The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a letter to
the food industry restating the requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, andCosmetic...
The avocado fruit may help hepatitis C sufferers, new research
suggests. Compounds in avocados appear to lessen the liver damage
caused by hepatitis...
High levels of "bad" cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein
(LDL)-cholesterol levels in growing children can be reduced
significantly for up to three...
US snacks and soft drinks group, PepsiCo, announced on Monday
soaring earnings for the last quarter across all its businesses.
Steve Reinemund, chief...
The Canadian government is not sufficiently protecting its people
from the risks of genetically modifiedfoods, says a highly critical
scientific report...
Soya consumption on the increaseIncreasing consumer awareness of
the health benefits of soya is boosting sales of the full range of
soya products, reports...
The levels of manganese in some over-the-counterdietary supplements
exceed US government recommended levels for safe consumption of the
element, Reuters...
From April 3-5, 2001 500 national and international exhibiting
companies from China and overseas will meet at the Food Ingredients
Asia (Fi Asia - China)...
Sales of soy products in the U.S. have now risen above $2.5 billion
annually, reports US organisation Foods for the Future. Purchase of
soyfoods is expectedto...
Quaker Oats, the US food and beverage group, on Thursday reported a
15 per cent rise in fourth quarter profit, excluding charges, and
said its sale to...
During a survey of canned fruit and vegetable products the UK Food
Standards Agency (FSA) this week found high levels of tin in
samples of 400g cans of...
A proposal for a European Directive to cover food supplements,
wasadopted by the European Parliament's Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and...
US Northland Cranberries Inc. anticipates a smallprofit for the
fiscal year 2001 Chairman John Swendrowski said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the shareholders...
In a bid to help fund burgeoning BSE costs Europe's budget
commissioner Michaele Schreyer put forward plans for an extra Euros
971 million to be added...
US fruit and vegetable group, Dole Food, announced a fourth-quarter
loss that significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations, the
Financial Times reports....
In a bid to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease in Australia a
special committee met in Melbourne on Tuesday. The Australian
National Health and Medical...
An increase in positive drug tests for thebanned anabolic steroid
nandrolone has led researchers to suggest that contamination of
legitimate foodsupplements...
At a meeting of European agriculture ministers this week to discuss
the BSE crisis, Franz Fischler, the European Farm Commissioner,
warned that the situation...
US drinks giant, the Coca-Cola Company and Swiss group Nestle S.A.
announced on Tuesday the further development of their existing
joint venture partnership,...
Danone, the French foods group, on Tuesday reported a 5.7 per cent
rise in 2000 net profits, helped by a higher revenue from its
drinks and dairy products...
Stressed thirty year olds show rise in type 2 diabetes, researchers
suggested this week at the American Medical Association's diabetes
briefing in New...
Allied Domecq, the UK wine and spirits group that includes the
Kahlua and Courvoisier brands , said onMonday that it was on track
to achieve its annual...
EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and Chilean Foreign Minister
Soledad Alvear have agreed to bring to an end a 20 year old dispute
on spirits, and reached...
Leading banana producer Chiquita Brands International Inc.,
currently facing financial difficulties, has filed a lawsuit
seeking 564 million euros ($525)...
Interbrew, the Belgian brewer, on Friday effectively accepted that
it would be forced to sell Bass Brewers - but in order to limit
damage it stated that...
Swiss crop protection and seeds group Syngenta International AG
announced on Friday that with collaborative partner Myriad Genetics
Inc it had completed...
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints
dating from 1997 about the claims made for the "energy" drink Red
Bull, the BBC reports....
Scientists have produced evidence that the food supplement
glucosamine sulphate can help to reduce the long-term suffering
associated with osteoarthritis,...
The World Health Organisation executive board approved a resolution
in Geneva this week urging governments to tighten their controls on
the marketing...
Confectionery producer Mars Inc., keen to promote the possible
health benefits of flavonoids, has introduced theCocoapro logo on
confectionery packaging...
US fast food giant, McDonald's Corp. said on Wednesday that its
fourth-quarter net income fell 7 per cent, slightly missing Wall
Street's expectations,...
Creatine, the dietary supplement popular among athletes to increase
their muscle bulk, may cause cancer, experts warned this week. The
French Agency...
Chemicals in soybeans may help prevent oral cancer, a new study
suggests. Researchers at the University of California said their
study is believed to...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week
announced an amendent to the regulations surrounding Swiss cheese.
The changes will increase...
Milk is being made to stay fresher for longer thanks to technology
first pioneered by the creators of ice beer, the BBC reports.
Scandanavian dairy giant...
Brand battered Japanese Snow Brand Milk Products Co. is join up
with Swiss food giant Nestle in a bid to strengthen its knocked
business. The image of...
Switzerland has banned Austrian pork as the growing scandal over
the supply of illegal drugs to Austrian pig farmers claimed its
first ministerial resignation,...
Merck KgaA, the 300-year old German pharmaceutical company, said on
Sunday it was considering listing several of its US businesses in
the medium-to-long...
GM solution to Vitamin A problem rejected in IndiaA proposal in
India to combat widespread vitamin A deficiency among children by
growing geneticallymodified...
The American Heart Association (AHA) has advised US doctors not to
tell their patients that drinking red wine is an effective way to
reduce the possibility...
