Archives for April 10, 2011

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MEPs to seek food info compromises ahead of vote

By Jess Halliday

The European Parliament’s ENVI committee will seek to hammer out compromises over several contentious amendments of the new food information legislation tomorrow, ahead of the second reading vote next week.

Beneficial nutrients seen as more important than negative, finds study

By Jess Halliday

Consumers consider the level of beneficial nutrients as more important when selecting food products than energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt, which should be consumed in moderation, according to a new study that could help inform food labelling...

Sustainability of West African cocoa growing questioned

By Jane Byrne

Cocoa farming has been a contributor to deforestation and degradation in West Africa due to limited fertilizer use as well as outdated crop husbandry methods, claim two research groups in a newly published study in Environmental Management.