11/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Austrian food additive targeted by anti-dumping duties in United States. After six months of inquiry, the American Department of Commerce opened the way on 4 January for anti-dumping measures against xanthan product exports in China and Austria, which will be effective next July. Xanthan gum is especially used in the food industry as a stabilising and thickening agent but its use is expanding into other sectors like that of the oil industry, where it is used to...