Oils and Fats News May/June 2015 Laurence Eyres FNZIFST   AGM/Dinner 29 people attended a most enjoyable evening on May 18th at the Northern Club Auckland. Following some wine appreciation,the current committee were re-elected. The chairman’s report is on the website. Omega-3 seminar The programme for this day at the forthcoming NZIFST conference on the 30th June is looking extremely interesting with discussion around the recent controversial University of Auckland supplement study.   The growing UK market for coconut oil (sigh) Whole Foods, the English…

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The Oils & Fats Specialist Group Chairman’s Report  May 2015 We currently have 158 members on the mailing list and we are in a reasonable financial state with around $10K in bank deposits. However we have no major fundraiser on the near horizon so it is prudent to call for subscriptions at $25 per head on any new members to cover admin/expenses for the next five years.  We have about 80 handbooks in stock. Any existing member who now wants a copy can have one…

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