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Sweet tooth gene shows sugar is not always a villain | Cosmos

How come your friend eats what she wants and never gets fat but you tuck into the carbs and up go the kilos? She may have been blessed with version A of the FGF21 gene. People with this gene seem … Continue reading

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Sweet! (or not?): cookie-shaped cushions without trade mark owner's permission

Pan di StelleAre you familiar with cookies like Pan di Stelle, Galletti, Abbracci, or Ringo? If you are Italian or have lived in Italy you surely are, but also if your favourite supermarket stores Italian products it is most likely … Continue reading

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The Sweet Smell of Registration

Last year we took a whiff of Hasbro’s application to register the smell of its Play-Doh® for “toy modeling compounds.” We didn’t think the application was ripe for a functionality refusal, but a refusal on the ground of a lack … Continue reading

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Play-Doh and the Sweet Smell of Registration

Last year we took a whiff of Hasbro’s application to register the smell of its Play-Doh® for “toy modeling compounds.” We didn’t think the application was ripe for a functionality refusal, but a refusal on the ground of a lack … Continue reading

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A Sweet Ending to a Nutty Story

Two weeks ago we told you about a misbranded trail mix product that was labeled as containing primarily almonds, but in fact was mostly peanuts. The manufacturer had quietly substituted the cheaper peanuts when almond prices skyrocketed. The retailer that … Continue reading

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