Organic processors urged to ensure compliance
An EU's law change and an exposé on fraud in the UK has led an organic industry body to call on those storing ingredients for processing to ensure their premises are inspected.
Archives for August 25, 2005
EU number one provider of trade-distorting cash support
The EU provides the largest amount of trade-distorting support to farmersas measured by dollar value, with the US a distant second and Japan adistant third, according to a report this month bythe US government's Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Food habits raise prostate cancer risk?
Diets high in refined grain products and processed meats could raise the risk of prostate cancer risk, say Canadian researchers.
Almond prices boost US exports
Agricultural exports are forecast at $63.5 billion for 2006, up $1.5 billion from the revised 2005 estimate, says new report from US department of agriculture.
Nestlé, ADM and Cargill go to court over cocoa child labour
Leading cocoa suppliers Nestle, Archer Daniels Midland, and Cargill are being sued by a US labour rights firm over accusations of forced child labour.
Better prediction of sugarcane crops will help growers and sugar suppliers
More productive sugarcane varieties can be delivered two to three years earlier, say Australian scientists, helping the sugar industry maintain its productivity and sustainability.
Maillard reaction on scallop allergens investigated
Structural changes in proteins can impact the allergenicity of the sought-after seafood, scallops, report Japanese scientists.