Victory for UK farmers in beef ban battle
The National Farmers Union has finally won its hard-fought legal action against the French ban on British beef, the UK group announced on Monday.
Archives for December 2, 2003
Independence, openness, excellence - the lifeblood of the EFSA
If traceability is at the heart of new food labelling rules in Europe then the life blood keeping it beating must be risk management. On the eve of the first ever risk assessment on genetically modified organisms delivered by Europe's nascent food...
Firm analysis for fat content
Labelling issues for meat have just got easier, hails a Danish analysis equipment company that has come up with a new technology to measure fat content.
EU approves salatrim for use as food ingredient
The European Commission this week gave the green light to salatrims, a type of reduced-calorie fats, for use as novel food ingredients following an application by ingredients giant Danisco. The long-awaited approval opens the way for manufacturers to...