Chocolate co's dismiss US toxic claims
Europe's chocolate manufacturers yesterday strongly rejected a US lawsuit alleging that they had failed to disclose that some of their products contained hazardous levels of toxic metals.
Archives for May 9, 2002
Beghin-Say reports 1Q results
French sugar company Beghin-Say sees slight rise in sales, with good results in Hungary offsetting problems in western Europe.
Cadbury Schweppes -'satisfactory' results
A positive start to the year for Britain's confectionery group.
Imported beef risks
Meat from Polish, Zimbabwean and South African cattle over 30 months old may pose a slightly higher BSE risk than other imported beef says a British watchdog.
UK chicken plant closure
Grampian Country, the Scottish food group, is to close its site at Newbridge, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, with the loss of almost 547 jobs.
Wine drinkers catch fewer colds
Research by a team of Harvard scientists on a university population in Spain finds that those who have even a moderate wine consumption are less likely to catch a cold. Red wine is particularly effective in lowering the risks.
Caramel manufacturers look east for promising markets
European producers of caramel colours, who face a mature market in Western Europe, are looking to the east to tap into double digit growth, finds a new market report. The total European caramel market is expected to reach €32.37m in 2008.
Fortification debate continues
Britain's Food Standards Agency has decided not to recommend that folic acid is added to flour to reduce the risk of babies being born with defects like spina bifida.