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US will file GMO complaint against EU - senator US (February 13, 2003) - The United States intends to push ahead with a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union's biotech policy, but only after it irons out "political problems" related to allied support for a war in Iraq, a senior www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15939
created on 2003-02-13
Cattle slaughter banned at 150 Dutch farms in dioxin fear Netherlands (February 13, 2003) - The Dutch Agriculture Ministry Wednesday banned 150 farms from slaughtering cattle feared contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical dioxin.
The dioxin was traced to a bakery in the German province of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15940
created on 2003-02-13
More German feed examined for dioxin Germany (February 13, 2003) - More animal feed than previously thought could be tainted with dioxin from a German feed maker which used a faulty production process, German authorities said on Wednesday.
It was revealed on Friday that samples from a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15941
created on 2003-02-13
Protesting Polish farmers, police clash at roadblocks Poland (February 13, 2003) - Thousands of Polish farmers staged roadblocks across the country Wednesday in an ongoing protests at low prices for their produce, with several suffering injuries in clashes with police.
Scattered groups of hundreds of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15942
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EU denies ordering farmers to buy toys for pigs Czech Republic (February 13, 2003) - The European Union has denied ordering farmers to keep their pigs happy with toys and footballs after the bloc was lampooned by farmers and the media.
Unusual EU directives are a staple of eurosceptic newspapers www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15943
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Japan fears proposed 45% tariff cut's blow to rice farmers Japan (February 13, 2003) - Japan sees the 25-45% minimum reduction targets for agricultural tariffs proposed by the chairman of a World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiation group as putting severe pressure on it to further free up its farm market, farm www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15944
created on 2003-02-13
Coffee industry urged to pay more to earn more UK (February 13, 2003) - The world's coffee industry should build a special fund to promote sales and help farmers to produce higher-quality crops, a leading Swiss industry official said on Wednesday.
The fund, which the U.N. trade and development www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15945
created on 2003-02-13
Ethiopia and Germany to research origins of coffee Ethiopia (February 13, 2003) - Ethiopia and Germany said on Wednesday that they had agreed to carry out joint research on the origins of arabica coffee which grows wild in southeastern forests of Ethiopia and is threatened by genetic modifications.
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created on 2003-02-13
Be mine, green Valentine Canada (February 13, 2003) - The Sierra Club of Canada recommends that sweethearts make ecologically and socially responsible choices when selecting flowers or chocolates for a loved one this Valentine's Day. Most people are not aware when they buy www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15947
created on 2003-02-13
Beijing 'duck' debuts at KFC China (February 13, 2003) - Blending local cuisine with its American-style fowl fare, KFC is now offering its increasingly sophisticated Chinese customers an even broader selection of tastes: regular, extra-crispy - and Beijing duck.
And here's the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15948
created on 2003-02-13
Grapes 'may prevent cancer scarring' UK (February 13, 2003) - Grapes could help women to avoid the painful scarring often associated with breast cancer treatment. Doctors at The Institute of Cancer Research in London believe the antioxidants in grapes may protect against radiation fibrosis. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15949
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Chemicals found in pork Nonthaburi (February 13, 2003) - Fresh meat sold at Nonthaburi market has been found to be contaminated with borax and salbutamol, which are hazardous to health.
Tests found borax and/or salbutamol in 19 of 33 samples of sliced and minced pork www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15950
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Congress calls for boycott of French products over Iraq policy US (February 13, 2003) - US lawmakers are threatening to take retaliatory action against France, Belgium and Germany for their opposition to US policy towards Iraq. Anger with the French and German stand has led some US congressmen to call for a trade www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15951
created on 2003-02-13
Cafe de Coral to buy stake in fast food chain in Shanghai - report Hong Kong (February 13, 2003) - Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd (341.HK) is planning to
buy a 90 pct stake in a fast food chain in Shanghai for over 100 mln hkd, the
Hong Kong Economic Times reported, citing unidentified sources.
The fast food chain www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15952
created on 2003-02-13
New Zealand to toughen controls on GM experiments New Zealand (February 13, 2003) - New Zealand plans to introduce tougher controls on the testing of genetically modified organisms before the expiration in October of a two-year moratorium on field trials, officials said Wednesday.
