Killer salmonella outbreak in the UK
In the UK one person has died and around 150 have fallen ill with a rare form of food poisoning linked to the use of raw eggs as a food ingredient, reports the Independent.
Archives for October 15, 2002
Carrefour invests to cover Spanish losses
Carrefour's Spanish unit invests €2.8 million in three new Spanish units to help cover "expected" losses in their first year of business.
Food supplement fights Parkinson's
A new study from the US claims that the increasingly popular supplement, coenzyme Q10, could dramatically reduce deterioration associated with the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
The Greenery expands with two joint ventures
Dutch fruit and vegetable group The Greenery has merged its operations with two compatriot groups, giving it a greater share of the European organic sector and strengthening the market position of its farmer suppliers.
Food ingredients fuel Cargill growth
Agribusiness giant Cargill said on Tuesday that strong results from its food ingredient and grain and oilseed businesses worldwide had helped the company boost earnings from continuing operations by 25 per cent in the first quarter.
Challenges to EU food and agriculture
European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin has issued a thinly veiled attack on opponents to 'new technologies' in Europe, warning that European competitiveness in agriculture could be harmed through 'through ignorance and prejudice'.
Decline in French retail sales shows underlying malaise
Hypermarket and supermarket food sales dropped sharply in September, partly because of unusually high sales in August, but also because of an underlying downturn in consumer spending, warns the Paris Chamber of Commerce.