All news articles for April 2003

Metro gets off to a good start

Metro gets off to a good start

Metro has shrugged off currency concerns and the tough German
economic conditions to post a rise in sales for the first quarter.
But most of the improvement came from non-food operations, and
there is still work to do to improve the...

Fighting AMD

Fighting AMD

A new formula from Italian company sigma-tau could help slow down
and improve symptoms of increasingly prevalent Age-related Macular
Disease (AMD).

FDA food safety statement

FDA food safety statement

The US Food and Drug Administration has released a statement on the
National Academy of Sciences' report, 'Scientific Criteria to
Ensure Safe Food'. The report has been received as a reinforcement
of the FDA's...

Biscuit buyers

Biscuit buyers

Despite an increasingly competitive environment and the impact of a
global economic downturn the biscuits market in Europe is alive and
well, according to a news report from Esmerk.

Food safety seminar

Food safety seminar

UK-based Food Industry Training - Reading is to organise a seminar
on current key issues affecting food safety, particularly in the
UK. 'Due diligence underpins everything that the UK food
industry does,' said the group...

New blight-resistant chickpea

New blight-resistant chickpea

A new chickpea variety called Sierra has been released by
Agricultural Research Service scientists and their co-operators in
the US. Sierra's high yield and disease resistance to Ascochyta
blight are expected to appeal to the...

Ways to glaze

Ways to glaze

A new alternative to the traditional egg wash for bakery products
has hit the market with ICI subsidiary National Starch &
Chemical launching Versa-Sheen glazing agent.

Acrylamide, one year on

Acrylamide, one year on

Risk assessors from the German Federal Institute for Risk
Assessment (BfR) repeated their call for the levels of acrylamide
in foods to be reduced as far and as quickly as possible. Speaking
one year after the Swedish National Food...

Aventis sells Rhodia stake

Aventis sells Rhodia stake

Franco-German pharmaceuticals company Aventis continues the
divestment of French speciality chemicals company Rhodia with the
announcement on Tuesday that it has reduced its stake from 25.2 per
cent to 15.3 per cent by selling 17.8...

Tightening feed rules

Tightening feed rules

The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health at the
European Commission has adopted a series of transitional and
permanent implementing measures in preparation for the application
of the Animal By-Products Regulation...

Sales sweet for Corn Products

Sales sweet for Corn Products

Sales for US food ingredients company Corn Products International
were on target for the first quarter of 2003 ended 31 March 2003
with the company announcing on Tuesday that sales had risen 23 per
cent, lifting earnings and increasing...

Cargill continues on track

Cargill continues on track

Despite a more challenging global economic environment US
agribusiness giant Cargill this week reported a substantial rise in
earnings to $241 million (€221m) for the 2003 third quarter, up
from $151 million a year ago. Proceeds received...

EPI extends range

EPI extends range

French dairy ingredients company EPI Ingredients launches new
product, designed for use in high protein foods and supplements,
under its Epilac line of fermented dairy proteins.

The economics of GMOs

The economics of GMOs

As the European Commission tells member states to tow the EU line
over genetically modified organisms, the issue continues to gain
pace elsewhere in the world. A report released today in New Zealand
on the economic risks and opportunities...

Collagen regs in NI

Collagen regs in NI

The FSA is inviting comment on the draft Collagen and Gelatine
(Intra-Community Trade) Regulations for Northern Ireland 2003.
Comments are particularly welcome regarding the impact on business,
identification of additional costs and...

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