Single roof for food safety in NSW
A new food authority with safety at the helm is on the way for Australia's New South Wales state after clearing the final obstacle in parliament last week.
Archives for March 23, 2004
Millions of euros poured into food contaminants
A lack of integration at a European level is 'severely hampering' efforts to co-ordinate stakeholder efforts - food industry and independent scientists - in the area of chemical contaminants in food, warn Swedish scientists. But Commission funds worth...
Bulgaria: bakery call?
A recent study in Bulgaria suggests that the country's eating habits are out of step with the rest of Europe. According to the research expenditure on bakery items is the highest per head in Europe, whereas meat is one of the lowest.
Agencies renew mercury-fish link
Food safety agencies the world over issue updated advice on the consumption of fish by consumers, at the same time a panel at Europe's food safety agency calls for further research into the side effects of mercury.
Sweeteners in food formulation face new rules
Food manufacturers using the sweetener cyclamate face change as they come to grips with new European rules that radically reduce the use of this man-made, non-caloric sweetener 30 times as sweet as sucrose. German ingredients firm Nutrinova has come...
Enlargement to drive banana sales
The expansion of the European Union from 15 to 25 Countries in May 2004 could signal the promise of lucrative new markets for banana producers, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organziation.
Irish focus on consumer safety in EU25
In under 50 days the ten accession countries will join the European Union bringing the number of consumers from 382.4 million to 456.6 million. Failure to properly control food imports at the 'new' borders may have disastrous effects on consumers'...
Clean air technology
A new means of purifying air based on a simple electronic device could mount a significant challenge to established players such as ultraviolet light and HEPA filters, writes Phil Taylor.
Enough soy?
Companies working with soy and soy derivatives face continuing price rises for the raw material as the US - a leading global producer and exporter of the crop - raises concerns about the 'unusually low soybean stocks level' and the industry's 'pace of...