Archives for June 9, 2004

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GM free milk hits the shelves

As the anti-GM feel gains pace in Europe Britain's third largest retailer Sainsbury has seized the moment launching onto the supermarket shelves a milk produced from cows 'guaranteed to have been fed a GM free diet'. New rules on GM food and feed...

Fonterra looks to China exports for future

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterrra has outlined ambitions to tap in on anticipated growth in demand for dairy imports to China. Speaking at a conference in Auckland today CEO Andrew Ferrier said that the country represented 'considerable long-term...

Ice cream push for Nestlé Thailand

Swiss food giant Nestle has said that its Thai division is about to introduce another major drive in its aims to consolidate the still fragmented ice cream market in Thailand.

Role of calcium in bone building less than exercise

Exercise is more influential than calcium intake in determining bone strength in young women, say US researchers, who found that daily calcium intake had no significant impact on bone gain during adolescence. They say that taking more than 500 mg of...