Archives for July 27, 2003

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Carrefour adds discount units

Carrefour is to expand its French hard discount operations with the acquisition of 44 stores from Germany's Edeka group for an undisclosed sum.

More advice from science advisory body

The body providing scientific advice to the UK government will be reorganised in order to make clearer its role in relation to government priorities and in sustaining and developing science.

Baking, upping the quality

Lloyd Instruments has developed a texture profiling system designed to help the baking industry ensure end-product quality. The product, called the TAPlus, is the company's latest texture analyser to hit the market.

Health claims, getting it right

By all accounts, the new European proposals on nutrition and health claims have provoked a mixed reaction across the board. Raymond O'Rourke, a food lawyer at Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors in Dublin shares his opinion of the issue with us.