Nippon Meat faces press
Japan's Nippon Meat Packers, battered by a beef mislabelling scandal, will give results of an investigation on Tuesday at a news conference in which its founder is expected to resign as chairman.
Archives for August 19, 2002
DSM denies rumours over Gist sale
Dutch chemicals group Royal DSM has denied being in talks with Australian food group Burns Philp over the purchase of its Gist Brocades unit, IndustrySearch.com reports.
Almonds: the key to beating cholesterol
Further evidence to suggest that almonds could benefit our health hit the press this week as scientists in Canada report that almonds significantly lowered bad cholesterol levels in a study of people with high cholesterol.
Flavour focus
The American arm of Danish food ingredients company Danisco this week announced the launch of a flavour concept designed to target the ice cream and frozen novelty segment and to maximise on the persuasion techniques of children.
Cocoa focus for Indonesia
Indonesia's ambition to become the world's largest cocoa producer by 2010 could wreak havoc on the global market, even if its beans do not make it into the top grade, analysts said.
All sweetness and 'fight'
In the news again - food to fight cholesterol. A new study released this week suggests that honey contains about the same level of antioxidants as spinach, apples, bananas, oranges and strawberries.
Irradiation abuse in UK
The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey has revealed that a wide range of dietary supplements sold in the UK have been irradiated, violating the British food legislation.