The European Union's (EU) health chief has offered the drinks industry a stark choice: put your house in order and stop marketing products, including "alcopops," to young drinkers, or it will be done for you.
The Alberta government has decided it will spend C $38 million (US $31 million) on prion research in an effort to boost consumer confidence in beef and to contribute to possible solutions to the mad cow crisis.
Linguagen Corp., a developer of new compounds to improve the taste of pharmaceutical, food and beverage products, announced the appointment of Karnail S. Atwal, Ph.D., to the position of vice president, chemistry.
Miller Brewing Co. will test-market a fruit-flavored malt beverage imported from South Africa, despite dropping other flavored malt drinks following a disappointing foray in that segment.