Software helps labs manage data
Dublin-based Amartus has released an updated version of its TargetWatch SDMS software, an Internet-based data management system for coordinating and securing global research work, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Archives for June 14, 2005
Coffee prices to stay under pressure as world supplies fall
Expectations of a fall in global coffee supplies of coffee will keep up pressure on market prices, as fresh figures indicate world coffee production will drop in 2005/06.
Red meat and cancer risk study provokes industry reaction
Large European study supports previous findings that suggests red and processed meat consumption increases the risk of colorectal cancer, fuelling immediate reaction from meat industry that claims the study fails to "prove cause and effect", reports...
Scientists develop soy with better resistance
The first soybean line with genetic resistance to charcoal rot has been developed in order to better protect an industry under pressure.
CAFTA squeezes through after sugar concession
The Central America Free Trade Agreement narrowly passed its first Congressional test yesterday, but only after concessions were made to the sugar industry writes Anthony Fletcher.
Fish oils may harm some heart patients
A raft of clinical evidence has linked consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils to a reduced risk of sudden cardiac death, but a new study suggests that in some patients with life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms they may actually do more...
EU to seek prior approval for food enzymes
A European regulation on food enzymes, which would demand dossiers of safety and technical information on each enzyme prior to their approval on the market, could be published by the Commission by the end of the year, reports Dominique Patton.
Premier sees growth opportunity in meat-alternatives
UK-based Premier Foods will add Quorn, a meat alternative, to its product lineup with an agreement to acquire Marlow Foods from Montagu Private Equity for £172m (€258m).
Solved: The fishy brown egg problem
One of the world's largest chicken breeding companies says it will begin selling stock that does not lay fishy smelling brown eggs, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Scientists kick off global effort to map wheat genome
Unleashing potential gains in quality and sustainability for this common food, scientists will embark on a new project to track the wheat genome.
Color coded pathogens offer safer food formulation
New technology could soon make it cheap and easy to identify food pathogens by tagging them with color-coded probes made out of synthetic tree-shaped DNA.