 25 years. They

are enhanced with a bit of sea salt. Buttery and creamy caramel aromas that don‘t stick to

your teeth. If you dig caramels, this is the best.

They can be cut them up in brownies, on your apple pie, for your favorite sweet treat.

Keep them refrigerated as no preservatives are in them approx. 3 mo. shelf life.


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One cracker will sell you.

Laiki Rice Crackers

Red Rice/ Black Rice

These Thai crackers are like crack! Addictive, almost a popcorn lightness and really

tasty, they go with everything and for the gluten free people, so darn worth your time to

investigate. The secret to Laiki‘s taste is black and red rice from Thailand. I don‘t know

how they do it with three ingredients, but these are buttery and crispy, super light and

versatile, whether you eat them alone, with cheese or even peanut butter.


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They are 100% whole grain, vegan, gluten-free, nonGMO. Laiki Crackers are made from

rice, oil, salt and nothing else, made in a dedicated facility and ELISA tested for any

presence of gluten with independent lab services provided by Intertek, a globally

renowned testing firm AND they use sustainably-sourced palm oil from Thailand. Their palm oil does not harm orangutans or their habitat.

34 Degrees Crisps

Thes crackers are like wisps of paper, tasty crunchy paper…

Oz-land rules! Aussies are the inventors of this eucharist-like ultra thin (paper actually)

wafer of gluten-free love. Australian crispbread 34 Degrees was invented in Sydney and

now is made in Colorado, where pot is legal, so their sales have to be amazing!

34 Degrees is a gold certified bakery and regularly audited by Silliker, the leading

internationally accredited food testing and consulting network. HAACP-certified (Hazard

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Analysis and Critical Control Points) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, so these

crackers are so pure and perfect, anyone concerned about gluten fear not.

Plus, they give to the Food Bank of the Rockies‘ ―Children‘s Totes of Hope‖ program.

Tote bags filled with 8-9 pounds of nutritious food are distributed on Fridays to hungry

children in Colorado and Wyoming. 34 Degrees also gives to Project Angel Heart, an

organization that delivers nutritious meals at no cost, for those coping with life-

threatening illnesses.

Here‘s what you need to know, nine crackers equals 50 calories. And they are ethereal,

loaded with flavor but like air on the tongue. A perfect foil for a strong cheese or a dip,

and addictive and toasty perfection. The Cracked Pepper and the Natural are ourfavorites.

Way Better Snacks – A Nacho Above Flavor

Sprouted Chia, flax seed, and quinoa never tasted so good. These are AMAZING quality

tortilla chips with a nacho flavor that does not taste artificial, and they disappeared in a

nanosecond. Light, crispy, buttery, not too salty, just a fabulous new item from a

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company that knows how to make a chip. Head to booth #5586 to see what I‘m talking

about. Best chips that we tried.

La Tourangelle Herbs De Provence Oil, basil Oil, Garlic Oil and Sun Coco Spray

Coco be loco

This line of natural oils works my brain, they are exceptional and packaged so well.

There newbie is Organic Sun Coco Oil, a unique blend of organic high-oleic sunflower

oil and organic refined coconut oil IN A SPRAY! Love th econvenience, as I already use

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their Olive Oil and Seasme Oil in the spray form too. Neutral in flavor and with a smoke

point of 440°F, Organic Sun Coco Oil combines high-heat properties of high-oleic

sunflower oil and buttery texture from coconut oil, making it perfect for any non stick

situation.

The new pourable ―must haves‘ in your pantry is their three winners: Herbes de

Provence, Basil, and Garlic Oil. Making a vinaigrette? Use any of these. Stir frying

anything? Garlic Oil! Making a pasta salad? Basil Oil! There. I just made summer season

easier for you.

For the Sun Coco spray: Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate. Make sure to shake

well before using. If stored at room temperatures under 76°F – coconut oil may solidifyat the bottom. Organic Sun Coco oil is Omega-rich, contains MCT oil and acts as a

natural antioxidant due to the high level of vitamin E.

You will be speaking French in no time.

The Herbes de Provence Oil can take the heat and is fantastic for meat and fish. I used it

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by a five generation family owned-producer, the herbs are utilized at their freshest, they

are naturally infused in organic expeller-pressed high-oleic sunflower oil. Herbs de

Provence Infused Oil is made with fresh rosemary and thyme.

