Archives for November 5, 2003

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Solid peformance from sugar leader, but what does the future hold?

British Sugar's parent company, cash-rich Associated British Foods (ABF), delivered a strong set of results for the year with the food and agriculture division pulling in the highest operating profit for the full year for the group. But uncertainties...

New milk, low in saturated fat

Scientists have developed a new cattle-feed supplement, which dramatically boosts the content of unsaturated fatty acids over saturated fats in cows' milk. It could also be used to reduce saturated fat in meat, suggest the US-based researchers.

Pressure pays off on Spanish prices

Efforts by the Spanish government to counter what it believes are excessive price increases for a number of fresh products appear to be paying off, with a sharp fall in price for chicken, seafood, green beans and lettuce. But other products actually...

OTA: latest call for clone labelling

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces more opposition this week, as the US Organic Trade Association (OTA) criticises the idea of commercialising cloned animal produce without specific labelling.

GM success as crops co-exist

As the debate in the UK heats up over GM crops, new research sourced from Spain claims that co-existence between GM and non-GM crops can occur without economic and commercial problems.