Beans could be among red wine and colourful fruits, berries and
vegetables as nutritious cancer- and heart disease-fighting foods,
U.S. Department of...
This week's deadline for indicative bids for the drinks business of
Canada's Seagram is a complex event, the Financial Times reported
yesterday. Major...
Eridana Beghin-Say, the French ingredients group, announced last
week the completion of a major expansion project of its research
and development facilities...
US food gum maker CP Kelco is to give the European high yield
market a new issue. Investors and analysts reacted positively to
the news that CP Kelco...
Vitamin D may help in reducing the risk of osteoporosis, a new
study suggests. Scientists Niigata University of Medicine in Japan
observed 136 women over...
The US government is allowing farmers to display the new seal,
"Free Farmed" on meat and dairy products to attest that they meet
new voluntary standards...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products group, could be forced
to sell the famous Oxo brand as the price to pay for EU approval of
its $20 billion...
Diet in the first days of pregnancy could determine a baby's health
in later life according to research at the University of
Southampton, The Guardian...
Olive oil alone may protect against bowel cancer, according to a
recent study. Researchers looked at cancer rates from the
International Agency for Research...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) announced this
month that its review into the current prohibition of health claims
on food in Australia...
Children who don't eat meat, eggs or dairy products could be at
risk of learning difficulties at school, doctors have suggested. A
study in the Netherlands...
China's food industry has fixed its development targets for the
next five years, according to Asia Pulse. The sugar-refining
industry will make efforts...
The U.K Food Standards Agency is to start public consultation until
the beginning of November on its draft report of BSE controls. Sir
Joh Krebs, Chairman...
General Mills, the US maker of cereals and cake mixes, reported net
earnings in its fiscal first quarter were flat because of higher
interest expenses,...
Abnormal low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipid composition and
anti-oxidant content are associated with an increased
susceptibility to oxidation of LDL...
A specific mixture of Chinese and American herbs may be an
effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to researchers
at New YorkMedical College....
In a bid to prevent US domination in the consumer goods internet
marketplace four of Europe's largest companies are raising a E70m
($60m), the Financial...
Dry, hot weather in August is cutting into this autumn's harvest in
parts of the U.S.A but will help provide a small boost to the
prices farmers are paid...
Diageo Plc, the UK food and beverage group, reported a 2.7 per cent
rise in annual profits yesterday. The combined beer and spirits
business was the fastest...
Manufacturers of infant food are lobbying the World Health
Organisation (WHO) to delay any change to its recommendations on
the optimal length of exclusive...
Shares in Heinz, the U.S food company, fell more than 5 per cent to
$35.19 on Wednesday after news that its first-quarter sales
dropped, the Financial...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by
U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as
proven cholesterol-cutting...
French farm minister Jean Glavany wants tougher international rules
to protect the diversity, quality and safety of European food such
as Parma ham or...
EU vets are preparing to discuss the outbreak of classical swine
fever in Britain as the disease has been confirmed on another farm.
Around 1,000 pigs...
European Union farm ministers meeting this week in Biarritz,
France, were divided over how fast to clear new genetically
modified crops and maintain public...
Cooking carrots may boost their antioxidant power, a new study
revealed last month. Researchers at the University of Arkansas
heated carrots with and...
Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham face the possibility of a second delay to their proposed merger if they do not receive final clearance from the...
St John's wort is as effective in treating depression as
imipramine, a standard anti-depressant, according to the largest
study yet of the herbal remedy....
High blood cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease, the
leading cause of death in the United States. Lowering cholesterol
levels will reduce...
In a recent announcement, Heinz, the US food products company,
stated that it will launch organic versions of its most famous
brands. Heinz Organic Tomato...
The Dutch Government is to help Hungary set up a regional food
safety centre near Budapest, according to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Minister of Agriculture,...
Japan urged the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on
Thursday to help ensure that biotechnologies used to create
genetically modified foods...
Nearly two-fifths of the U.S population may be deficient in Vitamin
B12, according to a recent study. Researchers involved in the
ongoing Framingham (Massachusetts)...
Penford Corp., a producer of speciality starches in NorthAmerica,
is to purchase Starch Australasia Limited for US$58 million in
cash. Starch Australasia,...
The cocoa bean shell is a good source of insoluble fibre, according
to a study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Researchers tested...
Diet may be to blame for the rise in asthma and allergies in
children, a recent study in Saudi Arabia suggests. Research on the
effect of diet on asthma...
Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection
measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the
European Union - were issued...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. studied the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a class of fatty acids found in milk and...
New regulations on labelling of genetically modified foods, made in
Wellington, New Zealand last month by Health Ministers from New
Zealand and Australian...
A study carried out in China revealed that farmers mixing rice varieties in the paddies were rewarded with bigger harvests than single rice variety plantings....