According to the Korean Food & Drug Administration (KFDA), five
South Korean companies used banned Starlink corn to make edible
corn starch and they...
The American company creating flavours and fragrances International
Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has been granted a patent for
sugarcane leaf essence...
ADM Cocoa has announced its capability to supply tailor-made
speciality cocoa liquor to chocolate manufacturers worldwide, with
consistency and accuracy...
The Irish food group Kerry announced on June 25 that it had
received backing from the board of Golden Vale for a Euro252m
agreed offer for the rival...
On the third day of the Institute of Food Technologists 2001 Annual
Meeting in New Orleans the IFT reported that attendance figures
were up from last...
On June 25, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever
recognised that the imminent introduction of the euro single
currency had helped accelerate...
Mexico will shortly decide whether to appeal a World Trade
Organization ruling that found its anti-dumping duties on imports
of U.S. corn-based sweetener...
A European Union pledge to open up access to Latin American banana
imports from July 1 should boost market conditions for depressed
Panamanian producers,...
On June 25, the Australian grocery group Foodland Associated Ltd.
announced it would pay US$81m for 36 Franklins supermarkets and two
warehouses outside...
On June 22, the American consumer products group Sara Lee pleaded
guilty in federal court for selling hot dogs and meats in 1998 that
were contaminated...
On June 22, New Zealand followed Britain in warning against the
consumption of soy sauce after a survey found some brands of the
condiment may contain...
The main creditor of South Korea's Haitai Confectionery said on
June 22 that it had agreed to sell the insolvent firm to a UBS
Capital-led consortium...
According to the results of a new study conducted by the University
of California, men who are at risk of prostate cancer can include
more soy products...
On June 20, the German pharmaceutical group Merck KGaA announced
that its Japanese generics unit, Merck Hoei Ltd, has agreed to buy
a research institute...
The widening gap between PepsiCo Inc. and its proposed acquisition
target, Quaker Oats Co., has left investors wondering whether
government regulators...
The EU Environment Committee has adopted the report by Paul Lannoye
on the draft Council regulation concerning the simplification of
five vertical directives...
Bill Johnson, chief executive of HJ Heinz, the American consumer
food group, announced on June 14 that he was not ready to abandon
its tuna business,...
Alcohol consumption suppresses an immune-system protein involved in
fighting pneumonia, which may explain why alcoholics have an
increased risk of the...
The Japanese non-alcoholic beverage company Kirin Beverage is
reaching back to the most traditional of Japanese refreshments:
tea. After a long dependence...
Kraft Foods Inc., an American branded foods and beverages company,
announced that it has signed an agreement with Cadbury Schweppes
Australia Limited...
According to a new study from University of California in Los
Angeles (UCLA) indicates that avocados have nearly twice as much
vitamin E as previously...
Innovative flavourings have become the key to success in the Thai
instant noodle market, say executives of Thai Preserved Food
Factory Co, makers of Wai...
Hungarian canned food maker Globus on Monday posted a pre-tax
profit of 327.6 million forints ($1.15 million) in the first five
months, compared with...
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. will cut back
capacity on the controversial fat substitute Olean, which never
lived up to the company's expectations,...
Anglo-Dutch consumer products company Unilever said on Thursday
that it plans to sell its Iberia Foods Corp., a food distributor
for the Hispanic-American...
The US Department of Agriculture is considering whether to adopt an
industry request that the department recognise prerequisite
programs so plants do...
Lumen Foods, an American manufacturer of soy-based foods and
beverages, has posted warning labels on its soymilk products in
response to growing research...
An international conference on mad cow disease on Thursday urged
all countries to take preemptive measures to combat the fatal,
brain-wasting illness,...
Starting early next year, Nestle will launch a wide-ranging
restructuring to start in Switzerland, Chile, Bolivia, Peru,
Malaysia and Singapore, where...
In a bid to protect the consumer the UK Advertising Standards
Authority this week upheld a complaint that objected to a direct
mailing for a book called...
The French water company Perrier announced it is buying one of
several springs in Tennessee, US. The deal was finalised last week
and the water from...
