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Positive words encourage Scottish food trade

Scotland's food and drink industry must grasp every opportunity to market itself as 'the best in the world', according to Alastair Salvesen, president of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, writes Karen Peattie in the Scottish...

Folic acid, the debate continues

The case for the folic acid fortification of foods, or at least for supplementation with folic acid, received a boost this week with the publication of new research showing that the positive effects of folic acid in reducing homocysteine levels and...

Powerhouse vitamins: role of E and C in heart protection

Researchers in the US suggest that arterial inflammation, provoked by high fat diets, could be considerably reduced through the consumption of antioxidant vitamins E and C. Arterial inflammation can predispose a person to atherosclerosis.

Nut labelling falls short

With the number of consumers allergic to nuts increasing on an annual basis in the Western world, the food industry has for some time been striding towards improving the labelling of all suspected nut allergens in food products. But is this...