Cut the cone content, asks consumer group
One century on and millions of ice cream tubs later the US 'food police' are out in force calling on ice cream retailers to tell the full story about saturated fat and calorific content.
Archives for July 30, 2003
Fishing out the truth
Radioactivity checks on farmed salmon from Scotland and Northern Ireland exposed to Sellafield radiation show that there is no cause for concern from eating these fish, according to the results of work undertaken by both the Food Standards Agency...
Pocket-sized testing
DeltaTrak, a leader in the manufacture of portable test instruments for a host of industries including food, has launched a family of Pocket ThermoTrace Infrared Thermometers.
Surebeam gets the nod
SureBeam has been awarded a US patent on an in-line processing system that is said to form food products, such as ground beef, into optimal configurations for irradiation processing.
A nose for the right flavour
When it comes to brewing formulation, you can't beat a good nose, claims drinks design company FlavorActiV.
Canada pushes through new BSE controls
The Canadian government took a further step towards reducing the risk of Canadians becoming exposed to the agent that may transmit BSE with new rules that prevent specified risk material (SRM) from entering the human food supply.
Glanbia settles with authorities over price fixing
Irish dairy group Glanbia has reached a settlement with the Irish competition authority over allegations concerning the fixing of the retail price of milk.
EU to fund 24 projects for food safety and quality
The European Union has confirmed that it is to fund 24 food quality and safety research projects and 12 support actions with an initial contribution of €166 million in the first year of the EU 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6).
Metro figures show signs of market upturn
Metro, the German retail group, has reported sales growth in the first six months of the year and is predicting further gains for the full-year. Signs, perhaps, that the German recovery may be on the way?
From bad to worse for Sainsbury
Sainsbury has been dealt a double blow this week, with the news that its hostile bid for 171 Somerfield stores is likely to come a cropper at the hands of the regulators followed by the even more devastating evidence that it has been overtaken by Asda...