Archives for May 24, 2004

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Vaccines to fight food pathogens

Vaccines to combat a number of foodborne pathogens such as Listeria could be commercially available in the near future, a breakthrough which would "greatly enhance human health and wellbeing worldwide," according to US researchers.

Numico buys Valio's baby food business

Leading formula maker Royal Numico is to buy the baby food business of Finland's Valio for €57 million in cash, the companies revealed yesterday.

A global issue for farm gate prices?

UK farming union pleas calling on dairy companies and cooperatives not to talk down the market may fall on deaf ears, as indicators from Australia suggest the global economy is dictating farm gate prices.

Buhler installs new milling concept

Dutch feed manufacturing firm De Heus-Brokking-Koudijs recently installed two new high-tech roller mills at its Ravenstein plant with the aim of producing poultry feed more efficiently. To carry out the project, engineering firm Buhler took the...