Scientists develop historic rice
Using cutting-edge technology, US government scientists have developed molecular markers to help launch an historic rice into the modern day food arena.
Archives for August 21, 2005
Cost pressures force Arla staff cuts
Dairy group Arla Foods, under pressure from intense cost pressures, will cut staff and production at a speciality milk powder plant in Denmark to help salvage full-year profits.
Eating French fries in pre-school increases breast cancer risk?
Pre-school girls eating French fries once a week could increase their future risk of developing breast cancer by more than a quarter, reveals new research from the US.
Degussa ingredients sale in 'final negotiations'
German chemical group Degussa is in the final stages of talks to shed its food ingredients unit, says chief financial officer Heinz-Joachim Wagner.
Soup rockets to space on new formulation
A soup that is edible under weightless conditions marks the latest food science formulation to head into space.
Companies team up on DNA detector
In a bid to meet the growing demand for food safety testing products Applied Biosystems has teamed up with DuPont Qualicon to develop a new DNA detection system.
Weekly comment
Waiting for the super-nutrition revolution
Henry Ford's famous aphorism that if he had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses, provides food makers with a lesson they must learn.