PepsiCo to streamline US drinks unit
Soft drinks giant PepsiCo is to merge all its North American drinks operations into one division in a bid to strengthen its position in its long-running battle with arch rival Coca-Cola.
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Japanese food recall extends to 20 companies
The recall of food products by five Japanese companies reported yesterday has been extended to another 15 or so firms, making it likely that the recall will be the biggest in Japan's history.
First case of BSE in Israel confirmed
Israel has confirmed on Tuesday its first case of mad cow disease, found in a cow in a kibbutz in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but officials said they were confident no infected meat had reached the market.
Women aware of folic acid benefits, but still fail to take it
Almost 70 per cent of American women of childbearing age fail to take the B vitamin folic acid every day even though many of them are aware it helps prevent birth defects, according to the latest survey by the March of Dimes organisation.
EU to toughen stance on GM foods
An advisory committee to the European Parliament has ruled that draft rules on the labelling of genetically modified foods should be toughened, to the delight of anti-GM campaigners throughout the Union.
Organic oranges are half the size but have a third more vitamins
Organic oranges are smaller than their counterparts grown by traditional methods but that does not stop them from containing nearly 30 per cent more vitamin C - or from being much more expensive.