By Madeleine Brindley Organic fruit and vegetables could become a staple ingredient of children's school meals following a pioneering West Wales project.

By Sally Williams SHOPPERS could end up paying an extra pounds 4 for fresh Christmas turkeys as a result of the latest bird flu outbreak, industry experts warned yesterday.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66846) has announced the addition of "Frozen Foods Market Report 2007" to their offering. Retail sales of frozen foods amounted to £5.38bn in 2006, a fall of 0.5% on 2005. Between 2002 and 2006, the market increased by 2.6%.

Bernard Matthews plans to overhaul its product and packaging range, adjusting its product portfolio to align itself with the health mega-trend, currently the most important consumer trend.

Britain asserts safety of cooked turkey from bird flu-hit farm LONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The British government said Monday that cooked turkey exports from a bird flu-infected farm in Britain were safe.