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JUICE PROCESSING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AUSTRALIAN microbiologist Michelle Bull is helping to pioneer the processing of orange juice at high pressure. Bull, from Food Science Australia, said the system means microbes such as yeast, bacteria and mould are “squeezed to death” extending the life of the product.…
OECD
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE OECD has claimed that world agricultural prices should gradually rise from current weak levels into 2003, with faster hikes for certain meats and dairy products.…
GM ADVICE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MORE detailed guidelines have been proposed by the European Commission to enable food processors using GM products to improve pre-and post-marketing monitoring of foodstuffs. Research carried out by the University of Newcastle has provided evidence that GM genes can find their way into human gut bacteria.…
INTERSPECIFIC VINES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is signalling a possible move from its ban on hybrid or inter-specific vines being used in appellation brands by paying for a research project into their quality and disease resistance, “taking into account all the scientific elements in order to provide a basis for decision.”…
PREDICTING LONG-TERM TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE
By ALAN OSBORN
Farmers can’t complain that they lack information about long-term trends in agriculture. The European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the various United Nations food agencies, specialised agricultural research institutes and of course national governments all seem driven to make regular projections about crops, prices and markets several years into the future.…
COAL IMPORTS
BY ALAN OSBORN
TH EUROPEAN Commission has formally proposed that the EU’s surveillance of imports of hard coal from third countries should be continued after the winding up of the European Coal and Steel Community in June this year. The Commission said however that the decision would require the approval of the EU member governments in the Council before it could be implemented.…
FINNISH DEAL
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared a deal under which the UK’s Corus Group will relinquish its joint control of the Finnish undertaking AvestaPolarit Oyj Abp, a producer of stainless steel to the present joint owner Outokumpu Oyj, a Finnish mining company.…
SEABED AGAIN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
UNDETERRED by the scientific world’s comprehensive ignorance of the deep-sea environment, the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority is pressing ahead with research projects that will help it estimate the effect of submarine mining on species that have yet to be discovered.…
LIFE ENVIRONMENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NATIONAL Coal Mining Museum for England is to receive a share of Euro 69 million in grants made by the European Commission under the EU LIFE Environment scheme. The museum’s INWATCO project has been selected for funding; it aims to demonstrate and evaluate innovative techniques and procedures for the integrated management of groundwater resources in coal mining areas.…
GEO-SENSING SOFTWARE
BY MATTHEW BRACE
THREE software programmes developed by Australia’s Cooperative Research Centre for Mining Technology and Equipment are enabling mines to make better use of powerful geo-sensing techniques. By providing a cheap and easy way to process and interpret data, the programmes are removing impediments to the use of tools that provide much greater geological certainty.…