Scientists in the US have for the first time identified a fresh
product as the source of an outbreak of human Yersinia
pseudotuberculosis infections, a recent medical report says.
Fortifying wheat flour with iron appears to have little effect on
improving intake of the mineral, suggests a report in this month's
European Journal of Nutrition.
The recently published results of the Finnish national residue
control programme for 2002 indicate thatfoodstuffs of animal origin
produced in Finland contain very low levels ofmedicinal agent
residues and other contaminants.
Investigations into the levels of the carcinogenic PAH compounds in
margarines find that all are within recommended limits, challenging
earlier findings from a Swedish consumer organisation.
A Spanish company offering to sell alcohol to consumers in Finland
could prove a rival to the state monopoly. But the fact that
delivery of the drinks could take up to two weeks - to say nothing
of moves to close the legal loophole...
The organic fruit market is one of the fastest growing sectors in
the Scandinavian organic food industry and while other sectors are
approaching maturity, this sector continues to show robust growth.
These are the findings from a...
Parma has ruled out hosting the new EU food safety agency jointly
with another city, its provincial government chief said this week,
dismissing ideas it could share the prize with Finland's Helsinki.
A battle between the Italian city of Parma and Finland's capital
Helsinki over who should host a prestigious European food safety
agency is rapidly turning into an undignified food fight.
"Prosciutto is ham" a full-page ad read in Finland's largest daily
on Wednesday, a response to Italy's Prime Minister who reportedly
said Helsinki should not get the new EU food agency because Finns
knew nothing...
