Salad Days
About 15 Years ago, James Chung got an idea that illuminated his brain like incandescent dollar signs.
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New French Regulations Close Out Long EU Struggle Over Chocolate (World Food Regulation Review/International Food Safety News)
Chocolate made in the European Union may contain up to 5% vegetable fats other than cocoa butter, and still be called “chocolate."
Report: Half of Belgian Population Exceeds EC’s Dioxin Intake Standard (World Food Regulation Review/International Food Safety News)
The report, by the scientific committee attached to Belgium’s food safety agency, analyzes high dioxin levels found in eggs from chickens raised on private farms.
France to Stiffen Rules on Veterinary Anesthetics to Prevent Abuse (World Food Regulation Review/International Food Safety News)
Used in field hospitals during the Vietnam war, Ketamine has proved a popular trance drug at rave-parties and clubs. This has made it an attractive target for thieves...
In 2003 Experiment, High-Pressure Treatment Eliminates BSE in Meat (World Food Regulation Review/International Food Safety News)
An international team of scientists reports that high-pressure treatment combined with heat could be a cost-effective way to protect human food against infection with mad cow-disease particles.
French Agriculture Minister Calls for Trimming EU Milk Quotas
Spurred by dairy farmers' marathon protests against sagging prices, French Agriculture Minister Hervé Gaymard called for a reduction in European Union milk quotas as a way to prop up the market...
EU Agriculture Council Adopts New FMD Directive
The EU Agriculture Council adopted a directive that establishes the minimal measures that member states must take to combat foot-and-mouth disease
