On 8 November 2000 from 5pm to 7pm (CET) David Byrne, the European
Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection is inviting
Europeans to participate...
The results of a new study suggest that a high fat diet, while not
likely to cause breast cancer, may play a supporting role, Reuters
Health reported...
Canadian company Formbes Medi-Tech Inc. announced the first
consumer product test market launches in Australia and the U.S
containing its phytosterol-based...
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol may be
linked with hearing loss in men, researchers from Iwate Medical
University, Japan suggested...
Herbal remedies may not reduce the symptoms of asthma, researchers
have found. A team from the University of Exeter in the U.K
examined the results of...
A committee of European Union Member State food experts postponed a
decision last week on whether to force Italy to reverse a national
ban of four genetically...
Nestlé, the Swiss food company, announced at the weekend that it is
committed to maintaining its real internal sales growth target of
at least 4 per cent...
Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals and
other products, has shut down a Michigan plant because it could not
guarantee corn...
Wine may help reduce the risk of developing colon cancer, a recent
study suggests. Researchers at the State University of New York
recorded lifestyle...
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. reported less-than-expected earnings
from continuing operations and flat sales for its fiscal first
quarter, Dow Jones journal...
International Food company Kerry Group PLC announced the
acquisition of Armour Food Ingredients in the U.S from Con Agra
Inc. for $35 million (Euro 41.2...
Moderate amounts of java may protect you from Parkinson's disease
(PD), reported Harvard University researchers this week. Among
nearly 50,000 men who...
The European Commission on Monday cleared the GeneralMills Inc.'s
proposed purchase of packaged foods maker Pillsbury from Diageo
PLC, a British-based...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products company, announced
yesterday that it intends to divest Bestfoods Baking Company in the
U.S.A. The business...
Lion Nathan, Australian brewing group and daughter of Japanese
parent Kirin, is in talks with an international brewer on the
future of its Chinese beer...
In the same month as National Breast Cancer Control Month in the
United States a new report of diet and cancer risk from the
American Institute for Cancer...
Fibre, recommended by experts as protection against bowel cancer,
may actually worsen a person's chances of developing the disease, a
new study suggests....
The French government announced last week that it would ban cow
intestines from food because of fears it might transmit 'mad cow
disease,' to humans,...
Swiss flavour and perfumery firm Firmenich reported this week
record sales of nearly 1.7 billion Swiss francs, an increase of 22
percent for the 12-month...
Fibre supplement manufacturers will not be able to claim on labels
that consuming fibre may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, the
US Food and Drug...
New packaging technology could help meet the challenges of
delivering safe food over the Internet, scientists informed a
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...
A Democratic Senator in the US offered legislation on Wednesday to
reassure consumers that biotech foods are safe by creating a
federal registry of all...
US cereal maker General Mills Inc. has entered talks with Swiss
food giant Nestle SA on the future of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, a
joint venture between Pillsbury...
Vegetables abd fruits if eaten for long periods of time may help
protect against lung cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers in
the US collected information...
A taste for flavourful foods from an increasingly diverse
population is igniting growth in the US food additive and
preservative industry. According to...
Six global vitamin producers have agreed to pay $335m to settle a
lawsuit in the US, in a continuing crackdown on vitamin
price-fixing, the Financial...
The American Heart Association announced last week the first
significant revision of its dietary guidelines in four years. The
focus has shifted from...
The UK Soil Association has approved an organic encapsulated Sodium
Bicarbonate produced by TasteTech, a Bristol food technology
company. The ingredient...
Ajinomoto Co. announced last week that it has won damages in a
long-running lawsuit against the U.S. agribusiness giant Archer
Daniels Midland Co. for...
London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc recently announced strong growth
results for Dr Pepper, from its Texas-based division 'Dr Pepper /
Seven Up Inc.'....
Consumer goods group Unilever PLC has almost completed its $21.3
billion buyout of U.S. food company Bestfoods. Shareholders in both
companies voted Monday...
Dietary use of garlic may lower some types of cholesterol in the
short term, but it does not appear to offer long- term protection
against cardiovascular...
Wheat germ, bran and other whole grains may reduce a woman's risk
of a stroke by nearly 50 per cent, according to a recent study.
Researchers at Brigham...
A new variety of sweet potato selected by scientists at the
International Potato Centre (CIP) in Peru could help to prevent
millions of cases of blindness...
Swiss food giant Nestle has announced it will join forces with the
beleaguered Japanese food processor, Snow Brand Milk Products.
Earlier this year the...
Women who eat lots of whole-grain foods can significantly reduce
their risk of strokes, according to a recent study. Researchers at
Harvard University...
Scientists in Australia claim to have developed a reliable way to
"switch off" unwanted genes in plants. Coffee and tea without
caffeine and nuts which...
Beans could be among red wine and colourful fruits, berries and
vegetables as nutritious cancer- and heart disease-fighting foods,
U.S. Department of...
This week's deadline for indicative bids for the drinks business of
Canada's Seagram is a complex event, the Financial Times reported
yesterday. Major...
Eridana Beghin-Say, the French ingredients group, announced last
week the completion of a major expansion project of its research
and development facilities...
US food gum maker CP Kelco is to give the European high yield
market a new issue. Investors and analysts reacted positively to
the news that CP Kelco...
Vitamin D may help in reducing the risk of osteoporosis, a new
study suggests. Scientists Niigata University of Medicine in Japan
observed 136 women over...
The US government is allowing farmers to display the new seal,
"Free Farmed" on meat and dairy products to attest that they meet
new voluntary standards...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products group, could be forced
to sell the famous Oxo brand as the price to pay for EU approval of
its $20 billion...
Diet in the first days of pregnancy could determine a baby's health
in later life according to research at the University of
Southampton, The Guardian...
Olive oil alone may protect against bowel cancer, according to a
recent study. Researchers looked at cancer rates from the
International Agency for Research...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) announced this
month that its review into the current prohibition of health claims
on food in Australia...
Children who don't eat meat, eggs or dairy products could be at
risk of learning difficulties at school, doctors have suggested. A
study in the Netherlands...
China's food industry has fixed its development targets for the
next five years, according to Asia Pulse. The sugar-refining
industry will make efforts...
The U.K Food Standards Agency is to start public consultation until
the beginning of November on its draft report of BSE controls. Sir
Joh Krebs, Chairman...
