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2003-04-16 to 2003-04-17
Brazil tests GM orange tree against 'sudden death' Brazil (April 16, 2003) - A Brazilian genome scientist says his firm is close to marketing genetically modified orange trees that could save the world's largest orange crop from destruction by "sudden death" disease.
The disease, now believed to be a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17367
created on 2003-04-16
Coping with food allergies US (April 16, 2003) - For the Tedesco family of Bergenfield, N.J., carefree holidays ended five years ago when their daughter Annie, then 15, had a severe reaction after eating shellfish. On their next trip to Florida, said Mike Tedesco, Annie's father, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17368
created on 2003-04-16
That's awesome: fast-food crockery you can eat New Zealand (April 16, 2003) - Still hungry after a takeaway meal? Now you can try munching on the plate.
A New Zealand company hopes Australians will appreciate a range of biodegradable takeaway containers based on a byproduct of the potato industry. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17369
created on 2003-04-16
Germans say dioxin animal feed sent to Austria Germany (April 16, 2003) - Some animal feed contaminated with the forbidden chemical dioxin was exported from Germany to Austria, a German official said.
This was part of a consignment of about 2,500 tonnes contaminated with dioxin produced by an www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17370
created on 2003-04-16
Mexico considers appealing US tuna-labeling ruling Mexico (April 16, 2003) - Mexico said last week it would likely seek to overturn an injunction by a U.S. judge that effectively revived a ban of more than a decade on Mexican tuna exports to the United States.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17371
created on 2003-04-16
House tries to halt local food labeling US (April 16, 2003) - Hoping to squash any future attempts by local governments to impose their own food labeling laws, the House on Friday passed a bill to prohibit labeling requirements more stringent than federal standards.
Backers say the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17372
created on 2003-04-16
Where's the beef (from)? US (April 16, 2003) - Cattle, and the meat they yield, may seem about as American as the cowboy. Indeed, the US Department of Agriculture seal of approval is embossed on much of the beef supermarkets sell.
But not even all USDA beef comes from US www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17373
created on 2003-04-16
New beer for Indian food UK (April 16, 2003) - A non-resident Indian entrepreneur has launched a new brand of beer to go with spicy Indian food in England. "Working with an independent brewer in Belgium, it has taken me 18 months to perfect the world`s first beer designed to www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17374
created on 2003-04-16
Undersupplies continue in Italian organic market Italy (April 16, 2003) - High volumes of organic meat imports are coming into the Italian market as domestic supplies continue to fall short of demand, according to a new Organic Monitor report on the Italian organic meat products market.
Although www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17375
created on 2003-04-16
Tightened security means trouble for importers US (April 16, 2003) - After the fallout from Sept. 11 and labor strife last year shut down West Coast ports, textile importer Firoze Fakhri thought he had seen the worst. Then came the invasion of Iraq.
Security at the ports of Los Angeles and Long www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17376
created on 2003-04-16
A fine whine about lower cheese exports from France France (April 16, 2003) - One way to gauge how Americans are thinking about France after the split over the war in Iraq is to ask a cheese exporter like Marc Refabert.
The Frenchman has been inundated by more than 2,000 e-mails from American customers, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17377
created on 2003-04-16
CP Foods sees 2003 sales growth below 10% Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Charoen Pokphand Foods, Thailand's biggest chicken exporter, said on Wednesday its 2003 sales growth was likely to be lower than the 10 percent it projected earlier.
Chief Operating Officer Adirek Sripratak told reporters www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17378
created on 2003-04-17
Caffeine limits hit energy drinks Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Thailand's energy drink brands could have a stronger presence in the world market if the Thai government allowed local manufacturers to make more potent products to meet international market demand, says a top industry www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17379
created on 2003-04-17
FTA committee looks to Bahrain and China to boost export figures Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik is to chair the first meeting of the ministry’s Free Trade Area this Friday in a bid to kick-start negotiations with trade partners having signed FTA agreements with Thailand, particularly www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17380
created on 2003-04-17
World's top five sugar exporters to meet in Thailand Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Thailand aims to promote a co-ordinated approach among the world's top five sugar exporters in order to lift world prices and improve the lot of local sugarcane planters without having to raise local retail prices. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17381
created on 2003-04-17
Boon Rawd claims beer gains through white-liquor changes Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Boon Rawd claims beer gains through white-liquor changes Boon Rawd Brewery, the manufacturer of Singha, Leo and Thai beers, says it is making large advances on its major competitor, Beer Thai (1991).
