Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and related plants contain
resveratrol, a potential anticancer agent, according to the results
of a study by...
SAF(USA), a subsidiary of Paris-based Lesaffre et Compagnie, the
global yeast company, announced on Tuesday the purchase of Red Star
Yeast from Sensient...
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has adopted an AOAC
international method to authorise the labelling of inulin as a
fibre. The move comes after several...
A glass of purple grape juice is more fruitful than you might have
imagined. According to preliminary research by a University of
Scranton professor,...
The European Commission has granted regulatory clearance to the
acquisition by Cargill Inc. of Agribrands International, a
U.S.-based producer and marketer...
Coca-Cola and consumer products group Procter & Gamble have
formed a joint venture to develop and market innovative juice-based
drinks and snacks on a...
International Flavor & Fragrances Inc. provided yesterday an
update regarding its integration of Bush Boake Allen and the
progress of its reorganisation...
An apple juice a day could keep a trip to the heart doctor away,
says new research. A team of researchers at UC Davis School of
Medicine in the US have...
Following the February 17th issue of The Lancet suggesting that
obesity was linked to soft drinks consumption, Richard Adamson,
Ph.D., NSDA Vice President...
Central and east European agriculture ministers agreed at a meeting
on Thursday to harmonise efforts to keep their countries free of
mad cow disease....
New study findings published in The Lancet suggest that, with every
soft drink or sugar-sweetened beverage a child drinks every day,
their obesity risk...
African-Americans in Indianapolis are twice as likely to develop
Alzheimer'sdisease as Africans in a Nigerian city, suggesting that
environmental factors...
US drinks giant Coca-Cola Company and Carlsberg, the Danish brewer,
agreed on Wednesday to split the Coca-Cola brand market between
them. Under the terms...
Alfalfa seeds may worsen an autoimmune disorder called lupus, a new
study suggests. Amy Christine Brown, an assistant professor of
nutrition at the University...
The simple potato could help our memory, suggests new research from
Canada. Researchers at the University of Toronto Bayview Centre for
Geriatric Care...
Some people may experience migraine headaches due to consumption of
wheat, a small new study suggests. Patients were all found to have
a sensitivity to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a letter to
the food industry restating the requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, andCosmetic...
The avocado fruit may help hepatitis C sufferers, new research
suggests. Compounds in avocados appear to lessen the liver damage
caused by hepatitis...
The levels of manganese in some over-the-counterdietary supplements
exceed US government recommended levels for safe consumption of the
element, Reuters...
From April 3-5, 2001 500 national and international exhibiting
companies from China and overseas will meet at the Food Ingredients
Asia (Fi Asia - China)...
During a survey of canned fruit and vegetable products the UK Food
Standards Agency (FSA) this week found high levels of tin in
samples of 400g cans of...
A proposal for a European Directive to cover food supplements,
wasadopted by the European Parliament's Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and...
US fruit and vegetable group, Dole Food, announced a fourth-quarter
loss that significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations, the
Financial Times reports....
