Chiquita, the US banana producer, reported yesterday a 89 per cent
drop in first quarter net income, as it struggles to avoid
bankruptcy. The world's...
The European Commission has submitted to the Member States a
working paper on the future strategy on the use of meat-and-bone
meal (MBM) in Europe which...
Tomato-based foods and tomatoes may reduce the risk of damage to
the lungs caused by ozone, according to new preliminary findings
presented this week...
US fast food giant McDonald's warned on Thursday that fears over
the safety of European beef, which dragged first quarter profit
down 16 per cent, would...
Further to the divestment of its dairy activities Koninklijke
Wessanen nv, the international food group, announced on Thursday
that its US dairy companies,...
Salmonella prevalence is declining in the US thanks to the HACCP
system introduced in 1998, according to a Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS)...
Policies for labelling genetically modified products would be drawn
up within three months, announced Thai Public Health Minister
Sudarat Keyuraphan this...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning for
consumers to stop using dietary products that contain aristolochic
acid, found primarily...
Tony Blair is losing the battle to reassure voters about British
produce,according to a new poll which reveals that three-quarters
of the nation no longer...
Too much fibre may be not be good for us, warns a British cancer
researcher. When fibre ferments in the gut, it can increase your
risk of developing...
A severe business backlash and the loss of hundreds of million baht
in revenue are quickly emerging as Thai consumers voice concern
over genetically modified...
CP Kelco ApS, a newly created food-gums company, has sued Pharmacia
& Upjohn Inc, alleging its Monsanto Co unit provided
misinformation in order to complete...
US company Martek Biosciences Corporation announced on Thursday
that the Company's nutritional oils, docosahexaenoic acid ("DHA")
and arachidonic acid...
Tomato-based foods and tomatoes may reduce risk of damage to the
lungs caused by ozone, according to new preliminary findings from
research presented...
Six months after the deregulation of Australia's dairy industry,
milk prices have fallen by as much as 40 cents a litre with the
likelihood of further...
The 2nd Mindanao Seaweed Congress, to be held in the Philippines
April 25-26, will aim at expanding the region's seaweed sector
beyond simple production...
Food ingredient developer Danisco Cultor recently launched a new
polyglycerol ester of polycondensed ricinoleic acid (PGPR) for the
confectionery world....
UK supermarket chain Tesco is set to confirm its position as one of
the UK's most profitable retailers when it unveils its results on
Tuesday, the Financial...
American cranberry giant, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., has begun
nationwide distribution of its complete line of juices and juice
drinks in a new "flagship"...
In the US this week the National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
released an industry "Code of Practice" for managing food
allergens. Coincidence or...
Gum manufacturer TIC Gums has added a new Agaroid RS-520 product to
its line of readily soluble agars. TIC Pretested Agaroid RS-520 is
a hydrocolloid...
Dutch supermarkets group Koninklijke Ahold NV announced on Friday
that it is to sell the tea and wine activities of its unit Marvelo,
which manufactures...
Danish sugar, food ingredients and packaging group Danisco
announced this week that is is to sell its flexible packaging unit
to a new joint venture led...
French dairy and biscuits Groupe Danone said it has halted
construction of a global research center in Palaiseau, near Paris,
after the Ile-de-France...
U.S. agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. this week took
control of the cocoa assets of Sifca, Ivory Coast's last big
locally controlled commodities...
Despite labelling regulations as many as 25 per cent of
manufacturers failed to list common ingredients that can cause
potentially fatal allergic reactions,...
Nestlé has pulled its probiotic LC1 Go! live yoghurt drink from the
supermarket shelves less than three years after it was launched
with a £2m TV ad campaign,...
The European Commission this week cleared the acquisition of
Unilever's European Culinary Brands Businesses (ECBB) by US group
Campbell Soup Co. The sale...
A combination of grape seed and grape skin extract may be more
beneficial to the health than when consumed independently. So
suggested Dr. John D. Folts...
Consumer products giant, Unilever NV, is considering an end to its
64 year old production operations in Sri Lanka as rising costs and
labour action choke...
Further evidence to support the health benefits of cranberries and
cranberry juice beyond maintaining a healthy urinary tract was
revealed recently at...
In a bid to improve the nutritional image of chocolate milk the
American Dairy Council is to launch a media campaign that will
emphasise the potential...
