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The US Food and Drug Administration have ordered a recall of foods detected with Salmonella. This type of bacteria is commonly found in Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is popularly used in processed foods.

Health officials exclaimed that the source of the strain known as Salmonella tennessee has been found to affect the Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) present in many food products sourced by Basic Food Flavors Inc. of Las Vegas. The ingredient acts as a flavour enhancer in many processed foods, including soups, sauces, chilies, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips and dressings.

Meaningful in-depth talks lead to happier relations as compared to discrete talks, according to a research done by the University of Arizona.

Researchers Matthias R Mehl, Shannon E Holleran and C Shelby Clark of the University of Arizona, in close unison with Simine Vazire of Washington University at St. Louis, studied on various types of conversations taking place amongst people who are happy and those who are gloomy.

An alliance representing the mining companies of the Pilbara region have decided to go ahead with the feasibility study of the proposed port expansion. The news was first reported by a Western Australian news agency.

The name of the alliance is North West Iron Ore Alliance (NWIOA).

The group of the Western Australia-based companies decided to do so after the capital cost of expansion of the port was estimated to be A$2.1 billion.

The U. S. and the Western Europe are in queue for a double-digit growth in the coming five years, said some Forrester reports.

According to the US Online Retail Forecast, 2009 to 2014, the United States online retail commerce is seemingly growing at a pace of 10 per cent a year compounded annually to reach $249 billion by 2014. In case of Western Europe, 11 percent annual gain is expected over the next five years, hitting 114 billion euros ($155.7 billion) by 2014, said a second report from Forrester titled "Western European Online Retail Forecast, 2009 To 2014."

Tully Sugar has decided to float its initial public offer (IPO) to fund its upcoming expansions. The sweetener manufacturer is looking forward to buy the assets of Bundaberg Sugar in North Queensland.

There is also news that the company is planning to buy another sugar mills as well.

The company has been into takeovers for sometime now to create a major sugar company in the key growing area of Australia. The mills under consideration are the Bundaberg Sugar's South Johnstone, Tableland and Babinda mills along with its associated infrastructure. It is also buying the mill site in Mourilyan.

After suffering the worst year of 2009 and scrapping the dividend after as long as 14 years, Daimler is looking at exiting Tata Motors' via block deals. The company was selling its 5.84% stake in Tata Motors at a discount of around 4-7% as compared to Tata Motors' close price of Monday which stood at Rs. 796.75.