Chinese herb to ease memory loss?
The Chinese herb gastrodine is at the centre of new findings that suggest it could improve memory, orientation and language in people who have mild to moderate vascular dementia as the result of a stroke.
Archives for June 16, 2003
Carrefour maintains European leadership
Carrefour has fought off the increasing challenge from Metro and Tesco to maintain its leadership of the European grocery reatil market in 2002. Rewe, Wal-Mart and discount chains Aldi and Lidl have all strengthened their positions, but Ahold has...
Martek finally bags Nestlé deal
Quite a week for nutritional oils supplier Martek Biosciences. In the past seven days, the European Commission gave the green light for the use of DHA/ARA in novel foods, paving the way for a range of foodstuffs fortified with these long-chain...
The omega gamble, investing in functional foods
Intensive marketing and increased health preoccupations could both be responsible for the mounting consumer awareness of fatty acids in Australia and New Zealand and the favourable perception of polyunsaturated 'good' fats - such as omega-3 obtained...
Catering for curry-craving Brits
British tourists and expats on the Spanish island of Tenerife will soon be able to find that increasingly British dish - curry - on supermarket shelves there. Bombay Bangers is to begin exporting its range of Indian convenience foods to the island,...
Virtual safety
The world wide web is now home to the results of twenty years of experiments into the behaviour of bacteria in foods with the launch this week of a free common database.
Mould test developed
Foss has developed a new system that allows for the rapid testing of mould and yeast in baked products. The new combined test for mould and yeast complements existing MicroFoss tests for enterobacteriaceae, coliform, generic E.coli and yeast.
Martek signs agreement with market leader
Quite a week for nutritional oils supplier Martek Biosciences. In the past seven days, the European Commission gave the green light for the use of DHA/ARA in novel foods, paving the way for a range of foodstuffs fortified with these long-chain...