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Consumption of fresh fruit is on the rise in the UK, shows new government data, leading to a notable increase in intake of vitamin C. But a decline in other foods such as milk means calcium, iron and other nutrients are still lacking in the average...
Regular consumption of lutein-enriched eggs could provide the body with protective levels of this antioxidant widely believed to help fight degenerative eye diseases, suggests a small study from the US.
Weak sales of fruit preparations hit European sales for number two flavours group International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF) with the firm reporting an overall drop in sales for the region but growth elsewhere keeps firm on track for rest of 2004.
Food companies involved at every step of the food chain are obliged to maintain a clean, safe environment to beat food pathogens, but food scientists from the US report that strains of the deadly pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can persist for up to a...