Archives for February 7, 2005

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EU trade commissoner Mandelson to overhaul food regulations

Peter Mandelson, the newly-appointed EU trade commissioner, is considering launching a review of the EU's stringent food hygiene regulations in an attempt to tackle growing accusations that its policies are protectionist and denying developing nations...

WBD set to tap Uzbek potential

The government of Uzbekistan has granted a production licence to Russian dairy giant Wimm-Bill-Dann eight months after the firm bought Uzbekistan's largest dairy group, but the country's good investment potential is still blighted by state controls,...

WILD rolls out fruit sweetener

German ingredients firm WILD launches a new fruit sweetener range to meet growing demand for 100 per cent natural food labels.