Northern Foods slashes profit forecast
UK-based Northern Foods has issued a profit warning after failing to offset rising production costs with necessary price hikes.
Archives for January 16, 2006
Funding directed at new foods and processing techniques
Designated food "clusters" in the EU will receive a boost in funding to help the bloc's researchers develop innovative foods and processing techniques.
Can sugar be addictive?
Researchers at Penn State university remain open to the question over whether sugar is an addictive substance or not.
Glucose linked to better memory, small study
Sugary drinks may have been vilified by health and nutrition campaigners, but a new study suggests that supplementary glucose can boost the memory.
Relief for small companies proposed under greenhouse gas trading
The European Commission says it wants to ease the impact of the EU's greenhouse gas trading scheme on small companies as part of a plan to make the programme less complex.
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EU grants Monsanto GM approval
Monsanto has won permission to import and market three of its genetically modified (GM) maize types across the EU for 10 years, despite fierce opposition from some Member States.