Benzene levels in soft drinks are safe, says FDA
Levels of benzene found in soft drinks so far are not a safety risk for consumers, says the US food safety watchdog, attempting to calm public concern.
Archives for March 28, 2006
Cott cleared to buy Macaw, for now
The door is open to the biggest consolidation yet on Britain's private label soft drinks market, after competition authorities provisionally backed Cott Corporation's takeover of rival Macaw.
Food ads to kids to be restricted
Proposed guidelines to restrict food advertising directed at children will herald a new era of tighter regulatory control in the UK, according to food law experts at Eversheds.
Beta-glucan fruit drink lowers bad cholesterol levels
Soluble fibre beta-glucan could lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, and seems more efficient when put in beverages, claims new research.