Global demand for flavours and fragrances is forecast to grow 5.4
per cent per annum to $18.4 billion in 2004, new research suggests.
According to a new...
EU farm ministers on Tuesday postponed a decision on reform of the
Unions sugar regime until their next meeting on 22-23 May. The
decision was postponed...
The European Commission agreed on Wednesday to permit the marketing
of Canadian "Icewine", a specialised dessert wine made from grapes
frozen on the vine...
From May 1, a new regulation will prohibit all imports of raw and
processed food, subject to any type of genetic modification in Sri
Lanka. The Food Advisory...
Genetically-engineered StarLink hybrid corn that caused massive
recalls of taco shells in the U.S. last year has spread further
through the food supply...
According to a study issued by the Cornell University (USA) on
salad dressing, consumers are becoming savvier about high-fat foods
on grocery shelves,...
Chiquita, the US banana producer, reported yesterday a 89 per cent
drop in first quarter net income, as it struggles to avoid
bankruptcy. The world's...
Shares in Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell by 6 per cent yesterday
after the US grain processor's quarterly earnings fell short of
expectations because...
Researchers have found that one form of a gene involved in
controlling appetite is more frequent among anorexics, a discovery
that suggests disruptions...
The European Commission has submitted to the Member States a
working paper on the future strategy on the use of meat-and-bone
meal (MBM) in Europe which...
Researchers have found that blood levels of the oxidised form of
low density lipoprotein (LDL) are directly related to the severity
of heart disease,...
Seventy-five per cent of US adults who use the Internet say they
have looked for health care information online, according to a new
Harris poll, Reuters...
Irish food companies stand to lose IR£45m (Euro57m) within a week,
in the event of a foot and mouth outbreak in the republic,
according to figures released...
US fast food giant McDonald's warned on Thursday that fears over
the safety of European beef, which dragged first quarter profit
down 16 per cent, would...
Further to the divestment of its dairy activities Koninklijke
Wessanen nv, the international food group, announced on Thursday
that its US dairy companies,...
Salmonella prevalence is declining in the US thanks to the HACCP
system introduced in 1998, according to a Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS)...
The European Commissions Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) voted
on Wednesday in favour of a Commission proposal to allow, under
certain conditions,...
Tomato-based foods and tomatoes may reduce the risk of damage to
the lungs caused by ozone, according to new preliminary findings
presented this week...
Scientists in India are looking at ways to achieve self-sufficiency
in pulses, the Times of India reports. Their target is a minimum
growth of 4.5 per...
The US Agriculture Department is moving forward with a Clinton
administration proposal to require ground meat to carry nutrition
labels similar to those...
Doubts over the power of St. John's wort in fighting depression
were revealed recently in a study. According to a report in a
recent issue of the Journal...
Policies for labelling genetically modified products would be drawn
up within three months, announced Thai Public Health Minister
Sudarat Keyuraphan this...
US federal investigators this week called for much more stringent
regulation of dietary supplements, stating that current standards
and their enforcement...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning for
consumers to stop using dietary products that contain aristolochic
acid, found primarily...
Tony Blair is losing the battle to reassure voters about British
produce,according to a new poll which reveals that three-quarters
of the nation no longer...
Women's bodies are less adept at metabolising alcohol, claims a
recent study. Researchers have discovered women have less of a
stomach enzyme that metabolises...
US Representative Nita Lowey has introduced H.R. 1356 to amend the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require foods that contain
spices, flavouring,...
Too much fibre may be not be good for us, warns a British cancer
researcher. When fibre ferments in the gut, it can increase your
risk of developing...
A quick evaluation technique used to screen and synthesise
pharmaceutical compounds may be soon applied in agricultural and
food technology, according...
Remy Cointreau, the French spirits group, reported on Thursday a
rise of 8.1 per cent in its revenues for its 2001 fiscal year,
helped by the purchase...
"Each independent company will keep its position as leaders in
their market,"commented Stefano Meloni, president of Italian-French
group Eridania Beghin-Say,...
CP Kelco ApS, a newly created food-gums company, has sued Pharmacia
& Upjohn Inc, alleging its Monsanto Co unit provided
misinformation in order to complete...
Patients with a disorder that places them at high risk of premature
heart disease may have a gene that causes them to overproduce a
cholesterol-carrying...
A severe business backlash and the loss of hundreds of million baht
in revenue are quickly emerging as Thai consumers voice concern
over genetically modified...
