EU criticises French anti-BSE measures
British farmers accused France of hypocrisy this week over its ban on British beef, after a European Union report criticised domestic French measures to control mad cow disease.
Archives for April 10, 2002
Further evidence for fish oil benefits
An increasing body of evidence that suggests the health benefits of fish oil gains further weight with two new studies this week. The research has found that eating fish a few times a week significantly cuts the risk of death from a heart attack or...
Traceability in food chain shows huge variation among sectors
With new EU legislation for traceability due in 2005, Britain's Food Standards Agency has carried out a preliminary study on the current systems in place in the food chain. Different sectors show varying levels of concern for traceability systems.
Honey used for preservation has health benefits too
Research from the University of Illinois in the US has found that honey's antioxidant qualities can help preserve meat without compromising taste, at the same time as slowing the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), a process that leads to...
US military creates indestructible sandwich
A long-life sandwich has been designed by the US army to stay fresh for up to three years, in temperatures of up to 26C.
Mycotoxins in Britain's rice 'low or non-detectable'
A survey testing mycotoxins in rice sold in Britain has found levels in all the samples tested to be below current or proposed EC limits.
Womb 'creates' couch potatoes
Couch potatoes may have been set up for a life of slacking and snacking in front of television because they were undernourished in their mothers' wombs, claims new research from New Zealand.