Archives for December 3, 2003

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Agriculture reform on the EU agenda

EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler told a press conference in Rome this week that he believes preliminary WTO farm trade talks have established a viable platform for future negotiations. "The European Commission's post-Cancun reflection phase...

Screen test

Agilent Technologies has developed a high-resolution method for detecting genetically modified (GM) content in food products. The company says that researchers can use this method to rapidly screen samples before running the expensive and...

Roll out for confectionery fat replacers

More than three years after Danish ingredients company Danisco filed an application to the EU for approval of its fat replacer salatrim, the Commission finally rubber stamped the product on Tuesday. The move clears the way for Danisco to roll out the...

Pump action

UK-based pump suppliers Charles Austen Pumps has recently upgraded test facilities with Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) equipment from Sensor Technology. Ultrasound waves have been used to model drive torque and help contain development costs.