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The flexible farmer lets the robot do the milking Canada (January 27, 2003) - For most of the last 20 years, the milking at the Cloverdale Farm was an unwelcome ritual for both the cows and the people. Every morning the owner, Wayne Edwards, and an assistant would wake up at 5:30 and spend the next two www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15334
created on 2003-01-27
Thailand recognized as one of world's safest food sources Bangkok (January 27, 2003) - Thailand has been recognized as one of the world's safest food sources with the country's food laboratories up to the international standards, according to a report of the Ministry of Public Health available Friday.
Deputy www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15335
created on 2003-01-27
Sara Lee quarterly profit doubles US (January 27, 2003) - Sara Lee Corp., the maker of Hanes underwear and Jimmy Dean sausage, said on Thursday quarterly earnings more than doubled, boosted by cost savings and fewer restructuring charges, although sales were sluggish.
Sales rose 2 www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15336
created on 2003-01-27
Bush proposes boost in USDA food safety funding US (January 27, 2003) - The Bush administration will seek a record $797 million in the fiscal 2004 budget for the Agriculture Department's food safety programs, up $42 million from last year's request, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Thursday. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15337
created on 2003-01-27
Court rules Iowa meat packer ban unconstitutional US (January 27, 2003) - A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional Iowa's ban on meat packers from owning, operating or controlling pork production, handing a victory to agribusiness giant Smithfield Foods Inc.
The ruling late on Wednesday by the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15338
created on 2003-01-27
Meat doesn't cause breast cancer - US study US (January 27, 2003) - Contrary to popular belief, a recent American study found no positive association between risk of breast cancer and meat consumption. The Nurses' Health Study followed 88,647 women for 18 years. Investigators found no evidence that www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15339
created on 2003-01-27
Marks & Spencer seen as unlikely Safeway bidder UK (January 27, 2003) - British retailer Marks and Spencer Group Plc may be keen to pick up any stores sold in the battle for grocery chain Safeway Plc, but banking sources played down talk of it bidding for the whole group.
The Daily Mail newspaper www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15340
created on 2003-01-27
Milk allergy baby died after meal UK (January 27, 2003) - A five-month-old baby with an allergy to cow's milk died after being given breakfast at a nursery, an inquest heard. Thomas Egan was taken ill minutes after staff at the Jigsaw Nursery in Milton Keynes fed him cereal containing www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15341
created on 2003-01-27
Breakfast loses appeal with schoolchildren UK (January 27, 2003) - The dictum ‘breakfast like a king, lunch as a prince, and dinner as a pauper’ has been turned on its head as the findings of a new report from the UK reveal that nearly a third of British schoolchildren do not eat breakfast - with www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15342
created on 2003-01-27
Ivory Coast's war exacerbates bloody land dispute Ivory Coast (January 27, 2003) - Sawadogo Ouindi was never a rich man, but now he's lost everything.
An immigrant from Burkina Faso who had settled in a western Ivory Coast village, Petit Guiglo, he earned his living farming a cocoa plantation. This www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15343
created on 2003-01-27
Recycled sandwiches put back on the shelf UK (January 27, 2003) - The practice of recycling sandwiches, meat pies and other chilled foods that are beyond their sell-by date is widespread, the Food Standards Agency said yesterday. Firms supplying corner shops, garages and late-night stores are www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15344
created on 2003-01-27
Asda pays £500,000 to woman who slipped on mushroom UK (January 27, 2003) - Asda has agreed to pay £550,000 compensation to a woman who slipped on a mushroom on the floor of one of its stores. Asda Stores admitted liability for the accident which shopper Beverley Jackson said had left her www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15345
created on 2003-01-27
Milk still safe to drink - health adviser New Zealand (January 27, 2003) - A senior food safety official says New Zealand milk is still safe to drink, despite publication today of medical research linking A1 proteins in milk with a high incidence of juvenile diabetes and high death rates from www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15346
created on 2003-01-27
Zambia praised for organic production Zambia (January 27, 2003) - The Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) has praised Zambia for successfully breaking into organic agricultural production. CDE in its latest news letter the Partnership, says the economic and environmental benefits www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15347
created on 2003-01-27
State fails to reach consensus on organic promotion US (January 27, 2003) – Washington state's agricultural industry has been unable to agree on the best way to promote organic farming, so it's unlikely a new commodity commission for organic food will be formed this year. Organic farming is a $47 million www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15348
created on 2003-01-27
Football clubs given red card over 'junk food' ties UK (January 27, 2003) - A leading British food watchdog showed top football clubs including Manchester United a red card on Monday for forging lucrative links with fast-food and soft drinks companies.
