Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel ...

Gum arabic, an essential ingredient in products like Coca-Cola, M&M’s, and L’Oreal lipsticks, is being increasingly smuggled out of war-torn Sudan. The ongoing conflict has complicated global ...

Sudan produces around 80% of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used to mix, stabilise and thicken ingredients in mass-market products including ...

Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say ...