Overhaul of ADM's board
The American agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), is suggesting to cut its board of directors by almost one-third, with Dwayne Andreas, the company's chairman of 30 years, stepping down.
Archives for August 12, 2001
Milk protein hope for PKU sufferers
A dairy scientist in the US has developed a milk protein powder that aims to dramatically expand the food choices for people with phenylketonuria - more commonly known as PKU - a genetic disorder.
BSE: meat industry accused of witholding facts
The UK food industry has been accused of withholding information crucial to calculating the vCJD risk to UK consumers dating from the 1980s.
Alert to food packaging threat
On August 13, Danish researchers are to reveal a new threat to the health of European consumers with evidence of dangerously high levels of carcinogenic substances in packaged foods ranging from cheese to chocolate to pasta sauce.