The U.S National Alliance for Food Safety (NAFS) has begun
developing a modelfor what it calls, "virtual centres of
excellence." Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas...
New Zealand?s dairy industry reported record exports during
November, strongdemand abroad and thriving milk production are
likely reasons for such healthyfigures....
A daily bowl of "tom yum gung", Thailand's celebrated spicy shrimp
soup, mighthelp keep the doctor away, the Bangkok Post reported
this week. According...
US food giant, General Mills Inc., reported a 4.6 per cent increase
in netincome for its fiscal second quarter and said integration
plans for itspending...
The most radical shake up for 25 years of the European Union's food
hygienerules was announced by Ireland's Commissioner last July. By
Raymond O'Rourke.
British men and women eat differently, according to a new survey
announcedthis week. Researchers at the University College in London
studied the dietsof...
Increased intake of folic acid and B-12 through diet or supplements
may helpreduce the "bad" amino acid homocysteine and help us live
longer, recentresearch...
A new report has found the incidence of mad cow disease in France
is moreprevalent than previously thought. France's Food Safety
Board said in apreliminary...
Three groups were understood to have submitted offers for the
Seagram spiritsbusiness on Monday, on the first trading day of the
group's new parent,Vivendi...
A blend of 18 Chinese herbs may help erectile dysfunction, a recent
studysuggests. Scientists at the UC San Francisco School of
Medicine tested theherbal...
Consumer groups, the food industry and regulators in the U.K.
launched theJoint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI) Code of Practise
last week. The Code,backed...
Foods that should form the smallest part of our diets ? fats, oils
and sweets? are in fact a major part of many people?s daily
consumption, according...
Activists of the Greenpeace environmentalist group prevented a ship
on Mondayfrom unloading a cargo of soybeans which they said were
genetically modified,Reuters...
U.S. beverage marketer Tropicana Products Inc. is to use the
Internet topromote the new health claim that potassium-rich foods,
such as Tropicana PurePremium...
Henkel KGaA, the German-based industrial and consumer products
group,announced recently that it will combine its 50 per cent stake
in theHenkel-Ecolab...
A process to make ground meat more tender may also make it safer to
eat,according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
AgriculturalResearch...
Kraft Foods, Inc., the US food group, recently announced its plans
forintegrating operations of Nabisco with its Kraft Foods North
America and KraftFoods...
The UK government's Department for International Development has
launched anew policy document outlining its strategy to tackle
health problems indeveloping...
Coca-Cola on Thursday said earnings for fiscal 2001 are likely to
fall belowexpectations and could be further weakened by the weak
European currency,...
A pint a day is good for the brain cells, according to a Japanese
study thatfound moderate drinking can improve intelligence, the
Daily Telegraph reportstoday....
French supermarket giant Carrefour unveiled this week its first
hypermarket inJapan, the South China Morning Post reports. The
company plans to open...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to January 19,
2001, the comment period for a document published in the Federal
Register of November...
A consumer activist group urged U.S. regulators on Tuesday to halt
what it said were misleading claims by health-food makers that
garlic supplements will...
In the US, Haarmann & Reimer's Flavour Division, announced this
week the results of the company's recent focus group research
regarding consumer reaction...
The National Health Service in the United Kingdom faces costs of up
to £16bn over the next decade as a result of increasing obesity and
related illness,...
Diageo, the global spirits company, and Pernod Ricard of France
announced yesterday that they had signed a joint venture agreement
covering their bidding...
A scientific advisory panel to the US Environmental Protection
Agency has found that there is a "medium likelihood" that the
genetically-engineered StarLink...
Danone SA, the French food company, is to pay 123 million euros
($108.6 million) to buy out minority shareholders in
Brussels-listed Mecaniver SA, the...
Annual domestic turnover for herbal drinks in Thailand is expected
to reach Bt2.7 billion this year, indicating a 10 to 15 per cent
growth, reports The...
Only around one in 10 people say they take the time to look for
additional information on foodstuffs, according to a review of
European attitudes carried...
A temporary ban on feeding meat and bonemeal to any animals,
including pigs, poultry and pets, was approved by EU agriculture
ministers last night in...
Garlic could help combat cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers
at UK Wolverhampton University have been looking into the plant's
healing powers and...
According to the "Stages of Change" model, there are five distinct
levels of motivational readiness someone must pass through to
successfully change a...
European food processing companies believe the consolidation of the
retail market is the biggest threat to future growth and
profitability, according...
Eridania Beghin-Say, the French foods company, is to split into
four separately listed companies to help create a clearer and
simpler structure for their...
Nestle India Ltd is looking to invest further into India's
processed food market in the next few years, The Hindustan Times
reports. In an attempt o introduce...
New evidence suggests that folic acid, a B vitamin, may reduce the
risk of other birth defects associated with common medications some
women may have...
Steaming ginseng at higher temperatures can boost its potency
dramatically, a recent study suggests. Researchers at Seoul
National University in Korea...
A group of Japanese companies claim to have developed a new
technology to accurately determine the percentage of genetically
modified ingredients in imported...
Forbes Medi-Tech Inc., a US nutraceutical and pharmaceutical
company, announced this week the development of a "designer oil"
that reduces LDL("bad")...
Polybind, a European project to investigate the benefits of
polyphenols on colon health has received funding under the Fifth
Framework Programme. The...
As farm ministers prepare to meet in Brussels next week to discuss
the growing BSE problem, European Union Commissioner David Byrne,
Europe's Health and...
Sour and bitter foods may protect against diseases but are less
appealing to the taste buds, the Environment News Service reports.
A recent review by...
Ocean Spray Cranberries, the US cranberry co-operative, is looking
to push the Japanese market. A 2 million barrel glut in the United
States has encouraged...
Both Vitamin E and Vitamin C can help prevent cataracts, according
to a recent health study. The cataract condition is believed to be
age-related and...
Cadbury Schweppes plc, the UK drinks and food group, announced this
week that its Australian subsidiary is to build on its Australian
beverages business....
As the beef crisis deepens in Europe, butchers in the Athens area
have banned the sale of beef after demanding meat and feed undergo
stricter checks for...
