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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Inform SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for fats and oils professionals, &lt;i&gt;Inform&lt;/i&gt; SmartBrief is a FREE, weekly email newsletter. It provides a summary of global news, research, technology, and trends for the fats and oils community. &amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/aocs/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aocs?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>Inform SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aocs?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Oilseed crops predicted to increase globally in 2013-14</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D73EF0EB3-A90E-43D4-98FF-E312696CFE03%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D73EF0EB3-A90E-43D4-98FF-E312696CFE03%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Global oilseed production is expected to increase by 4.7% in 2013-14, with a boost from record soybean crops in Argentina, Br&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D73EF0EB3-A90E-43D4-98FF-E312696CFE03%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry Update</category></item><item><title>Acquisition, research, licensing deals expand BASF enzyme portfolio</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D99DADFD0-CD18-437F-A960-E0F3A595A0BA%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D99DADFD0-CD18-437F-A960-E0F3A595A0BA%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">BASF has beefed up its enzyme business with the acquisition of Henkel's detergent enzyme technology, a research-and-developme&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D99DADFD0-CD18-437F-A960-E0F3A595A0BA%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry Update</category></item><item><title>USDA assessment will delay launch of Monsanto, Dow seeds</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D15C2E779-26EC-4389-BFD0-AE5C1106D676%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D15C2E779-26EC-4389-BFD0-AE5C1106D676%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The U.S. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D15C2E779-26EC-4389-BFD0-AE5C1106D676%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry Update</category></item><item><title>Infographic: China's water supply will fall short of demand by 2030</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DB98CD9B7-81E3-467F-902A-5242A2A5ACD7%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DB98CD9B7-81E3-467F-902A-5242A2A5ACD7%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DB98CD9B7-81E3-467F-902A-5242A2A5ACD7%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry Update</category></item><item><title>WWF: Certified sustainable palm oil not enough to stop deforestation</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D14AF5311-37BC-498D-8C27-EB638B9AB3FE%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D14AF5311-37BC-498D-8C27-EB638B9AB3FE%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D14AF5311-37BC-498D-8C27-EB638B9AB3FE%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><strong>FOSS introduces a new automated Soxtec for fat extraction</strong>
<br/>FOSS' new solution, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foss.us/industry-solution/products/soxtec-systems"><B>Soxtec 8000&trade;</B></a>, is completely automated for unattended solvent extraction of up to 12 samples at a time. This solution makes it simple and safe to add solvent and uses individual self-adjusting hotplates. It's compatible with the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foss.us/industry-solution/products/hydrotec-8000-and-soxcap-20047"><B>Hydrotec&trade;</B></a> for fully automated, unattended acid hydrolysis prior to solvent extraction. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foss.us/campaign/na/webinars/2013/soxtec8000webinarapr"><B>Learn more</B></a></div></p>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry Update</category></item><item><title>Recent vitamin D study data could be skewed by sick participants</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DCB08445F-1EE8-4781-A4B1-C11D4594AF71%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DCB08445F-1EE8-4781-A4B1-C11D4594AF71%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A recent study suggests that vitamin D levels above 36 nanograms/milliliter are associated with a small risk of death or card&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DCB08445F-1EE8-4781-A4B1-C11D4594AF71%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Food, Nutrition &amp; Health</category></item><item><title>Natra sets nutrition, sustainability goals</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D48C9CE52-8C64-459E-B523-ECCD66F5FF39%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D48C9CE52-8C64-459E-B523-ECCD66F5FF39%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D48C9CE52-8C64-459E-B523-ECCD66F5FF39%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Food, Nutrition &amp; Health</category></item><item><title>Bio-surfactants show promise for cleaning up coffee spills</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DF3021333-A924-4E85-9706-E6F6DDDA0D57%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DF3021333-A924-4E85-9706-E6F6DDDA0D57%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria may solve the problem of coffee rings on furniture by acting as a bio-surfactant that facilit&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DF3021333-A924-4E85-9706-E6F6DDDA0D57%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Science, Trends &amp; Technology</category></item><item><title>UC-Berkeley scientist studies tobacco for biofuel production</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DDF64113C-B4F3-4BEA-B821-60552388E30B%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DDF64113C-B4F3-4BEA-B821-60552388E30B%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Peggy G. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3DDF64113C-B4F3-4BEA-B821-60552388E30B%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Science, Trends &amp; Technology</category></item><item><title>Read more from Inform magazine</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D1480D15D-F220-4B9D-9041-C7458DAA4548%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D1480D15D-F220-4B9D-9041-C7458DAA4548%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D1480D15D-F220-4B9D-9041-C7458DAA4548%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>Science, Trends &amp; Technology</category></item><item><title>Going gaga: How to control the song stuck in your mind</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D65DBB0E6-0604-4A1D-9896-AD915C4DFD7C%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D65DBB0E6-0604-4A1D-9896-AD915C4DFD7C%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Here is another item in our continuing series on research that is interesting but completely unrelated to oils and fats. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D65DBB0E6-0604-4A1D-9896-AD915C4DFD7C%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>From the Inform News Desk</category></item><item><title>Have dietary fats been needlessly vilified?</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D9D0F263B-123C-4744-BBDE-3F5AC2DCB054%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D9D0F263B-123C-4744-BBDE-3F5AC2DCB054%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A review published in Advances in Nutrition, "Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific E&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D9D0F263B-123C-4744-BBDE-3F5AC2DCB054%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>From the Inform News Desk</category></item><item><title>Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3Daocs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Robert E. Lee,American soldier and Confederate general&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D7143AA64-6175-4985-AB3E-C41C02812B6D%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3DAOCS%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 09:51:04 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>