Archives for March 23, 2004

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Millions of euros poured into food contaminants

A lack of integration at a European level is 'severely hampering' efforts to co-ordinate stakeholder efforts - food industry and independent scientists - in the area of chemical contaminants in food, warn Swedish scientists. But Commission funds worth...

Sweeteners in food formulation face new rules

Food manufacturers using the sweetener cyclamate face change as they come to grips with new European rules that radically reduce the use of this man-made, non-caloric sweetener 30 times as sweet as sucrose. German ingredients firm Nutrinova has come...

Gas market consolidates

The European Commission has approved Air Liquide's proposed acquisition of Messer Griesheim's industrial gas business in Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. The acquisition alters the balance of power in Europe's industrial gas market, a market...

Importance of packaging

Retailers and food manufacturers are working more closely than ever to create products designed for contemporary lifestyles, based on the latest technology. This has resulted in an explosion in the market for ready to eat meals, a market in which...

WHO warns of contamination of formula milk

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for a set of guidelines to be drafted up to identify the contamination risks of formula milk. Last year it was revealed that a dangerous strain of bacteria was more widespread than originally thought....