Private equity law unto itself, warn unions
Private equity firms, which own an increasing number of UK food companies, should be subject to the same employments laws as companies under...
Archives for October 15, 2006
Soy perfectly safe, insist experts
Scientists have issued a robust defence of soy in the wake of a series of media attacks on the ingredient on both sides of the Atlantic, linking it...
FSA expected to put forward new guidance on cheese recovery
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is expected to issue dairies with new guidance on the use of mouldy cheese, floor sweepings, shavings and gratings...
Dawn Farm Foods acquires TMI Foods
Kildare-based cooked meat ingredient firm Dawn Farm Foods has bought cooked bacon processor TMI for an undisclosed sum.TMI, which specialises in...
Trans fats are being phased out, insist manufacturers
Products with a retail value of more than £1.5bn are being ‘dramatically reformulated’ to reduce harmful trans fats, according to new research...
People will switch to fatty foods if sugar is cut from diet
Experts have warned that consumers may compensate for a reduction of sugar in their diet by consuming more fatty foods, which could undermine...
Let competition decide nutritional labelling, says King
Sainsbury boss Justin King has joined the ranks of those calling for consumers to be allowed to decide what form of front of pack nutritional...