Shares in Heinz, the U.S food company, fell more than 5 per cent to
$35.19 on Wednesday after news that its first-quarter sales
dropped, the Financial...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by
U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as
proven cholesterol-cutting...
French farm minister Jean Glavany wants tougher international rules
to protect the diversity, quality and safety of European food such
as Parma ham or...
EU vets are preparing to discuss the outbreak of classical swine
fever in Britain as the disease has been confirmed on another farm.
Around 1,000 pigs...
European Union farm ministers meeting this week in Biarritz,
France, were divided over how fast to clear new genetically
modified crops and maintain public...
Cooking carrots may boost their antioxidant power, a new study
revealed last month. Researchers at the University of Arkansas
heated carrots with and...
Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham face the possibility of a second delay to their proposed merger if they do not receive final clearance from the...
St John's wort is as effective in treating depression as
imipramine, a standard anti-depressant, according to the largest
study yet of the herbal remedy....
High blood cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease, the
leading cause of death in the United States. Lowering cholesterol
levels will reduce...
In a recent announcement, Heinz, the US food products company,
stated that it will launch organic versions of its most famous
brands. Heinz Organic Tomato...
The Dutch Government is to help Hungary set up a regional food
safety centre near Budapest, according to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Minister of Agriculture,...
Japan urged the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on
Thursday to help ensure that biotechnologies used to create
genetically modified foods...
Nearly two-fifths of the U.S population may be deficient in Vitamin
B12, according to a recent study. Researchers involved in the
ongoing Framingham (Massachusetts)...
Penford Corp., a producer of speciality starches in NorthAmerica,
is to purchase Starch Australasia Limited for US$58 million in
cash. Starch Australasia,...
The cocoa bean shell is a good source of insoluble fibre, according
to a study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Researchers tested...
Diet may be to blame for the rise in asthma and allergies in
children, a recent study in Saudi Arabia suggests. Research on the
effect of diet on asthma...
Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection
measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the
European Union - were issued...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. studied the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a class of fatty acids found in milk and...
New regulations on labelling of genetically modified foods, made in
Wellington, New Zealand last month by Health Ministers from New
Zealand and Australian...
A study carried out in China revealed that farmers mixing rice varieties in the paddies were rewarded with bigger harvests than single rice variety plantings....
