Archives for September 27, 2005

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UK to announce school junk food ban

By  Lorraine Heller

The UK government will announce plans to ban junk food in the nation's schools, bringing an end to the sale of crisps, chocolate and fizzy drinks in school vending machines.

Scientists double CLA content in cheese

By  Chris Mercer

Feeding cows sunflower oil more than doubled levels of conjugated linoleic acids in cheese made from their milk, says new research, improving the fatty acids' potential in functional dairy development.

Campina outlines CAP reform survival plan

By  Chris Mercer

Coping with reforms to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has taken centre-stage for dairy firms across the bloc as Dutch group Campina outlines a plan to swallow more than €80m of losses in aid since 2003.