EU ministers reject GM ingredient, again
European ministers once again throw out a Commission proposal to allow a GM ingredient to flow into the food chain, writes Lindsey Partos.
Archives for April 27, 2005
DSM earnings improve in Q1
Sales and operating profit improve "considerably" in the first quarter for the food unit of Dutch chemicals and life sciences group DSM, the firm reports.
Moderate alcohol feeds brain, and alcoholism?
Moderate drinking can boost the formation of brain cells, but could also lead to alcoholism, speculate Swedish scientists, reports Lindsey Partos.
Mandelson backs EU, ASEAN trade accord
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has backed calls for a joint feasibility study, which will look at ways of achieving the European Commission's desire for closer trading links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and possibly lead to...
Acrylamide, the way forward
European scientists agree that efforts to reduce the potential carcinogen acrylamide from the European food chain must continue, and that science must focus on long-term studies to build a stronger picture of the impact this genotoxic compound can...