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	<title>Australian Food News</title>
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	<description>Thought for Food</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Coca-Cola dismiss Foster&#8217;s speculation but Schweppes still an option</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/09/coca-cola-dismiss-fosters-speculation-but-schweppes-still-an-option.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[beverage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cadbury]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola-Amatil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Foster's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the AGM of Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) in the middle of May rumours have been circulating that CCA will consider a takeover of Foster&#8217;s or the beverage operations of Cadbury-Schweppes.




The rumours strengthened when CCA CEO, Terry Davis, told reporters at the time that a purchase of Schweppes would make sense. However,  some believed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerns about impact of ETS on food production and business</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/09/concerns-about-impact-of-ets-on-food-production-and-business.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Ferre</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ACCI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[carbon-footprint]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environmentally-friedly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ETS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-security]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NFF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though agriculture cannot be covered by an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Australian Government must take steps to ensure consumers can still afford basic food items, the National Farmers&#8217; Federation (NFF) warned today.




&#8220;Any ETS will cause pain to businesses and households&#8230; people are slowly coming to grips with that reality,&#8221; NFF President David Crombie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe to tackle obesity with €90m School Fruit Scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/09/europe-to-tackle-obesity-with-e90m-school-fruit-scheme.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fruit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[junk-food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[School-Fruit-Scheme]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vegetables]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission yesterday proposed to establish a European Union-wide scheme to provide free fruit and vegetables to school children.
European funds worth €90 million every year would pay for the purchase and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables to schools, and this money would be matched by national funds in those Member States which chose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can tomatoes provide a cure for Alzheimer&#8217;s?</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/09/can-tomatoes-provide-a-cure-for-alzheimers.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/09/can-tomatoes-provide-a-cure-for-alzheimers.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isobel Drake</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's-Disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bioscience]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[functional-food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomatoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Korea and colleagues from Digital Biotech Inc. and the Department of Biological Science at Wonkwang University.
Although their research, just published online in Springer&#8217;s journal Biotechnology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACCI and ANRA concerned by today&#8217;s rise in minimum wage</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/acci-and-anra-concerned-by-todays-rise-in-minimum-wage.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ACCI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AFPC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ANRA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-retail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) has announced a 4.2% rise in the minimum wage, which will come into effect in October this year.





The rise, equivalent to $21.66 per week, has been met with concern from the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
ANRA believe it will put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burke heads to WA to plead case for GM food</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/burke-heads-to-wa-to-plead-case-for-gm-food.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[canola]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[climate-change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FSANZ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GM-crops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has begun his WA tour and plans to discuss the future of GM food production in Australia with key members of the WA State Government.
The decision to discuss GM foods with the WA Government comes following concerns raised by WA Premier Alan Carpenter last month.
Mr Carpenter called for compulsory labelling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olam look to Oceania for growth and take stake in Fonterra competitor</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/olam-look-to-oceania-for-growth-and-take-stake-in-fonterra-competitor.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/olam-look-to-oceania-for-growth-and-take-stake-in-fonterra-competitor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Featured World News Story]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dairy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dairy-Farmers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dairy-Trust-Limited]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fonterra]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Murray-Goulburn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National-Foods]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Olam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open-Country-Cheese-Company]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parmalat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Saputo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Warrnambool-Cheese-and-Butter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Olam International Limited, a leading integrated supply chain manager of agricultural products and food ingredients, today announced that it will invest and acquire 24.99% equity interest in Dairy Trust Limited (&#8221;DTL&#8221;), which is poised to become New Zealand&#8217;s second largest dairy processing company. The total value of their investment will be just above NZ$100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Court ruling finds Pringles are not potato crisps</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/high-court-ruling-finds-pringles-are-not-potato-crisps.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/high-court-ruling-finds-pringles-are-not-potato-crisps.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biscuits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[potato-crisps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pringles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Revenue-and-Customs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[snack-food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[VAT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble, owner of the Pringles brand, have won a High Court ruling in the UK which establishes the Pringles products are not potato crisps (chips).
Procter &#38; Gamble initiated an appeal following a VAT and Duties Tribunal decision in May that Pringles products were, in fact, potato crisps - therefore making them eligible for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSIRO hopes &#8216;green&#8217; agricultural system will provide food security solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/csiro-hopes-green-agricultural-system-will-provide-food-security-solutions.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/csiro-hopes-green-agricultural-system-will-provide-food-security-solutions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Ferre</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Featured National News Story]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CSIRO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
CSIRO research, underway in Central Queensland&#8217;s cattle country, is investigating whether the integration of trees, pasture and livestock into a single agricultural system will produce greater net returns for producers and the environment.
The &#8217;silvopastoralism&#8217; system is gaining worldwide attention as a potentially profitable land-use practice, particularly following the emergence of new market opportunities such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foodservice and UK Gov to work together to offer healthier choices</title>
		<link>http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/08/foodservice-and-uk-gov-to-work-together-to-offer-healthier-choices.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-labeling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food-retail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FSA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[junk-food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for stronger partnerships between Government and the food services industry to help enable consumers to make healthier choices when eating out of the home.




A report published yesterday by the Cabinet Office&#8217;s Strategy Unit, &#8216;Food Matters - Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century&#8217;, sets out Government aims to [...]]]></description>
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