The study showed how cadmium, a heavy metal, reduces the oyster's tolerance of warmer water temperatures and makes it more vulnerable during the summer when water temperatures rise.
(8 August 2008) New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that ...
(1 August 2008) Scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well d...
(1 August 2008) Agilent Technologies has introduced a catalog microarray for the study of chromosomal additions and deletions in chickens. The Agilent Oligonucleotide Array CGH (comparative genom...
(1 July 2008) “What exactly do consumers want?” It would be pure folly to try and tackle this question in the short space of an editor’s note. But this being my precious last column in AFJ, I m...
(1 June 2008) Besides its cholesterol lowering properties and rich vitamin content, sea buckthorn berries can add another feather to its cap as a miracle plant of sorts. Scientists in India, whe...
(1 June 2008) Cyclical market trends and price swings are nothing new. But when the affected sector is as basic to daily survival as food, the implications of a worldwide price spiral can be dev...
(1 June 2008) Thomas Bauer, head of strategic advisory and research for South-east Asia, shares in an exclusive interview with AFJ where the niches lie in Asia’s food production and Rabobank’s a...
(22 May 2008) A leading UK chemical engineer has revealed the unlikely ingredient needed to make the perfect sandwich – bubbles. Speaking at an Institution of Chemical Engineers’ (IChemE) lectur...
While Tesco had previously resisted offering mortgages on the grounds that the margins were so tight that they were unprofitable, finance director Andrew Higginson said that the credit crunch seems to have created an opportunity. Tesco may begin offering home mortgages to compete with the major lenders.
In response to consumer research and the global trend for convenience, South Africa's Pick n Pay has opened its first small format convenience store in Fairland, Johannesburg.
Marks & Spencer has opened its first store in mainland China with hopes that it might lift flagging results. As the flagship store opened on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s premier shopping street, the UK retailer reported its worst performance for three years with like-for-like UK sales down by over six per cent over the last three months.
Sorin Minea, chairman of the Romanian Federation of Food Industry Business Owners (Romalimenta) says the food industry is currently overdeveloped in Romania and explains that the weight of current expenses...
US grocers including Whole Foods Market, Kroger and Stop & Shop have had to hire third party verifiers to root out produce that contains pesticide residue despite organic seals. Some supposedly organic producers are certifying conventionally-grown produce in order to increase the price.
Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has shown it operates best in tough markets, racking up a 10.3 per cent increase in profit of €1,824 billion for the first six months of 2008 to 23 August. Total sales rose 13.8 per cent to €32.1 billion.
