Archives for October 29, 2003

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Protecting knowledge

The protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) is essential not only for researchers to work willingly together on innovative research, but also in order to bring the fruits of this collaboration to the market. IPR is, however, a confusing issue...

DO sales boost Spanish food industry

The addition of 13 new denominations of origin helped lift Spanish sales of DO food products by 8.1 per cent last year. Cheese is the biggest single category to benefit from the quality mark - excluding wines and spirits, that is.

Don't be ginger with the ginger

Ginger, the key ingredient in Asia's culinary triangle, could contain a powerful component to combat the growth of human colorectal cancer cells.

Beefing up safety

The global meat packaging industry is today governed by the strictest of guidelines. Safety and hygiene issues have forced themselves to the top of the agenda following a series of health scares, and companies have had to fight hard to regain consumer...

Danish bacon up

Denmark's Bacon and Meat Council has predicted that Danish pork prices are set to rise.

'Grey' growth to drive food market

In as little as three years' time, older consumers will have become the mainstream market in the UK, accounting for over half of expenditure on food, drink and household products - a revelation that has significant implications for food manufacturers...

Gene the answer to common mould

An insidious fuzzy grey mould that often coats refrigerated strawberries and many other plants during growing and storage could be prevented by a gene identified at Purdue university in the US.

FSA finds more salmonella in tahini

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) alerted the Cypriot authorities and European Commission this week after another tahini product was found to be contaminated with salmonella.

Fruit extracts to face challenges

Steady growth for the US and European fruit and vegetables extracts and powders market - currently standing at €819.9 million ($960M) - is pitched to reach $1,321 million by 2009. But NPD, price and product awareness will all be necessary to keep...