Researchers agree on lab grown meat plans
An international group of scientists has taken a step closer to its goal of producing cultured meat by agreeing on important common positions about how to bring the research forward.
Archives for September 7, 2011
11m working days a year lost in UK to stomach bugs
Campylobacter and norovirus were highlighted as two major causes of the 11m working days lost in the UK economy every year because of stomach upsets, according to new research.
PureCircle gets ready for EU stevia backing, opens UK office
In anticipation of stevia approval in Europe, leading producer, PureCircle, has announced that it is setting up its European headquarters in the UK to support customers in their launches throughout the region.
Kraft invests in Bournville, defends global split
Kraft has confirmed that it has chosen Cadbury’s site in Bournville as the site of a new chocolate centre to “drive new product development and new technologies” for chocolate brands.
Finns consider diluting drinks to cure alcohol hangover
Finnish government-sponsored research has suggested watering-down drinks such as beer, to curb problems associated with excess alcohol consumption.
Brussels looks set to end sugar quotas by 2016
The EU is set to abolish the system of sugar production quotas for the bloc as well as guaranteed minimum prices from 2016, according to a Brussels source.