As the debate in the UK heats up over GM crops, new research
sourced from Spain claims that co-existence between GM and non-GM
crops can occur without economic and commercial problems.
South African millers must fortify flour and maize meal with a
blend of vitamins and minerals, including folic acid, following new
legislation introduced this week to improve malnutrition in the
country.
Ten maize meal products have been voluntarily withdrawn from sale
in the UK after tests showed that they contained high levels of
toxins called fumonisins.
Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and
their opinions about its safety are just as divided as they were
two years ago, according to a new survey released last week by the
Pew Initiative on Food and...
But as European and US politicians fail to see eye to eye on the
issue of genetically modified foods, one country in the southern
hemisphere is getting to grips with tighter GM legislation.
Building on the progress made in 2002, British sweeteners and
starch group Tate & Lyle continues to move forward, reporting
an 18 per cent rise in annual profit on Thursday for the year ended
31 March 2003.
Irish consumers concerned about the presence of GM ingredients will
be assured by the results of a recent survey commissioned by Food
Safety Authority of Ireland that set out to identify foods
containing GM maize and/or soya ingredients...
Consumers in Europe are increasingly concerned about risks derived
from genetically modified (GM) foods. New proposals tabled by the
European Commission aim to meet these concerns and propose to
regulate the labelling of food products...
As the GM debate takes to the road in the UK this week with
promises of consumer feedback via conferences and meetings, here
below we have selected an article by Lyndsey Greig of market
analysts Frost & Sullivan that takes a closer...
British starch and sugars group Tate & Lyle said on Thursday
that it expected strong results for the six months ended September,
but said growth in second half profits depended on higher sweetener
prices.
Archer Daniels Midland, the leading US ethanol producer, on Friday
won conditional approval from US antitrust authorities to acquire
privately owned Minnesota Corn Processors LLC, a smaller rival.
French starch company Cerestar, recently taken over by US
agribusiness giant Cargill, has launched a range of new organic
sweeteners that target the bio-organic processed foods market.
The acquisition of Unilever's Mazola and associated brands in North
America by UK food company Associated British Foods (ABF) reached
completion on Tuesday, following clearance from the necessary
regulatory approvals.
Food activists in over 100 cities across the United States
protested this week in front of leading supermarket chains to voice
their concerns about genetically engineered foods.
Consumers need clear information about genetically modified (GM)
food, but tough European Commission proposals planning compulsory
labels for all food products made from gene crops are unworkable, a
UK parliamentary report said.
The battle continued on Thursday between the Australian New Zealand
Food Authority (ANZFA) and anti-GM lobby groups when GeneEthics
director Bob Phelps declared that Food Authority chief Ian
Lindenmayer had made "intemperate...
ANZFA expresses disappointment at recent attempts by some anti-GM
lobby groups to spread misinformation about the safety and
labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods.
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) this week released
reports for public comment recommending the use of a GM canola and
a GM corn as foodsfor human consumption. ANZFA maintains that food
derived from these two GM crops...
Food manufacturers are being warned that they need to spend money
on tracing where ingredients come from before the commercial
release of genetically modified foods is allowed.
According to Victor Manuel Villalobos Arambula, Under Secretary for
Agriculture at the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food, Mexico's government will promote the production of GM
foodstuff.
National Starch & Chemical Company, the British food ingredient
manufacturer, designed a new type of starch that works well in
frozen foods. The functional...
From May 1, a new regulation will prohibit all imports of raw and
processed food, subject to any type of genetic modification in Sri
Lanka. The Food Advisory...
The Health and Welfare Ministry in Japan confirmed on Wednesday
that U.S.-grown genetically modified corn banned for consumption in
Japan has been mixed...
Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals and
other products, has shut down a Michigan plant because it could not
guarantee corn...
Penford Corp., a producer of speciality starches in NorthAmerica,
is to purchase Starch Australasia Limited for US$58 million in
cash. Starch Australasia,...