LECITHIN CARGILL DEGUSSA TAKEOVER DEAL EUROPEAN COMMISSION

BY KEITH NUTHALL

CONCERNS about potential competition problems regarding confectionary ingredient lecithin have sparked the European Commission into staging an in-depth inquiry into a planned takeover by US-based Cargill of Germany's Degussa AG's food ingredients arm.

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