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A news report cites a survey of 4,200 U.S. consumers by a group called CivicScience that found far more concern about preservatives and chemicals in food than in saturated fats, sugar or sodium. One interpretation is that consumers and regulators have opposite concerns. The Rest of the Stories Skewed Questions: A news report cites a survey of 4,200 U.S. consumers by a group called CivicScience that found significantly more concern about preservatives and chemicals in food than in saturated fats, sugar or sodium. One interpretation is that this is the classic irony that consumers and regulators have opposite concerns. Regulators have assessed the safety of food additives and determined them safe at specified levels. By contrast, consumers...

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Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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