Viki’s Granola

Of all the granolas, this one had to walk into that joint…

There are a million granolas. So why Viki‘s? Simple. This granola pinged on taste, ease

of eating, quality of ingredients and varieties. Granola can be a boondoggle, meaning it

can rip the roof of your mouth out and shred it, or it can break your teeth.

This granola has a softness or smaller ―bite‖ that makes it a pleasure to eat. Simple

ingredients, no fillers, salts or preservatives, mix in favorite yogurt or ice cream, enjoy it

as a bowl of cereal with milk, or straight out of the bag. Recommended: Viki‘s Granola

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Original Honey, made of Rolled Oats, Honey, Almonds, Sunflower Seeds, Canola Oil,

Unsweetened Coconut, Pecans. Contains Tree Nuts.

Nutiva Organic Coconut Sugar – 16 oz.

This used in Chai tea is bonkers and fabulous

Dense, moist coconut palm sugar is a brilliant swap for the white stuff. It‘s a low-

glycemic sweetener that is rich in minerals and delivers energy by delayed glucose

absorption. Nutiva‘s palm sugar comes directly from the blossoms of Indonesian coconut

trees. This coconut sugar has a brown sugar and caramel vibe. Unrefined, unprocessed,

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and mineral-rich, use it for baking, smoothies, and to balance out the flavor of savory

dishes.

The Real Organic Raw Cane Sugar

Where‘s the kale? Not yet! Another natural sugar. The Real Co organic raw cane sugar is

made at the Assukar farms, owned by The Ortuño Family, in the Jurassic Park location of

Tayutic Valley of Costa Rica. This multi-generational family-run farm dates back to 1877

and they make it in the original process, A true non-GMO cane crystal sugar.

Personally, I believe in quality real sugars over anything artificial, just use less of it. The

farming and milling operations at Assukar farms is a sustainable community food product

that employs ten villages.

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No gas is used. Instead, through the use of animal traction, a non-pollutant manual

method is utilized, see how they do it.

The Real Co Himalayan pink rock salt comes from a small mining community in the

Karakorum range of the Western Himalayas. Hand-mined and crushed at the source, this

has 84 live minerals, which is exactly the same as found in the human body. The alleged

benefits of this natural salt include managing the water content throughout your body,

healthy PH balance in your cells, hydration, anti-muscle cramping, blood pressure and

circulation improvements and helps the intestines absorb nutrients.

The Real Co White Basmati Rice will have you hearing Zeppelin‘s Kashmir in your

head. It is sourced directly from one farm in the Himalayas. This unique farming situation

– aging the grain six months – nets a grain that doubles in size when cooked. Tastes

amazing too.

Stoneridge Orchards dried fruits

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We flipped for the tarter fruits like Cherries, Cranberries

Raisins but not raisins. Chewy, dried natural sweet balls of real fruit that can go solo or

mix in with granola. This is a staple in our house for mulled wine (glogg) and for Sangria

too, as the dried cherries are a secret flavor weapon. These are Washington State, USA

grown, minus artificial colors or flavors, hydrogenated oils, sulfites, or high fructose corn

syrup. Go for the dried cherries or the Blended Fruit Mix.

Rhythm Superfoods Broccoli Bites

Roasted Kale

See? kale. Okay not as sexy as the Brownie Bites, but not everyone loves the sweets.

Savory snacks rule and smart ones like Broccoli Bites and Roasted Kale by Rhythm are

pretty amazing. It is no secret that cruciferous veggie broccoli is full of antioxidants,

vitamins, and minerals, – a virtual powerhouse of nutrition and health benefits. Rhythm

blends broccoli florets in a light dressing of seeds, veggies, herbs and spices, and

dehydrates them at low temperatures to crispy perfection, preserving all of those naturally

occurring nutrients for a straight outta the bag blissful snackathon.

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Their 100% fresh organic Lacinato Kale is triple-washed, roasted in a delicate oil and

seasoned preserving their vitamins A, K, and C.It‘s wispy thin and full of flavor.

Safecatch Tuna

Nobody wants a mouthful of mercury…

Tuna is a disappearing species in the oceans, as it is being overfished and quite frankly, isa repository for heavy metals like mercury. SafeCatch mercury limits are ten times

stricter than the FDA mercury action limit making it the official tuna of the American

Pregnancy Association. Safe Catch Elite Wild Tuna is also a fantastic tasting tuna and

worth the extra money – this is your body and your health. Support these fishermen who

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do it right.

