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Food from cloned animals probably safe, says EFSA

Food recalls: US beef in E.coli scare; cyanide in crackers

How natural is 'natural'?

Europe stalls again on ending GM restrictions

Asian markets accelerate Irish dairy growth

 
   
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CSM consolidates EU bakery operations

Danisco deal to take new calorie-free sweetener to Japan

Industry challenge to infant nutrition rules

Soy linked to less belly fat in postmenopausal women

 
 

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Food from cloned animals probably safe, says EFSA
Meat and dairy products from cloned animals is probably safe for human consumption, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded in a draft opinion released on Friday... Read


Food recalls: US beef in E.coli scare; cyanide in crackers
A US meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef and other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns; and higher-than-normal levels of naturally occuring cyanide were found in a cassava cracker... Read


How natural is 'natural'?
Products claiming to be 'natural' are flooding onto the marketplace, but the refusal by regulators to provide a formal definition of the term will ultimately lead to confusion for consumers and a legal headache... Read


Europe stalls again on ending GM restrictions
The European Commission has been given yet more time to bring member states in compliance with trade obligations on GM crops after failing to meet Friday's deadline, the same day France extended its GM ban... Read


Asian markets accelerate Irish dairy growth
The dairy sector dominated another record year for Irish food exports in 2007, as producers and farmers exploited strong demand from Asian markets to increase their sales by 13 per cent to €2.36bn, the country's... Read


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CSM consolidates EU bakery operations
Ingredients firm CSM will consolidate its bakery ingredient operations in Germany and France as part of a wide-ranging strategy to cut costs and achieve better operational focus, the company announced Friday... Read


Danisco deal to take new calorie-free sweetener to Japan
Danisco has entered into a license agreement for its anhydrofructose technology with Japan's Nihon Starch Co, the first such deal aimed at bringing the new calorie-free sugar to market... Read


Industry challenge to infant nutrition rules
The Infant and Dietetic Foods Association (IDFA) has called for a judicial review of proposed new rules governing the advertisement of infant nutrition just days before the law was due to come into force in the... Read


Soy linked to less belly fat in postmenopausal women
A daily soy supplement may prevent abdominal fat increases in post-menopausal women, suggests a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham... Read

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Back to tap: bottled water's enviro-woes

It looks set to be a vintage year ahead for Chateau Eau De Source Public - or as it is more humbly known, tap water - as consumers find themselves encouraged to shun the mineral variety of the product to reduce packaging waste. Read



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Danisco bags British ice cream patent
Danisco has obtained a patent in Great Britain for a dairy replacement technology aimed at both the cost and health concerns of ice cream makers... Read


UK poultry farmers hit out at battery hen ban
A pledge by the UK government to stick with a ban on farming of battery hens for their eggs has provoked fury among the country's farmers... Read


Bird flu found in dead swans in UK
Poultry farmers in the UK are being alerted to further cases of bird flu in the country, after the government revealed yesterday that it had identified the disease in three dead wild swans... Read


High prices continue to dog UK bakers
Two leading UK bakery firms are raising customer prices in order to combat high commodity prices, a strategy they say is now necessary to keep sales profits high... Read


Concerns raised by sorbitol weight loss reports
Excessive intake of sorbitol, a widely used sweetener in "sugar-free" products such as chewing gum and sweets, may lead to weight loss and diarrhoea, German doctors report... Read

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