Link between high fat diet and colorectal cancer, new evidence
Scientists in the US claim to have hit upon a key clue in tracing the connection between high-fat diets and increased colon-cancer risk.
Archives for May 21, 2002
Rise in profits for Ajinomoto
Japanese food ingredients company Ajinomoto recently announced a group net profit of 31.4 billion yen (€266.1 million) in 2001/02.
Scandal stricken Snow Brand on the up?
Shares in Japan's scandal-ridden Snow Brand Milk Products Co soared more than 11 per cent on Tuesday after investors saw signs of a practical revival plan
Instant wheat the ingredient of tomorrow?
Australian scientists are claiming a world first with the creation of a biologically engineered 'no-milling-required' wheat that can be used in instant dishes after adding boiling water, Reuters reports
Lung damage link to food flavour production
Workers in the food-flavouring manufacturing industry may be at risk of developing an irreversible type of damage to the lungs, according to a study presented the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Atlanta