Food Roundup: InBev Deal, FDA China Office, CAFTA in Costa Rica, and More.
InBev completes deal — The Belgian brewer finally completed its $52 billion purchase of Anheuser-Busch Tuesday, after numerous hurdles. This makes Anheuser-Busch InBev the biggest brewing company in the world. [Source: Forbes]
FDA opens office in China — The Food and Drug Administration opened its first foreign office in Beijing on Wednesday after numerous problems with Chinese imports. Office openings in additional Chinese cities are planned within the next few days. [Source: CNN]
Costa Rica finally ready for CAFTA — After four years, Costa Rica has finally passed the last law required to go ahead with the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The other countries involved have already implemented the treaty; Costa Rica is set to do so on January 1, 2009. [Source: Latin Business Chronicle]
New mad cow case in Canada — A seven-year-old dairy cow with mad cow disease was found in Canada. This is the fifteenth confirmed case there in the past five years. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said no part of the animal entered the food supply. [Source: Reuters]
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