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BAGEL PEACHES
BY MONICA DOBIE
A DECADE of plant breeding in California has resulted in the introduction of a new speciality peach called the Galaxy that US scientists claims looks like a New York bagel. Geneticist David W. Ramming from the Agricultural Research Service developed the exotic “big” peach, which is squat and round in appearance.…
NUTRITION CLAIMS DELAY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AGREEMENT on a proposed European Union (EU) regulation on food health and nutrition claims will now be delayed until the autumn, following the failure of the European Parliament’s environment committee to agree amendments to the legislation. Discussions will now be halted until the European Parliament’s next elections in June.…
WHEAT BOARD CASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that elements of Canada’s collective what marketing systems break its rules, taking some shine off Ottawa’s earlier claims of an oncoming victory in the dispute brought by the United States. A WTO disputes settlement panel has now told Canada to reform the Canada Grain Act, Canada Grain Regulations, and the Canada Transportation Act, to comply with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).…
CARIBBEAN - EU
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EASTERN Caribbean governments and the European Commission have launched talks to strike a bi-regional trade deal that would especially ease the import of Caribbean sugar and bananas into the EU.…
JELLY MINICUPS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has widened its ban on jelly minicups containing the preservative konjac to include other types of this confectionary containing certain seaweed or gum additives.…
FOOD TRUST SURVEY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DESPITE the woeful health record of the British food industry, Britain’s food consumers are the most trusting in Europe, says a new survey, compared with those in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Italy and Portugal. *http://www.trustinfood.org/…
NUTRITION CLAIMS DELAY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AGREEMENT on a proposed EU regulation on food health and nutrition claims will be delayed until the autumn, following the failure of the European Parliament’s environment committee to agree amendments. Discussions will be halted by the European Parliament’s June elections; formal business resumes in September.…
FOOD HYGIENE AMENDMENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SIGNIFICANT delays are expected to the introduction of a package of EU food hygiene laws, with the European Parliament insisting on public officials inspecting the slaughter of pigs and veal calves, a job the European Commission would allow abattoirs to undertake themselves.…
CARGILL - BCA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE COMPLETE control of British food wholesaler BCA by US agricultural merchant Cargill has been approved by the European Commission. It had shared BCA’s ownership with SCB Holdings (Sandy) Ltd (Banks).…
WHEY PLASTIC
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN EU-funded research consortium is producing biodegradable plastics from whey separated from milk curd during cheese-making. WHEYPOL is synthesising the polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) generated from whey. *http://ica.cordis.lu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.simpledocument&PJ_RCN=5316860&CFID=83049&CFTOKEN=71957927…