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...
British tomato growers this week launched a campaign against what
they believe to be misleading claims made by the processing
industry in connection with...
Kraft Foods Inc., the largest U.S. food company, raised $8.7
billion on Tuesday in the second-largest U.S. initial public
offering ever, winning investor...
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the
industrialised world has been blamed on everything from
environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
According to a study conducted by the US Agricultural Research
Service (ARS), peanut butters do not contain trans fats. Recurring
rumours that commercial...
According to Promar International, the food and agribusiness
consulting group, taking pains to understand the fundamental issues
associated with buying...
Irish food group and takeover target Golden Vale said on Wednesday
that cost pressures would result in lower margins in the first half
but that the outlook...
The European Union's meat processing liaison group, Clitravi, has
called on the European Commission for more support to boost the
industry following foot...
As part of its strategy to expand its soy protein business in Asia,
DuPont, the American company providing scientific solutions in food
and nutrition,...
Schouten Products,a full subsidiary of the the Dutch Royal Schouten
Group NV is building a new plant for the production of SoyLife® soy
germ isoflavone...
Recent Food and Drug Administration warnings this month to
manufacturers of food products containing herbs are founded on
misinterpretation and misuse...
According to a recent study, a medicinal tea used in the 1800s by
the Ojibway Indian tribe of Ontario, Canada, may slow and even
reverse the biological...
Steady nerves and unwavering commitment are just some of the
prerequisites for food and agricultural companies wanting to
establish themselves in the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned companies that put
herbal additives in food and drinks that their products could be
illegal because the ingredients...
A third of all Scottish consumers question the accuracy of food
labels and more than a quarter find labels difficult to understand,
according to Food...
The Italian beverage group Campari is to launch an initial public
offering in the near future that could value the maker of the
bitter aperitif at about...
The American grain processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Co.
claims it is to acquire Ag Processing Inc.'s stake in the U.S. and
Caribbean operations...
AlphaRx Inc., an American company involved in the development of
new drug formulations, announced on June 6, the introduction of
OraEase, a new dietary...
The European Commission welcomed the US decision this week not to
extend the wheat gluten quota. Following this move by the US the
Commission will not...
The American agribusiness multinational Cargill is constructing a
soybean export terminal in Santarém, Brazil, near the local port.
The complex will...
LifeSmart Nutrition, an American nutraceutical company, has filed a
44-claim patent to protect its intellectual property in regards to
their Creatine...
Concerns about antibiotic resistance have lead to an increased
interest in alternative approaches for controlling common childhood
infections, Christine...
The American consumer products company Sara Lee announced on June 4
that it was selling its British baked-goods business to Hibernia
Foods, the Irish...
The Australian Dairy Corporation recently announced that the latest
tender from the Agriculture and Livestock Industry Corporation of
Japan (ALIC) has...
German ingredients company J. Rettenmaier & Söhne announced
recently the opening of a new production plant for oat fibres with
a capacity of approximately...
The British beverage and confectionery group, Cadbury Schweppes,
has warned the US Federal Trade Commission that the proposed US$
13.3bn acquisition...
The Food Standards Ministerial Council of Australia and New Zealand
on Friday approved vegetable oil-derived plant sterol esters as a
novel food ingredient...