ANZFA launches user guides for labelling
ANZFA this week launched a range of user guides to help food businesses with the new joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
Archives for August 28, 2001
McDonalds outlets forced to close in Argentina
Argentine health authorities ordered the closure of four McDonald's fast food outlets in downtown Buenos Aires on Monday.
Iron supplements to help coughs
Iron supplements may be a simple remedy for the common dry cough associated with ACE inhibitor drugs.
Numico denies selling out-of-date vitamins
Numico denied on Tuesday that its food supplement unit GNC deliberately sold expired products in the United States
Ginkgo compound may harm placenta
Harmful compound colchicine has been found in the placental blood of women taking Gingko biloba.
GRAS status for DMV Lactoferrin
DMV International announced this week that the American FDA has given its milk derived Lactoferrin Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status.
Nutrigenomics - the future of health
Our burgeoning knowledge of the interaction between genes and nutrition has led to a greater understanding of diet on specific health conditions, or to put it another way, nutrigenomics.
GM fish labelling for S.Korea
South Korea will label genetically modified (GM) fish products from September 1, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said on Tuesday.
Billy goat for dinner, a new meat marketed
Goat meat may soon be the hot new alternative to beef, pork and poultry, or at least this is the hope of US researchers.