Vitamin C intake offers protection against stomach cancer
Further evidence shows that vitamin C intake and fruit consumption may be linked to reduced risk of stomach cancer.
Archives for October 17, 2004
Marketing the key to boosting Czech organic uptake
Czech shoppers are refusing to pay inflated prices for organic food - something which may burst the bubble of the country's booming organic farming industry, unless a sharp increase in government subsidies can turn the situation around. Chris Mercer...
Line extension to improve gains for Bakemark UK
UK bakery ingredients firm Bakemark UK continues the drive into value-added products, launching a new addition to its Diamond range of bread improvers that it claims will slice away costs for bakers making the 9 million loaves a day that come out of...
Solbar launches soluble isoflavone extract for dairy
Israeli soy proteins producer Solbar is launching a new soluble soy isoflavone extract that can be added to functional foods including drinks, soy milks and dairy products like milk and yoghurts.
Denmark backs EU GMO task force
Denmark and Italy will use a meeting of EU agriculture ministers this week to ask for a European task force to be set up on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), reports CORDIS.
Bootleg vodka output still rife
Vodka is more than just another drink to most Russians - it is a way of life, an embodiment of the national sprit. But such a fanatical following also has a downside, with per capita consumption at the very limit of acceptable norms and a growing...
US breakthrough in Campylobacter detection
A food technologist in the US has found a new method of identifying colonies of the food poisoning bacterium Campylobacter.
Americans must up calcium and vitamin D intake
Americans were warned last week that unless they up their consumption of calcium and vitamin D, the number of people suffering from osteoporosis and low bone mass is likely to jump, and advised that supplements could be the answer.
Moldovan wine facing Russian crisis
For decades, Moldova has been the biggest exporter of wine to the Russian market, dominating the market with a share as high as 70 per cent. But the arrival of more sophisticated wines from countries such as Australia, Argentina or South Africa has...
Irish salt slashing campaign focuses on bread
Bread has been highlighted as the biggest single source of excess salt intake in Ireland, according to the country's Food Safety Authority, which is now stepping up the pressure on Irish bakers to act, reports Chris Mercer.
Slovenian wine must fight for foreign markets
Slovenia's wine makers, buoyed by the news of EU funding for their vineyards, face a long struggle if they are to conquer foreign markets and compete effectively against the titans of the world wine business - but one man is certainly determined to...
EU budget firms up for BSE
Brussels commits €188 million to food safety issues in the Union linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for eradication of mad cow disease.
Cranberry treatment for herpes?
Alpine cranberries may help to fight infection by the herpes virus, one of the most common viral infections in humans, according to new findings by a Taiwan team.