The moves are www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15953
created on 2003-02-13
Cadbury profit up but US warning weighs UK (February 13, 2003) - British confectionery and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes Plc reported a six percent rise in annual profits on Wednesday but its shares dipped as it warned of flat 2003 earnings at its U.S. soft drinks unit DPSU.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15954
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PM urges private and public sectors to help promote export Bangkok (February 13, 2003) – Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday called on the private and public sectors to help accelerate promoting the export so it could contribute to the country’s sustained economic growth. Delivering a keynote speech at a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15955
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US trade rep Zoellick to press China on WTO issues US (February 13, 2003) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick travels to Beijing early next week for talks that U.S. farm and business groups hope will spur progress in areas ranging from biotech crop standards to insurance market reforms.
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Plastic delivers growth at Russian Interbrew unit Russia (February 13, 2003) - Sun Interbrew General Manager Joe Strella wants to say just one word to his brewery managers: plastics.
"Think about it in your sleep, because I do," Strella told the senior management of Klin Brewery in a recent visit www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15961
created on 2003-02-13
Spinal cord found in meat UK (February 13, 2003) - An investigation has started after sheep carcasses left a slaughterhouse with banned spinal cords still inside. The spinal cord from two carcasses was discovered by Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) staff at London's Smithfield Market in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15958
created on 2003-02-13
Australia studying ways to segregate GM crops Australia (February 13, 2003) - A system to segregate genetically modified crops from traditional grains will be studied, Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said today. Mr Truss said four case studies would look at the effectiveness of separating different www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15959
created on 2003-02-13
Makro temporarily shuts down six stores in Taiwan Taiwan (February 13, 2003) - Dutch cash-and-carry wholesaler Makro closed its six stores in Taiwan on Wednesday because of disappointing sales, a company spokeswoman said.
The stores didn't open on Wednesday morning and a brief sign on the door of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15960
created on 2003-02-13
Environmentalists protest change in 'dolphin-safe' policy US (February 13, 2003) - Environmental groups are protesting a new rule they claim weakens the "dolphin safe" label on canned tuna and could dramatically increase the number of deaths among the ocean mammals.
The Earth Island Institute and six www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15962
created on 2003-02-13
Still drinks add sparkle to Coca-Cola US (February 13, 2003) - Strong sales of non-carbonated drinks have put a sparkle into sales at Coca-Cola. The beverage giant, reporting profits of $930m for the October to December quarter, saw sales of juice drinks surge by 21% over 2002. Sales of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15963
created on 2003-02-13
Cargill taps Belgium as European business center US (February 13, 2003) - U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. on Wednesday named Belgium the center for its European starch and sweetener operations, which were boosted by the acquisition of industry leader Cerestar last year.
Guillaume Bastiaens, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15964
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One-fifth of US in drought, little relief seen US (February 13, 2003) - Despite winter storms, one-fifth of the United States remains in a drought with some Plains and Western states facing the worst conditions in a century, U.S. government weather forecasters said this week.
The drought, which www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15965
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US pork group opposes country-of-origin labeling US (February 13, 2003) - The nation's pork producers on Wednesday joined other meat organizations in criticizing a U.S. food labeling law that they say will drive up production costs and increase food prices for consumers.
The mandatory www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15966
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Huntington’s disease link to food intake UK (February 13, 2003) - Decreasing calorie intake can protect nerve cells from genetically induced damage and delay the onset of Huntington’s disease symptoms, suggests US research on mice.
Scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15967
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McDonald's January same-store sales fall 2.4 pct US (February 13, 2003) - McDonald's Corp., which posted its first-ever quarterly loss last month, said on Wednesday that comparable sales fell 2.4 percent in January, pulled lower by weakness in its European, Asia Pacific and Canadian markets.
"The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15968
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Animal study raises concerns about soya - magazine UK (February 13, 2003) - An animal study has raised concerns about the safety of eating soya during pregnancy after male offspring of rats fed a chemical found in soya suffered sexual development problems.
