Archives for April 17, 2007

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UK leads the way in Europe's private label market

By  Jess Halliday

European private label food and beverage brands are likely to increase their penetration in most markets over the next five years, says a new report, but lessons could be learned from the UK, where the potential has been most extensively exploited in...

Nitrites in cured meat could increase lung disease risk

By  Stephen Daniells

Days after English researchers proposed an equation to make the ultimate bacon buttie, a new study from the US has reported that frequent consumption of cured meats like bacon may increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Salmonella and E. coli illnesses up last year, says report

By  George Reynolds

Increases in foodborne illnesses from salmonella and escherichia coli during 2006 could be due to outbreaks in previously unaffected food such as peanut butter and spinach, according to the findings of a new report.