Boon Rawd has www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17382
created on 2003-04-17
Sowing the seeds Bangkok (April 17, 2003) - Shoppers might be surprised to see bags of rice from a small village in Thailand on the shelves of grocery shops in big cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Even more satisfying is the knowledge that the rice was milled at a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17383
created on 2003-04-17
GMO labeling to begin May 11 Bangkok (April 18, 2003) - The Food and Drug Administration is to enforce the labelling of 22 products containing genetically modified organisms from May 11, with fines of Bt30,000 for companies violating the new rules, the FDA’s deputy secretary-general www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17421
created on 2003-04-18
Gov't urged to review toxicity test on export fruits Bangkok (April 18, 2003) - The House Committee on Agriculture will ask the Government to review its Cabinet resolution issued on March 4, 2003, for a toxic test on a number of fruits and vegetables prior to their exports, because those goods cannot be www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17422
created on 2003-04-18
Belgium bans chicken exports due to bird flu Belgium (April 17, 2003) - Belgium banned exports of live chickens and eggs on Wednesday after discovering its first case of highly contagious bird flu.
"We've banned the export of chicken and eggs," the head of Belgium's food safety authority www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17385
created on 2003-04-17
Dutch control pig movements as SARS fear spreads Netherlands (April 17, 2003) - Dutch authorities put transport restrictions on pigs on Wednesday for fear that a few animals, carrying the bird flu virus, could create a dangerous new disease like SARS in humans.
Scientists believe Severe Acute www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17386
created on 2003-04-17
Cargo piles up and food prices soar as Indian truckers strike India (April 17, 2003) - Cargo was piling up at ports and the cost of fruit and vegetables has shot up as a nationwide strike by truckers in India demanding lower taxes and cheaper fuel entered its third day Wednesday.
Movement of cargo and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17387
created on 2003-04-17
Truckers' strike hits mango traders India (April 17, 2003) - The timing of the truckers' strike could not have been worse for mango traders and exporters.
The market was already depressed and it would be depressed beyond recovery if the strike continued for another few days, said speakers www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17388
created on 2003-04-17
AB Foods H1 profits rise, cautious on H2 UK (April 17, 2003) - Associated British Foods Plc, the maker of Twinings tea and Silver Spoon sugar, on Wednesday reported a 13 percent rise in half-year profits but added second half operating profits growth will be below the first half.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17389
created on 2003-04-17
Dutch justice probes Ahold deal in Sweden - paper Sweden (April 17, 2003) - The Dutch public prosecutor is probing secret letters relating to a deal in Sweden by embattled Dutch retail group Ahold, the Financieele Dagblad daily said on Wednesday.
Quoting a spokesman for the prosecutor, the paper www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17390
created on 2003-04-17
Emergency efforts to protect rare herb in NE China China (April 17, 2003) - Northeast China's Liaoning Province has established a zone to protect glehnia littoralis -- a rare wild herb facing extinction due to environmental degradation, said provincial government officials.
Scientists said the herb www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17391
created on 2003-04-17
PizzaExpress sales drop, dampens bidding war hopes UK (April 17, 2003) - Britain's PizzaExpress Plc reported sharply lower sales since the start of the year on Wednesday, raising doubts about whether former co-owner Luke Johnson will rejoin the bidding war for the restaurant chain.
The firm, which www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17392
created on 2003-04-17
Coca-Cola, Swedish family at odds over soft drink name Sweden (April 17, 2003) - The Coca-Cola Co. and some Swedish people named Urge are locked in a naming-rights dispute the surname is the same as a Coke citrus beverage.
The family surname Urge also happens to be the name of a citrus drink bottled by Coke www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17393
created on 2003-04-17
Chinese turn to chocolate vinegar pills to fight SARS China (April 17, 2003) - Shanghai residents are taking little chocolate pellets filled with solidified vinegar as they believe it will boost their immune system and help prevent them catching the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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created on 2003-04-17
Starzen to book net loss for year to March Japan (April 17, 2003) - Starzen Co., Japan's largest meat dealer, said Wednesday it expects a group net loss of 15 million yen for the year ended March 31 due to appraisal losses on its stockholdings, revising the 250 million yen profit projected last www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17395
created on 2003-04-17
Calcium helps girls keep the weight off US (April 17, 2003) - Whether calcium comes from dairy products or supplements, girls who consume the highest levels weigh less than girls who consume lower levels, a new study says. "Dairy and calcium intake is associated with the level of fat and weight www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17396
created on 2003-04-17
Braving a craving: Dietary urges are hard-wired into our brains US (April 17, 2003) - Fluffy doughnuts slathered in gooey chocolate.
