High-protein, low-carb corn developed
Corn with twice as much protein and oil and about half as much carbohydrate content could be just round the corner.
Archives for September 25, 2005
CAP is vital to food industry future, says Ahern
Ireland's prime minister Bertie Ahern has called for the food industry to support the CAP, at a time when the system is coming under intense criticism.
Weekly comment
McDonald's: facing fat
There is nothing so redolent of a corporate mid-life crisis as the strategic equivalent of a new car, new girl and new image, set firmly on the shoulders of the same old idea. McDonald's, it seems, is firmly in the throes of a mid-life crisis.
Infrared used to instantly detect bacteria
Scientists from Manchester University have developed a new technique that uses infrared light to spot bacterial contamination in food within seconds rather than hours, while products are on the processing line.
Cries for public inquiry as E coli outbreak widens
The UK's Food Standards Agency has widened the investigation into the outbreak of E. coli food poisoning illness in Wales as parents start calling for a public inquiry.