The Food Commission, an independent watchdog, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15349
created on 2003-01-27
The organic cuppa’s hot India (January 27, 2003) - The passion to go green is getting to the greenest also. Tea plantations in India—and in Tamil Nadu in particular— are increasingly looking at growing organic tea. This not only commands a very hefty premium in overseas markets www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15350
created on 2003-01-27
Saudi Arabia bans poultry, fish containing toxic chemicals Saudi Arabia (January 27, 2003) - The Commerce Ministry has banned imports of poultry and fish products of seven foreign companies after they were found to be containing toxic substances. The chemicals were detected by the laboratories of King Faisal www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15351
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Economy food's a turn-off UK (January 27, 2003) - Shoppers are often too embarrassed to buy budget food in supermarkets because of cheap packaging. Almost one in five customers blamed the outdated look and bland labelling for their reluctance to buy the bargain goods. Forty-eight www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15352
created on 2003-01-27
US, Mexico reach chicken deal US (January 27, 2003) - U.S. and Mexican chicken growers announced a trade compromise Thursday, avoiding a potentially costly chicken war that might have hurt Georgia poultry farmers. Under the agreement, which must be approved by administration officials www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15353
created on 2003-01-27
Korean food firms eat into overseas markets South Korea (January 27, 2003) - Local food and beverage firms are rushing into foreign markets to achieve higher brand recognition, according to industry sources.
Woongjin Food recently revitalized its global "Hetsal" brand name as it pushed its soft www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15354
created on 2003-01-27
From crop surplus to food shortage. What happened to Ethiopia? Ethiopia (January 27, 2003) - Ethiopia began transforming its agriculture in 1996. The government re-vamped its national agricultural extension program, promoted a new technology package of high-yielding seeds and fertilizers to smallholder farmers, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15355
created on 2003-01-27
Salt levels too high in food for the young UK (January 27, 2003) - Many children's foods such as baked beans and white bread contain as much salt today as 25 years ago, according to a study by a food watchdog. The salt content of crisps has almost doubled. The Food Commission report, published www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15356
created on 2003-01-27
Fortification a huge success, say scientists US (January 27, 2003) - Food fortification with vitamins and minerals is one of the most effective methods to improve health and prevent nutritional deficiencies, say researchers in a new study.
Fortification is greatly responsible for the virtual www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15357
created on 2003-01-27
Cereal bars 'massively underexploited' UK (January 27, 2003) - Western Europe’s cereal bars market is 'massively underexploited', according to market research analysts Datamonitor.
Analyst Joanne Birtwistle reports that although cereal bars account for 14 per cent of Sweden's confectionery www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15358
created on 2003-01-27
Foods of the future may be tailored to fit UK (January 27, 2003) - Before breakfast every morning, Joan Robertson, a 50-year-old
professional, according to this story, heads straight to her computer and
pulls up a genetic profile telling her exactly what sort of nutrients she
will need to eat www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15359
created on 2003-01-27
Big brands launch global fight against fakes Switzerland (January 27, 2003) - Company executives on Sunday called for the launch of a global coalition against fake products, which they estimate is hurting businesses and national taxes to the tune of $450 billion a year.
At a company level, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15360
created on 2003-01-27
Nigeria sets up new committee to develop sugar industry Nigeria (January 27, 2003) - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria has recently set up a new committee on sugar development to encourage domestic sugar production and development, the News Agency of Nigeria reported.
President www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15361
created on 2003-01-27
A&P's Eight O'Clock coffee seen seeking bidders US (January 27, 2003) - Is it high noon for Eight O'Clock coffee?
According to industry sources, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. may be looking to sell that household-name coffee which has been around since 1919.
"No comment," said a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15362
created on 2003-01-27
Unilever sees 2002 top brand growth above 2001 Netherlands (January 27, 2003) - Shares of Anglo-Dutch consumer product giant Unilever NV/Plc jumped on Friday after its chief executive said he expected sales growth last year of its top brands to have exceeded 2001's 5.3 percent.
