Archives for October 14, 2007

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Suedzucker expects benefits from sugar reform concessions

By  Jess Halliday

Suedzucker has adjusted its profit and revenue expectations for full year 2007/8 following EU moves to make sugar reform more attractive to growers, indicating that the industry efforts to lessen the blow for the industry could be effective.

ConAgra faces lawsuit over salmonella contamination

By  Lorraine Heller

Food giant ConAgra has been accused of being "reckless" and was on Friday slapped with a lawsuit following its nationwide recall of salmonella-contaminated pot pie products.

Food allergies linked to animals' proximity to humans, says study

By  Jess Halliday

Scientists have found that the evolutionary distance of animal proteins to human proteins determines how likely they are to trigger a food allergy - research that could help with the development of free-from foods and allergy therapies.