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| 26.10.2024 | Hungary's Cultivated Meat Ban: A Recipe for Controversy | The European Commission has stirred the pot over Hungary's proposed ban on cultivated meat, deeming it "unjustified" and a potential threat to the EU's single market. This clash of culinary ideologies is more than just a local spa... |
| 25.10.2024 | EU Commission & Member States Call Hungary’s Proposed Cultivated Meat Ban ‘Unjustified’ | 5 Mins Read In a detailed opinion, the EU Commission has rejected the evidence provided by Hungary to justify banning cultivated meat, alongside a number of other member states.
At the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries (Agrifish) Council meeti... |
| 24.10.2024 | EU Commission Deems Hungary’s Proposed Cultivated Meat Ban ‘Unjustified'” | Following the TRIS assessment, the European Commission has deemed the Hungarian ban on cultured meat “unjustified” and potentially harmful to the European single market, reports the Good Food Institute.
According to the Commission, the ban ... |
| 15.10.2024 | National Survey Finds 83% of Singaporean Consumers Want Food Companies to Use Only Cage-Free Eggs | SINGAPORE, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national consumer survey carried out by leading APAC consumer research agency GMO Research has found that a large majority of Singaporean consumers want food companies—including restaurants, re... |
| 10.10.2024 | Cultivated Meat Could Bring 90,000 Jobs and €85B to the EU Economy – But Only If Lawmakers Bite | 6 Mins Read New analysis lays out the widespread benefits of cultivated meat to the EU and the environment, but not without significant support from parliamentarians.
In late July, French startup Gourmey announced it had officially filed an... |
| 20.09.2024 | Navigating the Future of Food: Sustainable Seafood and Novel Innovations | The world is changing. The oceans are in peril, and our food systems are under pressure. The rise of alternative seafood and novel food products offers a glimmer of hope. Two recent developments highlight this shift: the expansion of Future... |
| 18.09.2024 | EFSA’s Call for Pre-Submission Advice for SMEs on Novel Food Applications Ends Soon | The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on novel food products to receive advice on the requirements for applications to obtain authorization to market their innovations in the... |
| 06.09.2024 | Impossible Foods Takes Motif Foodworks’ Heme Business in IP Lawsuit Settlement | 4 Mins Read Impossible Foods has settled its patent infringement dispute with Motif Foodworks, taking over the latter’s heme business.
Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods and food tech company Motif Foodworks, a spinoff of Boston-based ... |
| 28.08.2024 | "Application and Awareness of Thermal Paper in Hong Kong" - Laboratory Testing and Survey Findings | 80% of receipts contain toxins, 70% exceed safety standards; Using receipts for expense claims, e-receipts are eco-friendly and cost-saving
HONG KONG , Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's fast-paced and highly consumer-driven society, ... |
| 07.08.2024 | Chemical found in rocket fuel detected in fruits, dairy and meat: Consumer Reports | Listen to the article 4 min
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A chemical found in rocket fuel, certain plastics and airbags is also prevalent in several food and grocery items, according to C... |
| 05.08.2024 | Impossible Burger Closer to EU Market as “Bleeding” Fermented Heme Deemed Safe | The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has deemed Impossible Foods‘ precision fermentation-derived heme — soy leghemoglobin — safe for consumption. Soy leghemoglobin is responsible for the famous “bleeding” meat-like color and flavor of ... |
| 02.08.2024 | The Rise of Alternative Proteins: Navigating the Future of Food | The world of food is changing. The rise of alternative proteins is reshaping our plates and our perceptions. From plant-based burgers to cultivated meat, the landscape is evolving. But what does this mean for consumers, producers, and the p... |
| 01.08.2024 | Impossible Foods Closer to EU Approval After Vegan Burger Clears Safety Assessment | 4 Mins Read The Impossible Burger is now a step closer to appearing on EU shelves after the company’s heme ingredient was ruled safe for consumption by the bloc’s regulatory body.
