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BY KEITH NUTHALL

SUPERMARKETS may not make price comparisons with rivals in advertising, if consumers henceforth believe all their products are cheaper, a European Court of Justice advocate general has concluded. Antonio Tizzano found Belgian food supermarket chain Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV may have breached European Union directive 84/450/EEC on misleading advertising in advertisements favourably comparing a selection of its prices with those of rivals Carrefour, Cora, Delhaize, Aldi, Lidl, Makro.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

INTRODUCTION

WE’RE barely a third of the way through 2006 but it’s already clear that the year is going to be a hugely important one for European Union (EU) legislation affecting both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks industries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

FOOD producers and distributors in Vietnam are to receive assistance in raising their standards because of Euro 38 million lent by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Germany’s Metro Cash and Carry Vietnam Limited. This money will finance the construction of wholesale stores in five main Vietnamese cities: Can Tho, Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Hanoi, Haiphong and Da Nang.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has called for careful labelling about molluscs in food after a review highlighted that even the tiniest amount could spark an allergic reaction. EFSA said: "There is little information on the lowest dose of mollusc allergen that can cause a clinical reaction," adding that in one study with dried snail, "reactions were observed in the low hundred-mg range."…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

FROM being coveted trophies for trigger-happy maharajas to the secret ingredient in Chinese aphrodisiacs, Indian tigers are on the verge of extinction. The most recent and serious threat to their existence is their dramatically shrunken habitat due to expanding human settlements.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Cairo

FOREIGN investment in Egypt is on the rise, spurred on by new legislation, deregulation and a pro-business Cabinet under Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, although there are still plenty of pitfalls for the unwary and unprepared.

Indeed, the door has only recently opened wide to overseas investors, with Egypt in 1997 allowing foreign companies 100% ownership of Egyptian companies, the repatriation of dividends and tax exemptions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has added brown sugar, pre-packed bread, spreadable fats and drinking milk to food products retaining set European Union pre-packed sizes, amending European Commission proposals to retain them for just white sugar, most aerosol products, wines and soluble coffee.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DETAILED documentation requirements required for the international trade in genetically modified foodstuffs have been agreed by parties to the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety. The European Commission has hailed the documents as "clear, meaningful and practical for both exporters and importers of agricultural products".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

INCOMING European Food Safety Authority executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle has told the European Parliament environment she intends to develop harmonised food risk assessment methods with national agencies. She wants to boost communications with risk managers, EU national governments and the European Parliament.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

BELGIAN fast food firm Quick has won a case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance, beating off an attempt by Swiss food and drinks giant Nestlé to secure EU trademark rights to the brand ‘Quickies’.…