Parnuts update for Scotland
The Scottish food watchdog has opened the doors for industry views on the imminent changes to the rules on 'parnuts' - foods for nutritional uses.
Archives for January 21, 2004
Danone to up Russian stakes
Danone has announced plans to increase the production capacity of two of its Russia-based dairies. The move has been influenced by the company's increase in profits in the country, which is currently expanding at an estimated 30 per cent per year.
New barcodes to increase traceability
MAP80 Systems, a Prisym Group company, has included RSS (reduced space symbology) barcodes in its labelling and identification software. The aim is to help manufacturers prepare for EU legislation on food traceability coming into force in January 2005.
Restoring confidence: the task ahead
Two more cattle herds in Washington State, US were quarantined over the weekend as the number of animals linked to a cow infected with mad cow disease increased.
Western European brewers thrive in growing Romanian beer sector
Stiff competition amongst western European beer producers is continuing to drive growth in the Romanian beer market, as all of the country's major producers reported significantly higher sales for 2003, culminating in a 12 per cent increase in total...
Traces of GM DNA found in digestive tract
As fierce opposition to genetically modified plants continues across the globe, findings from a breakthrough study in the UK suggest that foreign DNA can survive to the small intestine, providing fuel to the anti-GMO fire.
Tinkoff turnover quadruples
Major investment is starting to show dividends for the Russian brewery and restaurant group Tinkoff, after the company announced that turnover had increased from $8.3 million in 2002 to $33 million in 2003. The ever-increasing wealth of the Russian...
Uphill battle to convince Japan over BSE imports
A US delegation, which is in Japan this week to convince the country to open the gates to US beef imports, may have its plans scuppered as the Japanese farm ministry says it is very wary of more BSE cases in the US.
Tracking the harmful red ingredient
A cancer-causing red dye found in chilli powder or chilli products has contaminated over 120 food products on the supermarket shelves in the UK, a figure set to climb as the UK's food watchdog continues to track the movements of an illegal ingredient.
Spanish probe shows mark ups are reasonable, for now
Investigations by the Spanish competition authority, the SDC, into the price of fresh fruit and vegetables has confirmed that most retailers regularly include a substantial mark up on these products but that this is in line with the additional costs...
Somerfield confirms recovery but has plenty still to do
Somerfield, the UK supermarket group, is continuing on the road to recovery after several difficult years following its acquisition of the Kwik Save chain.