Safe Catch Store Finder

Vermont Smoke & Cure New: Meat Sticks

Spit that Slim Jim out and get some religion when it comes to a meat snack. Vermont

Smoke & Cure launched three new flavors of its Meat Sticks during the 2015 Natural

Products Expo East. They are also going to be at Natural Products Expo West! Like the

other half-dozen flavors of the better-for-you meat snacks in the line, the Spicy Italian

Pork, Rosemary Thyme Chicken and Teriyaki Chicken Sticks are gluten free and containconsiderably less fat and salt than competing meat sticks.

Most meat sticks are snout or mushed up ears and guts, so be kind to yourself and eat real

meat, not offal. These are made with quality meat. Beef in the sticks sources from lead

supplier Pineland Farms Natural Meats in Maine or other similar suppliers. Pork is

purchased at DuBreton in Quebec or from Coleman Natural Foods, which works with

family farmers throughout the country to produce meat raised entirely without antibiotics

Slow cookers bring out the best in pork and Indian

flavors

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Slow cooker pork shoulder vindaloo in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by MeeraSodha. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)By MEERA SODHA, Associated PressPublished: March 8, 2016, 6:07 AMThere‘s a real joy in slowing down in the kitchen. Gone is the frantic stress of trying to get

dinner on the table in an instant and in its place comes a different type of gentle cooking. Itallows beautiful smells to waft through the house and ingredients to mingle and develop overtime into something deep, rich and flavorful.

Of all slow cooked dishes, Goan pork vindaloo is my favorite. Originally a Portuguese stewmade with meat, garlic and wine, the dish made its way to India in the 1500s with Portugueseexplorers. Like so many other dishes, it then was reinterpreted. Today, vindaloo curry is a sweet,

hot and sour dish popular all over the world.Though the modern recipe, like the original dish, still uses garlic and wine vinegar, it haschanged to include chilies and lots of warming spices, such as cinnamon, cumin and cloves. Ilike to use a cheaper and fattier cut of meat, such as pork shoulder, which responds well to aslow braise and shows its true colors after a few hours to become the best type of pork — succulent, sweet and soft.

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Whatever happens, rest assured that there are no wrong moves with slow cooking. It‘s one of the

only mediums of cooking that creates a level playing field between the pro chef and the amateur.It gives you the flexibility to taste and adjust as you go until it tastes just right. The only troubleis that after several hours of cooking, it will only take a few minutes to eat.

SLOW COOKER PORK SHOULDER VINDALOO

If you‘re nervous about the amount of chili powder, halve the amount called for in the recipe. It

will still be delicious. If your slow cooker doesn‘t have a saute setting, start the dish in a largesaute pan, then transfer to a slow cooker.

Start to finish: 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours (1/2 hour active)

Servings: 4

4 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil, divided

20 black peppercorns

1 star anise

3-inch cinnamon stick

6 whole cloves


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2 teaspoons cumin seeds

6 cloves garlic, crushed

1 1/2-inch chunk fresh ginger, grated (plus extra to serve)

2 teaspoons chili powder5 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 medium red onion, finely sliced

28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 1/4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes

Plain Greek-style yogurt, to serve

Cooked basmati rice, to serve

Set the slow cooker to saute mode. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat until hot. Add the peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, cloves and cumin. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly,until the peppercorns and cloves swell and are fragrant. Transfer the spices to a mortar and pestleor spice grinder. Grind until smooth, then add the garlic, ginger and chili powder. Grind again,then transfer to a small bowl and stir in the vinegar. Set aside.

Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil in the slow cooker. When hot, add the onions and cook,stirring often, until brown and caramelized. Add the tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes. Add thespice paste, salt and sugar. Stir well, then add the pork. Coat the pork with the paste then add justenough water to cover the meat. Stir well, then cover and cook for 3 hours on high or 5 hours onlow, or until the meat is completely tender and straining to hold its shape.

Serve topped with grated ginger, dollops of yogurt and basmati rice.

Nutrition information per serving: 740 calories; 210 calories from fat (28 percent of totalcalories); 24 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg cholesterol; 1040 mg sodium; 61 gcarbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 68 g protein.

Hain Celestial Celebrates Innovation at Natural ProductsExpo West 2016

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FEATURES OVER 100 NEW AND EXCITING FOOD,BEVERAGE, SNACK, PROTEIN AND PERSONAL CAREPRODUCTS LATER THIS WEEK

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North

America,Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, todayannounced over 100 new products that will be featured later this week at Natural Products ExpoWest, produced by New Hope Natural Media. Expo West is the world's largest and premiertradeshow for the natural, organic and healthy products industry and is expected to host morethan 70,000 attendees.

