Archives for October 24, 2006

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EU rejects laws for responsible drinking drive

By  Chris Mercer

Alcohol is the third biggest killer in Europe, the European Commission has said, urging the drinks industry and governments to do more but backing away from laws to make them.

Supply resumes as cocoa strike ends

By  Catherine Boal

Disruption to cocoa supplies from the Cote d'Ivoire has ceased following suspension of strikes organised by the cacao growers' trade union Anaproci.

PackExpo highlights trends in sector

By  staff reporter

One of the world's biggest food packaging and processing exhibitions begins in the US city ofChicago next week, bringing together new technologies and techniques under one roof.

UK survey detects Listeria in mixed raw veg salads

By  Ahmed ElAmin

About 5 per cent of mixed raw vegetable salads in the UK are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a national survey that uncovered two products with levels above the EU's regulatory limit.

Fat replacer targets dairy products

By  Lorraine Heller

A new fat replacer from hydrocolloid firm Gum Technology has been designed specifically to interact with the milk proteins present in dairy goods, and claims to cut fat by up to 10 percent in milk-based products.