| Mon Apr 19 2004 |
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| European GM rules now in force - The toughest rules on GM labelling in the world entered into force yesterday in Europe, extending the mandatory labelling to countless food products in the supermarkets and heralding in an extensive paper trail for the food industry......... |
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| Wed Apr 14 2004 |
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| Price still hampering organic food market growth - German consumers eat more organic food than their counterparts in both France and Britain combined, according to a new report from market analysts Mintel. The German market alone is worth more than €3.2 billion, but significant future growth is likely to be curbed by continued high prices, especially in the current weak economic climate........ |
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| Wed Apr 07 2004 |
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| Retailers welcome labelling delay - British food retailers have welcomed the delay to proposed European food labelling rules which would have “reduced the ability of retailers to offer customers healthier eating options”. But the legislation has just been delayed, not scrapped, and the fight for a more rational approach to labelling will continue........ |
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| Fri Mar 05 2004 |
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| Added value driving global dairy growth - Milk and cheese remain staples of diet in most parts of the world, but yoghurt continues to be the main engine for growth in the global market, not least because of its versatility as a functional product, according a recent report by market analysts Euromonitor........ |
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| Mon Mar 01 2004 |
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| Sliding scale for organics? - Leaked minutes from the UK government show that it is planning to enforce different levels of GM contamination for different organic food if GM crops are grown commercially in the UK, says UK organic body, the Soil Association........ |
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| Wed Feb 25 2004 |
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| The food industry had its knuckles wrapped again, this time by the UK's food watchdog that accused it of misleading the consumer when using a host of terms on food labels........ |
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| Fri Feb 13 2004 |
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| The market for functional food products has grown steadily for several years now, focusing primarily on the dairy sector. But other sectors such as bakery and snacks are now beginning to see more functional products filtering through........ |
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| Tue Feb 03 2004 |
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| The European Commission has set up a new online help desk for the development of trade from developing countries. The Commission says the tool aims to assist the likes of food and drink manufacturers in Central and Eastern Europe to access the EU markets........ |
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