Archives for July 25, 2002

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US moves to empower USDA

The US Agriculture Department, now investigating the second-largest meat recall in history, would gain authority to issue civil fines against companies that make unsafe food, under a bill introduced on Thursday by three Democrats.

Diageo focus continues

British drinks giant Diageo on Thursday announced that it has completed the sale of Burger King Corporation to a private equity consortium, composed of Texas Pacific Group (TPG), Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, that is backing the...

Kava kava importers face jail

The controversial herbal ingredient kava, kava is once again in the news when the UK Food Standards Agency this week announced that it is seeking views on draft regulations that would result in the removal from sale of food products containing or...

Food science in Africa

The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), a global food science and technology organisation, claims to have identified agro-based economic development in Africa as a focus of its core activities.

Shed the pounds, eat peanuts

Peanuts are not normally considered a diet food - primarily because they are known to have a relatively high caloric level - but a new study in the US has shown that they can be an effective diet food because they act as an appetite suppressant.