GM legal loophole exposed
GM crops could be grown in the UK without farmers having to notify the authorities, according to a British newspaper.
Archives for August 7, 2005
Lifeway replaces HFCS with organic cane juice
Leading kefir company Lifeway Foods has announced that its entire range of low fat kefir flavors will be sweetened with organic cane juice as a healthier alternative to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Weekly Comment
Turning food into trash
Water, we save. Energy, we conserve. But food, it seems, we can waste, junk and bin and no-one cares. Except one crusader, whose 20-year project has proven what should have been obvious in the first place: our attitude to food is costing us a fortune.
Kerry gets taste for curry
Ireland's Kerry Group has bought an Asian ready meals business in the UK for £124m (€175m), the company stated in an announcement today.
Intercultural dialogue key to global food problems
The FAO has announced that 'Agriculture and intercultural dialogue' is set to be the theme of this year's World Food Day.
Vietnam may lift rice export restrictions
Vietnamese rice exports could soon increase as higher than expected yields allow the government to lift its export restriction, according to an Asia Pulse report.
EU targets commercial nano tech research
With nano-scale technologies poised to become a strategic platform for the development of new processes for the food and agriculture sector, the EU is starting to develop a coordinated research programme so companies can take advantage of any...
Health concerns see UK soft drinks consumption fall
A new report on the UK soft drinks market reveals that the majority of UK soft drinks categories have struggled following poor summer sales in 2004.
Corn refiners challenge validity of fructose study
The Corn Refiners Association has claimed that a recent study linking fructose in soft drinks with added body fat "mischaracterizes high fructose corn syrup".
Food safety research declining despite global risks
Commitment to and research in food and agricultural microbiology is on the decline despite the ever-present threats to the food supply posed by disease, spoilage and the specter of bio-terrorism.