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Rapporteur’s dismay at ‘sloppy’ food info agreement

By Jess Halliday

The probability of the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament reaching agreement over food information legislation looks slimmer than ever, indicates rapporteur Renate Sommer, as the ministers did not take on board many of the points MEPs were...

Germany develops rapid detection systems for food allergens

By Mike Stones

German researchers are aiming to develop rapid detection systems to identify allergenic substances in foodstuffs, according to a workshop on analytical methods for allergen detection staged in Berlin this week.