Archives for September 11, 2002

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Supermarkets praised for milk price hike

Dairy farmers in UK received a boost this week with the decision of several retail groups to increase milk prices. But the long term problems will remain unless the middle men - milk processors - can be persuaded to pay more for their milk.

Milk, pregnancy and cancer - a link?

Pregnancy may lower a woman's risk of cancer but drinking milk could raise it, researchers reported on Tuesday. Both factors, as well as the use of hormone replacement therapy, affect levels of a hormone that may influence the development of some...

Ireland tackles food bugs

Following recent calls for controls on the widespread incidence of the common food bug Campylobacter, Safefood, a body that encompasses Northern Ireland and Eire and that sets out to promote food safety, held a meeting at the University College in...

Cereal recall provokes strong official reaction

The US Georgia Department of Agriculture said this week that its inspectors will be checking food warehouses and supermarket shelves to make sure some boxes of cereal that were incorrectly labelled are removed from sale, Commissioner of Agriculture...

Ahold buys US food distributor

Dutch retailer Royal Ahold said on Thursday that its US Foodservice subsidiary would acquire certain assets of US distributor Lady Baltimore Foods for an undisclosed amount.