Archives for August 25, 2003

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Currency rates bite into Aarhus profits

Aarhus Oliefabrik, baptised Aarhus United by the company's board on Monday, felt the negative impact of currency rates and a sharp drop in demand for bulk oils with results for the first six months of 2003 delivering a sharp drop in profits.

Ahold sells US convenience unit

Ahold has sold another non-core business as part of its bid to focus on food retailing. The Golden Gallon fuel and convenience store chain in the US is the latest divestment, with North Carolina-based The Pantry acquiring the 138-store chain.

Novel ingredient approval for milk?

The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its recently implemented Food Standards Code.

GRAS status for milk protein

A few months after the US Department of Agriculture gave the all clear for processors to use activated lactoferrin, a milk protein, to fight disease-causing bacteria arrives the endorsement from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Finnish food poisoning facts

Finland's National Food Agency has just reported that last year 38 outbreaks involving a total of 1,120 people were accounted for on its food poisoning register.

Size matters in battle of girth

The "French paradox" - the intriguing phenomenon that pitches France's rich cuisine against a slender population - can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller in French restaurants and supermarkets than in their American...

New Chr-Hansen-Novozyme alliance

A new alliance, the first of its kind in Denmark, aims to focus on new technologies to lead to faster and more targeted production and marketing of new products for the dairy industry. Danish enzyme company Novozymes will join up with Danish...

Novel ingredient debate

The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its recently implemented Food Standards Code.

Pester power fails to sway savvy parents

The power of pestering children - and, more importantly, of food industry advertising - is not great enough to persuade most parents to buy potentially unhealthy food for their kids. A new survey shows that most British parents rate nutrition as the...