P&G recalls crisps in Japan
The Japanese unit of Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) said on Tuesday it would recall some 800,000 packs of its Pringles potato chips that were found to contain unapproved genetically modified (GM) potatoes.
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Heinz adds more sauces and bouillons to product lines
H. J. Heinz Company, the American food company, has completed the acquisition of the pasta sauce and dry bouillon and soup businesses of Borden Foods Corporation.
Philippine gov hunts out harmful soy sauce
Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas sent government teams to grocery stores nationwide to search for imported sauces, which British health authorities say contain high levels of chemicals that cause cancer if taken daily.
Milk from cloned cows not for sale yet
An experimental dairy farm in Wisconsin, US, is producing some of the world's first milk from a herd of 21 cloned cows.
Ahold buys up Net grocer
Dutch supermarkets group Koninklijke Ahold NV said on Monday it will launch a tender offer for the remaining outstanding 42 per cent of its Internet grocery unit Peapod Inc.
Lion Nathan move on Montana halted
The Australian brewer Lion Nathan has suffered further blows in its hopes to beat the British liquor group Allied Domecq and to regain a controlling stake in New Zealand's winemaker Montana.
McDonalds in Japan goes for high price IPO
The Japanese unit of US fast-food giant McDonald's Corp set its initial public offering (IPO) price on Monday at the top end of expectations.