Archives for January 13, 2005

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Kraft extends nutrition labelling to US audience

Kraft Foods, the world's biggest food company, has announced its US operation is to provide consumers with more nutritional information about its products - a precedent already set by its UK division, Tom Armitage reports.

PLS updates real-time location technology

Supply-chain management provider Precision Location Systems (PLS) has launched its second-generation iLocate system, which builds on the company's patented Sub-Meter real-time location technology.

EU fish production falls

EU25 fish production fell by 17 per cent between 1995 and 2002 while world production rose by 17 per cent over the same period, according to recent EC figures.

Acrylamide levels low in UK diet

Part of a global effort to clarify consumer exposure to harmful chemical identified in starch-rich fried foods two years ago, findings from a new survey by the UK food watchdog reveal acrylamide 'consumption' levels at least 1000 lower than the doses...