Archives for January 2, 2006

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Kraft to scrap GM ingredients in China

By  Chris Mercer

Kraft Foods, the US snack and dairy firm, has agreed to remove all genetically modified ingredients from its products in China, in a sign anti-GM attitudes are on the increase.

New year ushers in tougher food safety laws

By  Ahmed ElAmin

With the ushering in of new hygiene laws at the start of this year, food companies are now under tougher regulatory scrutiny to ensure they do not send out poisonous products from their plants.

New allergen labeling to boost growing 'free-from' market?

By  Lorraine Heller

Consumers who suffer from food allergies are set to benefit from new "plain English" allergen labeling rules, which also provide food and beverage manufacturers with the opportunity to tap into the growing "free-from" market.