Archives for August 12, 2001

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Alert to food packaging threat

On August 13, Danish researchers are to reveal a new threat to the health of European consumers with evidence of dangerously high levels of carcinogenic substances in packaged foods ranging from cheese to chocolate to pasta sauce.

Overhaul of ADM's board

The American agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), is suggesting to cut its board of directors by almost one-third, with Dwayne Andreas, the company's chairman of 30 years, stepping down.

Milk protein hope for PKU sufferers

A dairy scientist in the US has developed a milk protein powder that aims to dramatically expand the food choices for people with phenylketonuria - more commonly known as PKU - a genetic disorder.