Male rats exposed to the chemical, called www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15969
created on 2003-02-13
$2 million of pecans destroyed after mouse infestation US (February 13, 2003) - Georgia agriculture officials have ordered $2 million worth of pecans destroyed because they were stored in a facility that was overrun with mice.
"It's a pretty gruesome discovery," said state Agriculture Commissioner www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15970
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For your health or their business? US (February 13, 2003) - It is difficult enough to sort right and wrong when the junk food people fight with the healthy food people. It's even more confusing when the healthy food people fight among themselves. The fruit and vegetable folks are incensed www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15971
created on 2003-02-13
Tibet reports bumper grain harvest Tibet (February 13, 2003) - Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China registered a bumper grain harvest for the 15th consecutive year in 2002, with total grain output topping 980,000 tons, say statistics from the regional agriculture and animal husbandry www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15972
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Ugandan cocoa exports valued at $4.79m last year Uganda (February 13, 2003) - Uganda earned 4.79 million US dollars from cocoa exports in 2002, registering an 84 percent increase over the previous year, local newspaper New Vision reported on Wednesday.
Steven Humphreys, the high value crop production www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15973
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Whole Foods Q1 net rises, sales jump US (February 13, 2003) - Whole Foods Market Inc.WFMI.O , the organic and natural foods grocer, on Wednesday said profit rose in the latest quarter from a year earlier thanks to new stores and a 10.5 percent increase in sales at existing stores. The chain, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15974
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Court of Justice finds German quality logo illegal, fines Berlin Germany (February 13, 2003) - The European Court of Justice has ruled that a 'Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen' (quality label for produce made in Germany) scheme breaks European Union (EU) freedom of trade rules by excluding products made outside www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15975
created on 2003-02-13
Big dry hurting NZ farmers New Zealand (February 13, 2003) - Manawatu farmers are braced for damaging losses as the big dry shows no sign of breaking. Some farmers are drying off cows early and reducing stock numbers due to a lack of feed. The resulting drop in farm incomes is www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15976
created on 2003-02-13
UK sees demand outstrip supply for home-grown produce UK (February 13, 2003) - Latest research from Mintel questioning 993 adults finds strong preferences among consumers towards buying British and locally grown produce. Half of consumers try to buy British when shopping for meat, this rises to almost www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15977
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Japanese can't tell difference between domestic, US rice Japan (February 13, 2003) - Japanese consumers know rice. And nearly 80 percent of them "know" that California grown rice is inferior to domestically produced rice, and maintain they can tell the difference. The perception plays a significant part in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15978
created on 2003-02-13
China bans 'unethical' sale of human breast milk China (February 13, 2003) - China`s Health Ministry has banned the sale of breast milk. The step was taken after a public outcry over revelations that a restaurant used it in its dishes, state media reported.
Local media reported last month that a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15979
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China surpasses Thailand as top fish exporter Bangkok (February 14, 2003) - China, which is by far the world's leading producer of fish, last year likely surpassed Thailand as the top fish exporter, said a United Nations report released Thursday.
China increased its exports extensively in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15980
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Pepsi plans Bt50 million drive to increase sales Bangkok (February 14, 2003) - Pepsi-Cola Thai Trading Co has embarked on a 50-million-baht music marketing campaign, aiming to boost its sales of Pepsi-Cola by 8-9% this year.
Last year, the cola market was sluggish, with only 5% growth but industry www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15982
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Frito-Lay expands into non-potato crisps Bangkok (February 14, 2003) - The American potato chip maker Frito-Lay is entering a new battle zone in Thailand's highly competitive snack market with the introduction of non-potato crackers, challenging local brands such as Fashion Food, Cornae and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15983
created on 2003-02-14
Manila to buy 400,000 tons of rice on Mar 12 Philippine (February 14, 2003) - The Philippines, one of Asia's largest rice buyers, said on Thursday it had set March 12 as the new date for a postponed tender to buy 400,000 tonnes of rice.
The National Food Authority (NFA), the rice-importing arm www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15984
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Countries react angrily to WTO agriculture proposal Switzerland (February 14, 2003) - Governments that seek big cuts to farm subsidies and those that want to go on paying them on Thursday all criticized a World Trade Organization proposal on a framework for new rules on international trade in agricultural www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15986
created on 2003-02-14
