New powers for EU in food safety legislation
The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping reform of food safety legislation, giving itself more powers to take emergency steps in crises such as the dioxin poisoning scare.
Archives for February 28, 2002
FTC settles dietary supplement case
The US Federal Trade Commission has settled with Kris Pletschke, a marketer of dietary supplements which he claimed could cure hundreds of diseases.
Processed meat linked to diabetes risk
Eating lots of processed meat can increase the risk of type II diabetes by around 50 per cent in men, according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Forbes to help find buyer for Take Heart
Canadian group Forbes Medi-Tech, a producer of cholesterol-lowering food ingredients, has been approached by Novartis Consumer Health to help it find a buyer for the Take Heart line of food products enriched with Forbes' Reducol.
Children aware of need for healthy eating
Persuading children to eat healthily may not be as difficult as was once feared. New research from the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) in the UK has shown that children as young as seven are aware of the need for a balanced diet, and that...
Organic livestock industry underdeveloped in Southern Europe
Southern Europe accounts for 39 per cent of the organic farmland in the European Union yet its organic meat and dairy sector is the most underdeveloped in Europe, according to recent research by Organic Monitor.
Access acquires Australian technology
Dallas-based Access Pharmaceuticals has acquired the targeted therapeutic technology of Biotech Australia, giving it access to the patents to three targeted therapeutics.
Canada's natural products directorate 'a waste of time'
The decision by the Canadian government to set up a Natural Health Products Directorate to further regulate the country's natural health product (NHP) market has been called "a waste of time and money" in a new study released by The Fraser Institute,...
Pick your tea carefully - it could save your life
Yesterday we reported on new evidence supporting the claim that the antioxidant properties of tea can be good for maintaining blood flow, but research presented at the same Nutrition Week conference shows that these properties vary greatly between...