"As a company known for setting the standard for organic, natural and better-for-you productssince the 1990s, we are proud of our brands and our new product innovation, which solidifies ourleadership in the organic and natural, health and wellness space," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder,


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President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "Our best-in-class organic, non-GMOsourcing capabilities and our ability to identify emerging and significant consumer trendsresonate with consumers and our customers across all generations with our food, beverage,snack, protein and personal care products."

Selected new product innovation from Hain Celestial includes:

Arrowhead Mills®, one of America's trusted organic brands for over 50 years, introducesnew re-sealable bags and two new cold cereals, Organic Vanilla Sunrise Blend withKamut® Flakes and Amaranth Clusters with Almonds and Flax Seeds and Organic MapleMorning Blend with Kamut® Flakes and Spelt Clusters with Sunflower and Chia Seeds, eachwith whole grains and 6 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber per serving.

BluePrint® brand adds a new Organic Vegetable & Fruit Drink line crafted with cold pressed juice from fruits and vegetables, designed to address key benefits identified byconsumers while expanding into four new categories focused on function and real foodnutrition. Also launching,BluePrint® Kombucha, Ready-To-Drink Tea, VinegarTonic and Dry Tea. BluePrint®continues to innovate its core 16 green fluid ounce products

with Watercress Warrior andDandelion Drive vegetable and fruit drinks. Celestial Seasonings® brand offers innovative new products in popular herbal and green tea

lines with Sleepytime® Mint, Sangria Zinger® and Spiced Vanilla Herbal Teas; GingerGreenand Matcha Green Teas, and three Fair Trade Organic Green Teas: PureGreen, Jasmine Green and Lemongrass Green Teas. In conjunction withKeurig®, Celestial™ Lattesintroduces Dirty Chai Tea Espresso K-Cup® Pods.

DREAM® brand plant-based beverage offerings expand in the refrigerated categorywithUltimate Almond Beverages, which contain four times more almonds for more proteinin every 8 ounce serving than Almond Dream Original for a rich and creamy tasting beverage. DREAM®is also introducing three new product lines for the shelf-stable section-

Ultimate Almond Beverages, Boosted Beverages and Rice DREAM® with Coconut, anextension of the popular Rice DREAM® line.

DREAM® frozen novelties expand with two new Almond Dream™Bites flavors: Peppermintand Pumpkin Spice, delicious and indulgent bite size frozennuggets made with almonds and coated with rich chocolate.

Earth's Best® introduces new packaging design and innovation in infant feeding and kidsmeals including Earth's Best Organic® Homestyle Meal Pouches, inspired by classic mealtime favorites – Chicken Pot Pie, Cheesy Pasta with Veggies and Turkey Quinoa AppleSweet Potato. Earth's Best® brand of kids frozen products expands with StuffedBites: Egg, Cheese & Spinach; Chicken & White Bean Chili and Beef, Cheese &Vegetable Taco andVeggie Medley Nuggets made from carrots, green beans and spinach.

Ella's Kitchen® brand nutritious organic drink options expand with Organic Aloe WaterJuice Blend Drinks, a refreshing drink with naturally hydrating aloe and just 5 grams of sugar per 6.75 fluid ounce serving. Ella's Kitchen® HPP Organic Raw Juice Pressies are cold pressed juice blend drinks that are pasteurized by pressure, never heated, to help keep morenutrients and flavor.


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Empire® Kosher poultry brand introduces deli meats, natural and certified kosher, with noantibiotics ever, including Pre-Sliced and Bulk Deli Turkey, Chicken Franks, TurkeyBaconand Chicken Sausage in Mild Italian, Hot Italian and Spicy AppleChicken varieties.Empire® Kosher is also introducing new children's frozen chicken bitesand chicken and turkey burgers.

FreeBird® brand introduces natural, with no antibiotics ever, frozen ¼ pound burgers-Lightly-Seasoned Chicken, Lightly Seasoned Turkey and Mediterranean-StyleChicken with feta cheese and savory spices.

The Greek Gods® brand unveils a high protein Nonfat Greek Yogurt with Chia Seeds,available in four delectable flavors: Blackberry, Peach, Strawberry and Vanilla.