"I can't give a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15363
created on 2003-01-27
Goodman Fielder to raise bread prices after drought raises costs Australia (January 27, 2003) - Goodman Fielder Ltd said it will increase wholesale bread prices from late February in a bid to pass on drought-driven cost
increases.
"The decision to increase prices has not been taken lightly," the company
said www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15364
created on 2003-01-27
Good coffee you can tell from the first taste UK (January 27, 2003) - The difference between good and bad coffee is in the first sip, coffee expert Paul Songer insists.
A good coffee is pleasant to taste from the outset, while an inferior one numbs the taste buds at first then lulls them into www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15365
created on 2003-01-27
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease doing its job New Zealand (January 27, 2003) - More than five years on from its illegal introduction, rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) continues to keep South Island rabbit populations in check. Farmers in the semi-arid, rabbit-prone areas of North Canterbury and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15366
created on 2003-01-27
Philippine bid to push tuna exports to EU faces hurdle Philippines (January 27, 2003) - The country’s efforts to gain greater market access in the European Union (EU) for its canned tuna faces an uphill climb with the continued resistance of several EU countries.
In a related development, chances grew dim www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15367
created on 2003-01-27
Quota cuts give birth to cod farming UK (January 27, 2003) - It has traditionally been seen as a poor man’s fish, competing with haddock to accompany chips in a greasy supper. Now, as North Sea stocks decline, cod is ready to join salmon as a more exclusive species largely reared by www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15368
created on 2003-01-27
India hooks up new shrimp variety for export thrust India (January 27, 2003) - The black tiger shrimp in Andhra Pradesh is making way to a new variety of shrimp, known as 'Vannamei', which farmers are finding much easier and cheaper to cultivate, reports The Economic Times. Penaeus Vannamei has its home in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15369
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No receipt for B1.2bn school milk purchase Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - The Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation has been unable to account for expenditure of 1.2 billion baht allocated to the free school milk project over a one-year period, the Office of the Auditor-General reported yesterday.
www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15370
created on 2003-01-28
Hypermarkets to expand upcountry Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - Hypermarket operators are looking to expand in the provinces to offset the saturated market in Bangkok and minimise the impact of zoning restrictions, according to research company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).
Helen www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15371
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EU limits salmon, chicken additive over eye concerns Belgium (January 28, 2003) - The European Union has limited permitted levels of a food additive given to salmon and poultry, which may damage the eye. The chemical, canthaxanthin, is added to feed. It makes salmon appear more reddish, and chicken skin and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15372
created on 2003-01-28
Steaks not enough, Outback goes Asian Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - US steakhouse chain Outback will introduce Asian cuisine to its menu, including those with Thai flavours, at its outlets worldwide to feed growing appetites for light and exotic Asian fare.
Tim Gannon, co-founder www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15373
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Breeders tap demand for pork Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - Thailand's pig raisers have a bright future helped by major improvements in breeding facilities and increasing demand for high-quality pork at home and abroad, industry leaders have said.
With major operators www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15374
created on 2003-01-28
Safeway tries a special offer in reverse UK (January 28, 2003) - Safeway, a takeover target for a battery of predators, yesterday tried once again to push up the bidding, by trumpeting the results of a new independent valuation that found an extra £2bn of unrealised value in part of the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15375
created on 2003-01-28
Gov't backs overseas Thai food franchises Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - The government will support the expansion of franchises of Thai food overseas, as the Thai food networking businesses have appeared to have promising prospect in neighbouring countries, according to a senior Commerce Ministry www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15376
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Seed researcher enters China Bangkok (January 28, 2003) - Chia Tai Seed Co, a unit of the Charoen Pokphand Group, will open a tropical-seed research and development centre in Kunming, China.
Winith Chuanchai, the company's assistant vice-president, said the centre would www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15377
created on 2003-01-28
Gov't pushes for native chicken conservation Bangkok (January 28, 2003) – The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) take steps to develop the breeding method of Thai native chicken to prevent the extinction of the rare species. Plabpla Suwanwichanee, head of Uthai Thani Animal Husbandry Station www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15378
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