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The persistent old wives' tales about eggs - that they are unhealthy, that they cause consumption or that they are contaminated with salmonella - mean that British consumers are missing out on the potential health benefits of eggs, something which...
A conference organised by British research organisation Leatherhead Food is to address the increasing concerns related to bone health and the role of the food industry.
African and European researchers have launched an ambitious international 'information mobilisation' project to disclose the existing knowledge of useful plants of Tropical Africa. Costing about €16 million, the project will provide researchers with a...
Canadian company Kitsune Foods has launched a range of energy-boosting herbal lozenges in four different flavours.
A study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine shows that manganese, a mineral found in high levels in soy milk, appears to be linked to behavioural problems in infants, confirming previous concerns that soy infant formula may be...
Cooking with iron pots could play a significant role in preventing iron deficiency, a major nutritional problem in the developing world, according to a recent study by scientists in the United States. Researchers from Cornell University and the US...
Raymond O'Rourke, food lawyer at Mason Hayes & Curran in Dublin, Ireland. O'Rourke, the author of 'European Food Law', while generally positive about the European Food Safety Authority, shared his concerns about the new European body for food safety.
Italian plant extract company Indena reported that its soy extract, Soyselect, may be a safe and effective alternative to HRT to relieve menopausal symptoms.
Eastman Chemical, Aventis and eight other companies conspired for 17 years to fix the price of sorbates, a widely used food preservative, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said in a lawsuit.