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Merck to Market Reduced Folates
May 1, 2000
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Merck to Market Reduced Folates
MOBILE, Ala.--Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany reached an exclusive licensing agreementwith the South Alabama Medical Science Foundation to market naturally-occurring reducedfolates worldwide. Hawthorne, N.Y.-based EM Industries, a United States affiliate ofMerck, will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the folates in the UnitedStates.
Folates, thought to maintain cardiovascular health, reduce cancer risks and preventneural tube birth defects, are used in food fortification (as folic acid). Visit www.hhnutrition.com for more information.
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