Tighter control needed to combat food poisoning
Concerns about the growing incidence of food poisoning in the UK have led to calls for much tighter controls of firms which handle food, according to a report from the BBC.
Archives for January 10, 2002
AOL Time Warner and Unilever announce multi-million dollar advertising alliance
AOL Time Warner, the world's largest advertiser, today announced a multi-million dollar enhanced cross-platform advertising and marketing partnership with Unilever
Study raises concerns over BSE from lamb
British scientists have warned that lamb could pose a greater risk of spreading BSE to humans than beef, according to the BBC.
Low calcium diet will not stop kidney stones
The belief that a low-calcium diet can help prevent kidney stones is based on little scientific evidence, according to a new study.
Soil Association refutes organic food claims
Organic food promoter the Soil Association has refuted claims made in a recent survey by Mintel that consumers are becoming increasingly cynical about the safety of organic food
US health juice market set to top $1 billion
The Juice & Smoothie Association (JASA) claims that the US market for health-related juices and smoothies could soon hit the $1 billion mark, according to a report in the New Nutrition Business newsletter.
Kluwer Academic Publishers acquires food science list from Aspen Publishers
Kluwer Academic Publishers has acquired the publishing rights to more than 270 professional food science textbooks from Aspen Publishers.