Archives for April 2, 2008

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News briefs: challenges and changes ahead for UK brewers

By  Neil Merrett

This week, Scottish & Newcastle finalised the £10bn sale of its operations to a consortium consisting of rivals Carlsberg and Heineken, and Inbev could be set to reduce staff at one of its UK breweries.

Innocent lives up to name over ad complaints

By  Neil Merrett

PepsiCo has failed in its attempts to revoke what it claims is a misleading advertising campaign by smoothie maker Innocent, after the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled in favour of the promotion.

Pregnant women told to avoid BPA packaging

By  Charlotte Eyre

A US health-advocacy group has warned that pregnant women should reduce their exposure to packaging that contains bisphenol A (BPA) to avoid passing the controversial chemical to their unborn children.