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Czechs, EU near agreement on slivovitz
The EU and the Czech Republic are near to an agreement over the use of the name 'slivovitz', according to a report from the CTK...
Drinks taxes: the Bolkestein threat remains
Last week, drinks producers across the European Union were celebrating a victory for common sense after it appeared that Internal Market and Taxation Commissioner Fritz...
Energy drinks: more than just a passing fad
Critics who suggested that energy drinks were just a passing fad and that the rapid growth rates in many European countries would never be maintained...
Folic acid - not just a woman's nutrient
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other birth defects in babies - it can also prevent heart disease and strokes,...
Allied Domecq predicts another record harvest in California
Allied Domecq, the UK-based wine and spirits group, has reported a good start to harvesting at its various Californian vineyards and is predicting a bumper...
Gard winemakers count the cost of floods
The floods which have devastated large parts of southern France, in particular the department of Gard, have taken a major toll on vineyards in the...
Brussels shelves alcohol tax plans
A proposal by the European Commission to increase the taxes levied on beer and wine in certain Member States, and to decrease them in others,...
Retailers urged to take greater role in food safety
Consumers are looking increasingly to the food retail sector to take a major role in food safety after a succession of food scares. A new...
Europe's consumers lap up luxury goods
Sales of luxury goods, including luxury food and drink items, are set to rise across Europe as consumers become more affluent and more discerning. A...
Globalisation warning from FAO
The increasing globalisation of the food industry is creating huge corporations with the power to harm farmers and food suppliers in many countries, the United...
Britain, France head list of Europe's drinkers
Starting young is the key to life-long alcohol consumption, according to the findings of a recent report by market research group Mintel. The survey of...
DSM expands lactoferrin production
Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site...
Flavoured milks gain share of teenage beverage market
Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first time in six years, according to a new report by National Family Opinion's Share of...
More good news for red wine drinkers
The polyphenols in red wine have already been shown to help lower the risk of heart disease, but the latest research from Spain - one...
Pasta packer
RPC Containers Corby, the UK-based packaging supplier is supplying its newly launched 1.2 litre Sapphire catering jar to leading Italian food manufacturer F. Ili Saclà,...
Free beer - all in the name of research
British men are being asked to suffer in the name of science and drink a litre of beer a day. Researchers from the Institute of...
Acrylamide in foods - calls for more research
Food, health and consumer associations welcomed international discussions this week at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva following the first ever report that acrylamide...
Acrylamide - calls for calm
Food safety experts are meeting in Geneva this week under the auspices of the WTO to discuss recent scientific findings in Europe regarding certain foods...
Protecting basmati rice and Darjeeling tea
The European Union is today launching an initiative in a bid to improve the protection of geographical indications and will present the initiative to World...
WHO meeting discusses cancer-causing substance in foods
Food safety experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are meeting in Geneva this week to investigate recent reports that potato chips, French fries and...
Food industry backs 'sustainable' development
'Sustainable development' are buzz words on the lips of politicians and industry leaders across the world. A new report from the Confederation of the Food...
Food manufacturers to target 'first child' families?
Fresh, organic and convenience food markets could all benefit from the birth of the first child in a young family, claim market analysts Datamonitor . According...
French beef ban - the end in sight?
Hopes of an end to the dispute between Britain and France over the export of British beef were raised last night when Jacques Chirac, the...
Family meal time victim of today's hectic society
Further confirmation that today's hectic, time-pressured, consumer has even less time to prepare a meal and actually sit down to eat it comes in the...
Positive words encourage Scottish food trade
Scotland's food and drink industry must grasp every opportunity to market itself as 'the best in the world', according to Alastair Salvesen, president of the...
