Vitamin B12 may also prevent birth defects
Mothers with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be at increased risk of having a child with the birth defect spina bifida, Dutch researchers report.
Archives for August 18, 2004
EFSA risk opinion on jelly mini-cup additives could equate to full ban
Europe's food safety body has concluded that jelly mini-cups made with a range of food additives derived from seaweed and certain gums, from xanthan gum to calcium alginate, could constitute a choking risk, reports Lindsey Partos.
Soy prices to impact Brazil's producers
Brazil, a leading exporter of soybeans and key competitor with the US, is worried that rising production costs for soybeans could eat into local farm profits next season, while global stocks rise, according to fresh figures from the US government.
More research 'to fill the gaps' on acrylamide
The UK's food watchdog is keeping a close eye on emerging research for the chemical acrylamide, a potential carcinogen discovered in crisps and French fries two years ago and which ignited a raft of new research to assess the risk to the consumer.
Low risk in food chain from mycotoxin
Europe's watchdog concludes that human exposure to the potentially harmful contaminant zearalenone in the food chain is 'expected to be low'.