Vitamin A rich cauliflower hits the shelves
A cauliflower with 25 times more vitamin A than its 'regular' sister could meet the daily needs of consumers with the new vegetable now available on the market.
Archives for April 14, 2004
Poultry poisoning breakthrough
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR), UK, have found that specific probiotics - beneficial bacteria - can destroy pathogenic bacteria living in the gut of poultry. The discovery could help remove the threat of bacterial food poisoning...
Green MEPs take on food safety
Green members of parliament in Europe have laid out a ten point plan to tackle the causes of food scares such as BSE, salmonella and toxic residues in farmed salmon to 'restore consumer confidence in the way food is produced,' reports CORDIS
UK sugar regime expensive business for food manufacturers
Sugar giant British Sugar helped boost six month results for its parent, food and ingredients firm Associated British Foods, which this week reported double-digit growth in profits. But international agency Oxfam has criticised the EU sugar regime...