Archives for December 5, 2003

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Repentant Diageo backs down in Cardhu row

Talks yesterday between spirits group Diageo and the rest of the Scotch whisky industry over the future of the Cardhu brand unexpectedly led to the company agreeing too major changes to the packaging and marketing of the whisky.

Risk perception - facts, fear and food

With serendipitous coincidence, in the same week that the European Food Safety Authority delivers its hotly awaited first opinion on a GMO, bureaucrats and stakeholders have gathered in Brussels under the aegis of the Commission to discuss risk...

New light cast on food intake

As scientists continue to look for ways to help us battle the bulge, a new study suggests that our own hormonal makeup may offer promising clues. A team of researchers has tested the hypothesis that gastric distension in humans can enhance the effect...

Swedish dairy moves deeper into probiotics

Leading Swedish dairy firm Skanemejerier has gained the rights to use BioGaia's probiotic Reuteri bacteria in milk products for launch on the Scandinavian market at the end of next year.

Round up ready safe, say EFSA scientists

After months of risk assessment scientists at Europe's first food safety agency have given the green light to Monsanto's herbicide-tolerant GM maize. NK 60 is as safe as conventional maize, they declare.

Byrne cuts through the fear factor

Our response to food safety is often inconsistent and completely irrational. This was the message of European Commissioner for health and consumer protection David Byrne at yesterday's public debate and policy making conference in Brussels. Entitled...