A black-and-white cookie dipped in a steaming mocha.
Warm turtle brownies topped with rocky road ice cream.
I feel weak in the knees just thinking of them. But do not bring them near www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17397
created on 2003-04-17
Coke reports solid earnings despite tough international environment US (April 17, 2003) - Coca-Cola Co. reported solid first quarter earnings of $835 million Wednesday, but its shares plunged on concerns about growth and growing anti-American sentiment cutting into business abroad because of the war in Iraq.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17398
created on 2003-04-17
A new kind of strawberry takes root US (April 17, 2003) - Just a stone's throw from the Pacific Ocean off coastal Highway 1 sits a field of strawberries, the rows covered in long lines of black plastic to retain moisture and warmth.
While these fields on Swanton Berry Farm appear no www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17399
created on 2003-04-17
Honduran growers put faith in roasted coffee Honduras (April 17, 2003) - They've tried selling into the organic coffee market and they've tried their hand in the fair trade market.
Now Honduran coffee growers are taking the value-added angle and roasting their gourmet beans in a bid to give www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17400
created on 2003-04-17
Committee agrees on treatment for developing countries Switzerland (April 17, 2003) - The SPS Committee, meeting 1–3 April 2003, agreed in principle on a procedure for governments to make known the flexibility given to developing countries when they apply new measures on food safety and animal and plant www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17401
created on 2003-04-17
Cargill Q3 earnings rise 52% in 'difficult circumstances' US (April 17, 2003) - Cargill Inc. said Tuesday that it earned $244 million in the third quarter, up 52 percent from $161 million a year earlier, on stronger results from its cocoa, cotton and juice and deicing salt businesses, along with proceeds from www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17402
created on 2003-04-17
More farmers in NW China province enjoy tap water China (April 17, 2003) - More and more farmers in northwest China's Gansu province, long suffering acute water shortage, are getting access to tap water.
In Gansu, it has the prolonged dream of farmers to have tap water, and today, Wuma villagers in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17403
created on 2003-04-17
Calif. brings labor complaint against Gallo winery US (April 17, 2003) - Labor officials in California this week filed a complaint against Gallo of Sonoma charging the winery coerced its workers to oust the United Farm Workers Union.
The complaint filed by the state's Agricultural Labor Relations www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17404
created on 2003-04-17
Kenya government to halt coffee marketing licenses Kenya (April 17, 2003) - Kenya's government will not approve a decision by the coffee regulator to license three more marketing agencies, one of its ministers said on Wednesday.
The Coffee Board of Kenya (CBK) announced early this month that it had www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17405
created on 2003-04-17
Zambia coffee exports seen surging Zambia (April 17, 2003) - Zambia's 2002/03 (April-March) coffee exports are seen coming in at 5,976 tonnes and are forecast to rise to more than 7,000 tonnes in 2003/04, an industry official said on Wednesday.
Will Ross, general manager at the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17406
created on 2003-04-17
Australia imports molasses in cattle drought crisis Australia (April 17, 2003) - The arrival of a very rare shipment of imported molasses into Australia would keep drought-stricken cattle alive for a couple of months, but further imports might be needed, farm leaders told Reuters on Thursday.
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created on 2003-04-17
Poaching, smuggling blackens Balkan caviar market Bulgaria (April 17, 2003) - The unassuming middle-aged women move quietly through Bucharest's business centre, whispering and flashing glimpses of jars filled with a mysterious dark mush to potential buyers.
They travel for hours by bus or train www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17408
created on 2003-04-17
Acrylamide a health risk - German scientists Germany (April 17, 2003) - Germany's food safety institute said on Wednesday acrylamide, a chemical found in many fried and baked foods, posed a health risk to humans.
Acrylamide, a colourless compound used in manufacturing processes, laboratories www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17409
created on 2003-04-17
Labeling law already costing farmers - US hog group US (April 17, 2003) - U.S. hog producers said on Wednesday production costs were already beginning to increase because of a controversial food labeling law that doesn't become mandatory until late next year.
The National Pork Producers Council said www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=17410
created on 2003-04-17
