The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced this week that
food products imported from European Union (EU) countries that had
been detained in...
Britain started to kill tens of thousands of healthy sheep, goats
and pigs on Friday in an effort to end the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
It is predicted...
Gum Tech International Inc., announced on Thursday that it has
signed a definitive agreement to sell selected assets of its gum
business to the Wrigley...
Australia on Wednesday banned all meat and dairy products and
livestock from the European Union following the news that
foot-and-mouth disease had reached...
Archer Daniels Midland Co., the leading U.S. oilseed crusher, said
on Monday its soybean crushing plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, will
be shut down indefinitely.
The United States and Europe declared a temporary ceasefire in
their trade battles onFriday, hoping new talks in a long-running
dispute over bananas...
Australian food exports to Asia grew 13 per cent in the December
quarter and are expected to exceed $12 billion, the Supermarket to
Asia Council said...
A task force composed of members of the organic food and seafood industry representatives last week submitted two long-awaited reports to the National...
The new Bush administration warned the European Union on Wednesday
that it could target a new batch of EU goods for retaliatory duties
in the ongoing...
The European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled Sweden's ban on
alcohol advertising to be obstacle to the free movement of services
within the EU and,...
TheUniversity of Michigan Health System has created a program that
labels food products to help shoppers with heart problems. The
colour-coded labels...
The US Natural Dietary Supplements Market generated revenues of
$6.67 billion in 2000, a new survey reveals. The report, from
market research company...
Kraft Foods International announced on March 2 that it has acquired
Societe des Cafes Ennasr,a leading producer and marketer of roast
and ground coffee...
Following a management committee on March 2 the European Commission
presented its proposal to introduce special market measures for
cattle older than...
Recently elected President George W. Bush of the United States made
his first address to Congress this week. In his address the new
President proposed...
In a reversal of previous research, a comprehensivestudy released
on Wednesday shows that drinking green tea offers no protection
againststomach cancer.
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...