Imagine® brand has a strong soup position for fall 2016 that features Imagine® Cauliflower& Potato Creamy Soup and two Imagine® Asian-style Noodle Chunky Soups: GingerMisoand Soy-Ginger Chicken & Edamame. Imagine® also debuts Organic Ramen andMisoBroth and Imagine® Bone Broth available in Chicken and Hearth, a combination ofchicken, beef and turkey.

MaraNatha® brand introduces new No Sugar or No Salt Added, No Stir Almond Butter,made with two simple ingredients: dry roasted almonds and palm oil so that no stirring isrequired. Our palm oil is verified by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Plainville Farms® brand announces an expanded deli meat lineup with no antibiotics everincluding Certified Organic Beef Franks, Pre-sliced Certified Organic ChickenBreast andOrganic Turkey Bacon featuring the brand's new logo and packaging. PlainvilleFarms® has also expanded its fresh organic product line with new Organic Lean GroundTurkey.

Spectrum® brand introduces three Non-Aerosol Oil Sprays with no propellants- ExtraVirgin Olive Oil and White Truffle Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil and AvocadoOil. Our extra virgin olive oil is sourced from a family-owned olive grove in the

Mediterranean coast of Spain. Spectrum® Sriracha Mayonnaise enhances every bite with itsspicy, bold flavor and creamy, feathery light texture.

TERRA® adds Real Freeze Dried Fruit to its portfolio, simple ingredients with the taste ofreal fruit in a convenient shelf stable format. TERRA® Real Freeze Dried Fruit is availablein two delicious varieties: Honey-Infused Fuji Apples and Tropical Fruit Blend withcoconut oil and made with pineapple, mango and banana.

Tilda® brand introduces Wholegrain Brown Basmati Rice & Quinoa, classic brown basmati rice grown in the foothills of the Himalayas combined with nutritious quinoa.

WestSoy® by Yves® Seitan Salad Topper is a convenient blend of seitan cubes with adelicious Mediterranean sauce, with 21 grams of protein per serving.

Yves Veggie Cuisine® Jackfruit Pulled BBQ is nutritious shredded jackfruit with a tangyand tasty BBQ sauce-vegan and cholesterol free.

Hain Celestial's featured personal care products include:

Alba Botanica® brand Body in the Buff freshly-fragranced, biodegradable bodyscrubs; Very Emollient™ Mineral Sunscreen Sprays for reef-safe, broad spectrum SPF 35


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sun protection; and Cooling Aloe Burn Relief Spray for instant, pain relieving treatment ofsunburned skin.

Avalon Organics® brand Intense Defense with Vitamin C Detoxifying FacialTowelettescleanse, tone and hydrate in one step; Antioxidant Facial Oil crafted to protectskin from environmental stressors; Intense Defense Sheer Moisture SPF 10 daily moisturizer

with mineral sunscreen for incidental UV exposure; Wrinkle Therapy Cleansing Oil to helpreduce fine lines; Brilliant Balance™ Purifying Facial Towelettes, hypo-allergenic anddermatologist tested; Damage Control Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner to help resistthe visual signs of aging hair, leaving it soft and shiny.

JASÖN® brand introduces indulgent, nourishing Foaming Shower Oils that instantlytransform into moisturizing, cleansing foams. The Gentle Basics™ line offers clinically-tested, hypoallergenic hydration for people with dry, sensitive skin while the Total ProtectionSea Salt Mouth Rinse cares for the whole mouth and freshens breath with a Cool Mintflavor. Dry Spray Deodorants deliver quick-dry, 24-hour odor protection, available in 3fresh scents and JASÖN®Men, a new line featuring Dry Spray Deodorant, StickDeodorant and All-in-One Body Wash, provides just-for-Men personal care, each one with

the same woodsy fragrance. Queen Helene® brand introduces 100% Coconut Oil, rich in antioxidant Vitamin E and

polyphenols that are beneficial to skin, hair and nails.

Hain Celestial's products will be coming to market now through the end of 2016 and sold inselected markets in the United States.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leadingorganic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe andIndia. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that

include Celestial Seasonings®

, Earth's Best®

, Ella's Kitchen®

, Terra®

, Garden of Eatin'®

, SensiblePortions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®,Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, SpectrumEssentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®,WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®,, Empire Kosher®,Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®,Europe's Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent GardenSoup Co. ®,

8th March,2016 Daily Global Regional,Local Rice E_Newsletter by Riceplus Magazine

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