Tighter traceability for GMOs
Laws on GMO traceability for food companies operating in the European Union moved up a gear on Friday with the Commission clearing a new system of coding for all GMO varieties.
Archives for January 19, 2004
Changing tastes curb German beer consumption
Beer sales in most of western Europe rose strongly last year as consumers across the Continent looked for any means possible to cool down during the heatwave in July and August.
A spoonful of spinach...
Eyes, hair and skin could all benefit from a regular diet of spinach, finds a cluster of scientists linked together through a network of food companies.
Soy moves
The Russian government recently lifted import duties on soybeans, corn and fishmeal for nine months starting 25 January, reports the American Soybean Association, opening the way for soy movements in the East.
Byrne defends law on health claims
Putting paid to media lip-service and the 'wildly false picture' it has painted, EU Commissioner David Byrne defends European proposals to clarify health and nutrition claims on food products.
Biotechnology in the food chain
Animal biotechnology applications in food production are about to take off, according to a recent report from market analysts Research and Markets. The report analyses how transgenic technologies are being used in a number of ways, such as improving...