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a study highlighting the ability of vitamin e to postpone the onset of parkinson's disease was published in neurology this month. yet other studies, such as the vitamin e atherosclerosis prevention study reported in circulation , have failed to confirm the ability of the vitamin to fight disease. a group of european scientists meeting to review and discuss current knowledge on vitamin e and promising lines of future research, have however concluded that the vitamin has been underestimated in the past.

more evidence to suggest that fortified drinks could contribute to aiding dietary deficiencies in developing countries emerged this week when a us scientist reported that a cheap, fortified, orange-flavoured drink could reduce deficiencies in micronutrients such as iron, iodine and vitamin a. the researcher, a cornell university physician and nutritionist, claims that a recently formulated dietary supplement could ease the "hidden hunger" that affects more than 2 billion people worldwide and particularly affects pregnant and nursing mothers and young children.

it is an undeniable truth of the western world that the days of 'going to work on an egg' are fast disappearing into the advertisement archives of the 1970s. busier working lives, eating for energy rather than pleasure and more women at work are just a few reasons that might explain the decreasing presence of the breakfast table. and yet, most nutritionists would claim that we should 'breakfast as a king'.

a federal government bail-out of the australian sugar industry was under threat on tuesday after business and opposition groups,in particular food manufacturers, objected to a three cent a kilogram levy to fund the $120 million plan (€67.7m), industry search.com reports this week. agriculture minister warren truss announced on tuesday that all domestic sales of sugar would be subject to the three cent levy for the next five years.

the food standards australia new zealand (fsanz) announced potential changes to the food standards code involving a new wine production standard and the approval of oil and linters from a genetically modified, insect-protected cotton variety as a food. fsanz's managing director, ian lindenmayer, said: "the approval of the oil and linters from a genetically modified cotton as a food represents approval for sale of the twentieth gm food in australia and new zealand.

evidence from the uk this week suggests that the cross-border trading of food in the eu still has many kilometres to walk along the path of food safety - and this is before enlargement. the uk food standards agency (fsa) has emphasised guidelines to spanish egg importers and wholesalers following a recent outbreak of salmonella in england and wales that has already claimed the lives of two people this month.