New antioxidant powerhouse in the pipeline
An international team of chemists has developed a new family of antioxidants that are up to 100 times more effective than vitamin E.
Archives for February 2, 2004
EU-US policymakers talk obesity
Europe and the US will hammer out the contentious issue of obesity and the role food policy can play in getting to grips with this major health problem at a Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) meeting in Brussels today.
GM beer to hit the shelves
A brewer in Sweden is facing the GM debate head on. The company claims to have launched the first food product to use genetic modification as a marketing tool.
Strong 2Q profits for ADM
US agribusiness beat off tougher market conditions to post a 68 per cent rise in revenues on the back of higher sales and improved performance across the board.
Clues found in listeria battle
A previously unidentified protein on the surface of intestinal cells has given US researchers clues on how to prevent infection from the foodborne bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes.