All news articles for June 2003

The dynamics of Listeria

The dynamics of Listeria

A variety of factors play a role in whether food-borne bacteria
actually make people sick, and a better understanding of the
infection process from food-borne bacteria could certainly lead to
ways to stop such illnesses from occurring,...

Dow Corning hits top gear

Dow Corning hits top gear

Dow Corning has launched a line of synthetic gear oils that is said
to extend drain intervals by three times over conventional mineral
oils while reducing power consumption by as much as 17 per cent.

CIAA backs reform

CIAA backs reform

With a production value of over €600 billion, the responsibility of
up to 3 million employees, and the main user of Community
agricultural produce, the European food and drink industries this
week encouraged ministers to back CAP...

Ploughing the route to reform

Ploughing the route to reform

Ahead of testing negotiations, aimed at reaching a decision on the
reform proposals to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), that
start today at the Agriculture Council in Luxembourg, Agriculture
Commissioner Franz Fischler confirmed...

Wash your hands!

Wash your hands!

Nearly half of teenage schoolchildren do not always wash their
handsbefore eating, according to a new survey by the UK's Food and
Drink Federation.

Tesco turning Japanese

Tesco turning Japanese

Tesco's global ambitions are well known, and the British retailer
has today taken a further step on the road to world domination with
its first entry into the Japanese market via the acquisition of the
C Two-Network.

BMA steps up calls for fat tax

BMA steps up calls for fat tax

The issue of a tax on high-fat foods has hit the headlines again
this week with the British Medical Association expected to give its
support to calls for the introduction of VAT on products such as
biscuits or ready meals. But would...

Targeting the cool consumer

Targeting the cool consumer

Consumers are increasingly looking for products which are
inherently cool, and while clothing and footwear may be more
obviously fashionable than consumer packaged goods, marketers in
the food and drink industry are increasingly recognising...

Solae sues ADM

Solae sues ADM

Just a few months old, the recently formed alliance between US
agribusiness giant Bunge and DuPont Protein Technologies - Solae -
has already filed a complaint with a court in the US claiming that
the companies Archer Daniels Midland...

Sweet year for Tate

Sweet year for Tate

Building on the progress made in 2002, British sweeteners and
starch group Tate & Lyle continues to move forward, reporting
an 18 per cent rise in annual profit on Thursday for the year ended
31 March 2003.

EFSA appoints committee

EFSA appoints committee

The European Food Safety Authority's scientific committee says that
its panels have now been appointed, opening the way for the body to
start work on streamlining safety within the European food and
drinks industry.

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