UK credit card 'chip and pin' technology causes chaos
The introduction of secure chip and pin technology in the British retail sector has been sporadic and ill-prepared, according to critics of the new scheme.
Archives for February 14, 2006
Asda Wal-Mart guilty of anti-trade union activity
Asda Wal-Mart has been fined £850,000 in the UK for offering employees a pay rise to give up union rights, spelling a PR disaster for the company already suffering from a scathing US documentary circuiting Europe.
Danisco hails scientific backing for sweetener xylitol
Danisco says that two new scientific studies support its claim that the sweetener xylitol is effective in fighting tooth decay.
Remineralisation vital for future of food
Pioneering research into the demineralisation of the earth could have significant consequences for food quality - and even the future of the planet.
Obesity rocketing despite record diet food spending
The US might be consolidating its position as the fattest nation, but Europe is catching up fast - and all this despite record spending on diet products.
Alliance targets growing rosemary extract market
Slovenian rosemary extract firm Vitiva has formed an alliance with UK firm Food Ingredient Technology (FIT) in order to penetrate the growing functional ingredients markets in the UK and Ireland.
Supplements better than fortification for folic acid?
Pregnant women who do not take folic acid-containing supplements are eight times more likely to have low serum folate values, despite eating folate-fortified foods, claims a new study.
Tesco and Wal-Mart push further into Eastern Europe
As the two retailing giants prepare to battle it out in America, Tesco and Wal-Mart have both announced plans to expand operations further in the Czech Republic and Hungary respectively.