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BY PHILIP FINE

US consumers could be closer to seeing meat from cloned animals on their dinner tables. The country’s National Academy of Sciences has issued a report that found the cloning of farm animals less troublesome than biotechnology innovations to manipulate the genes of fish because animal cloning is currently based on natural models and so would not alter genetic makeup of farmed species.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ENVIRONMENT committee of the European Parliament wants a review of the safety levels of food additives used in confectionery to check whether they are safe for children. It backed a report by Swedish liberal MEP Marit Paulsen, which calling for a European Commission act within three years, because such additive levels are set with the health of adults in mind.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
INNOVATION will be a focus of future EU policy for in the food sector EU health and consumer protection Commissioner David Byrne has told EU ministers, especially in relation to food safety, traceability, food quality, new products and animal welfare.…

BY MARK ROWE
MALAYSIA is to set up a halal food conglomerate with companies from China and the Middle East as part of its campaign to promote the country as a hub for Muslim food, notably meat products. The Malaysian government believes much of the lucrative market for halal food remains relatively untapped; in China alone there are some 50 million Muslims.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
BEN & Jerry’s has been accused of falsely claims by labelling some of their ice cream and frozen yoghurt products “All Natural.” Not so, because they contain hydrogenated oils and alkalised cocoa powder, claimed the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a US health and food safety advocacy group.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority has nominated its choice as its first chief executive; he is Geoffrey Podger, current chief executive of the UK Food Standards Agency. Conformation of the appointment was expected by November.

Its management board has elected Britain’s chair of the National Consumer Council, Deridre Hutton, as its vice-chair and appointed as chairman Codex Alimentarius vice-chair Dr Stuart Slorach, also Deputy Director of the Swedish National Food Administration.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
MALAYSIA is to promote itself as a hub for Muslim food by establishing a halal food conglomerate with companies from China and the Middle East. It is eyeing the lucrative market of 50 million Muslims in China.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROSTAT has praised Europe’s food industry for performing well regarding productivity, with growth from 1990-2000 being above that for manufacturing at 2.1 per cent per annum. For meat production, the most efficient country was Denmark, dairy – Germany, and other food industries – Britain.…

BY PHILIP FINE

THE US Department of Agriculture is stepping up its efforts to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef. The measures will affect meat packing plants and include increased inspections, random visits and elimination of previous test exemptions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union ministers have been asked to permanently ban the additive konjac in jelly mini-cups and similar jelly confectionary, because consumers have choked to their deaths on the sweets. Konjac prevents the jelly dissolving and so was temporarily banned this April by the European Commission.…