Gasket chemical declared 'safe' by food agency
Semicarbazide is not a threat to human health says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) but the food industry still faces an August deadline for its elimination from packaging.
Archives for July 3, 2005
Constellation and Pernod march on
Constellation is planning to launch newly acquired Robert Mondavi wines across Europe after it helps sales soar in the US, and Pernod Ricard finally has Allied Domecq in its sights, reports Chris Mercer.
Green tea's anti-cancer effects 'highly unlikely', says FDA
Drinking green tea is highly unlikely to help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week, after reviewing the evidence to support a health claim, reports Dominique Patton.
Weekly Comment
Food intolerance: a scientific void
It is time to draw on science to establish once and for all whether food intolerance is just a source of succour for hypochondriacs, or whether it is genuinely a modern scourge.