Archives for May 19, 2005

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Food agency forms taskforce to tackle risk and recalls

As banned colours continue to turn up in the food chain, the UK's food agency will build a taskforce to reduce the risk of contamination to supplies, and to improve risk management in the advent of recalls.

Trans fats raise gallstone risk?

Trans fatty acids could 'modestly' increase the risk of gallstone disease, say US researchers, providing yet more evidence to encourage food makers to remove these fats from food formulations.