Californian plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods has pass... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A New Era in Food Innovation | The culinary landscape is shifting. Cultivated meat is stepping into the spotlight, promising a future where food production is sustainable, ethical, and innovative. This revolution is not just a trend; it’s a necessity. As the world grappl... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A New Era for European Food Innovation | The culinary landscape is shifting. Cultivated meat is no longer a distant dream; it’s becoming a reality. Two recent developments in Europe highlight this transformation. Gourmey, a French startup, has taken a bold step by applying for reg... |
| 26.07.2024 | Gourmey Becomes First Company to Apply to Sell Cultivated Meat in the EU | Gourmey, a French startup producing cultivated foie gras, has become the first company to apply for regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat in the European Union. The startup has also submitted applications in Singapore, Switzerland, th... |
| 10.07.2024 | Can Aperol Spritz Increase Cancer Risk? Here’s What Studies Say | By Quincy Jon
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Whether Aperol Spritz can increase the risk of cancer or not has been a hot topic online... |
| 03.07.2024 | Pest survey card on beet necrotic yellow vein virus | This document provides the conclusions of the pest survey card that was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M‐2020‐0114) at the request of the European Commission. The full pest survey card for beet necro... |
| 11.06.2024 | Mathilde Do Chi, Expert on Food Law, Part 5: EFSA to Revamp Novel Food Approval Process by 2025 – What It Means for Food Innovators | Mathilde Do Chi is the CEO of Vegan Food Law, a food law and regulatory consultancy in global alternative protein regulations. She is an international food law and regulatory consultant with expertise in alternative proteins, novel foods, t... |
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| 20.05.2024 | World Bee Day – an endangered species yet essential to our biodiversity | BeSafeBeeHoney COST Action emphasises the role of beekeepers as the future stewards of our ecosystem
Honey has always been a rich source of natural sugar and is valued for its medicinal benefits, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inf... |
| 07.05.2024 | 'Safe2Eat' 2024 Campaign: empowering consumers across Europe | Building on the success of the previous three years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its partners in EU Member States have launched the 2024 Safe2Eat campaign. Formerly known as #EUChooseSafeFood, the campaign returns rebrande... |
| 23.04.2024 | Pesticide residues in food: latest figures released | Large number of samples analysed
An unprecedented total of 110,829 food samples were collected in the European Union (EU) in 2022, up by one quarter on 2021. The results show that 96.3% of samples fell within legally permitted levels. For t... |
| 18.04.2024 | Muchos peces de piscifactoría están exentos de parásitos, pero se necesitan más datos | Estas son las principales conclusiones de un dictamen científico de la EFSA publicado hoy, en el que también se evalúan nuevos métodos para detectar y eliminar parásitos en los peces.
Los datos científicos disponibles, procedentes de la zon... |
| 18.04.2024 | Many farmed fish parasite-free but more data needed | These are the key findings of an EFSA scientific opinion published today, which also evaluates new methods for detecting and killing parasites in fish.
Available scientific data from the EU/EFTA area, although limited, indicates that many s... |
| 17.04.2024 | Avian influenza: post-vaccination surveillance key for safe movement of birds | EFSA was asked to give a comprehensive overview of effective surveillance options and risk reduction measures for avian influenza. Our scientists assessed these measures and evaluated whether the available surveillance strategies could demo... |
| 15.04.2024 | Plant-Based Eggs Come to the Rescue Amid “Eggflation” and Avian Flu Outbreaks | The exceptional circumstances around the poultry egg industry — high prices leading to what has been commonly termed “eggflation“, avian flu outbreaks, the rise of plant-based diets, and food allergy awareness – have created a business oppo... |
| 06.04.2024 | CNA Explains: What is red yeast rice, its health benefits and safety concerns? | Listen to this article
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| 18.12.2023 | EU to Invest €50M in Startups to Scale Up Precision Fermentation in 2024, Industry Think Tank Hails Commitment to Bloc’s ‘Food Security’ | 6 Mins Read The EU is investing €50M in precision fermentation and algae-based food startups next year as part of its Horizon Europe scheme, with calls for applications beginning in May.
It’s the legislative body’s first funding commitment ... |
| 29.11.2023 | Polish Startup Evidose secures €455K to validate dietary supplement effectiveness | Read this article in:
Warsaw-based Evidose has secured $500K (approximately €455,187) in funding from Inovo VC and 500 Emerging Europe. The company specialises in conducting decentralised effectiveness trials for dietary supplements and wel... |
| 03.11.2023 | Deep Dive: How the Livestock Lobby Sunk Its Teeth Into the EU’s Animal Welfare Legislations | 10 Mins Read Food and climate journalist Thin Lei Win shares more details and context about the Lighthouse Reports investigation she worked on with multiple journalists and co-published by The Guardian and IRPI exploring how meat lobby grou... |
| 25.10.2023 | The EU Caged Farming Ban is Now on Hold – Thanks to Aggressive Pressure from the Meat Lobby: Report | 9 Mins Read A new investigation has uncovered how meat lobby groups aggressively pushed back on a proposed EU ban on the caged farming of animals like hens and pigs, which has now been put on hold – despite the majority of EU citizens suppo... |
| 17.10.2023 | Give biotech a chance for the planet’s sake, EU lawmakers urged | European Union lawmakers are being urged to avoid too much risk aversion from holding back the potential of the homegrown biotech sector.
Developments in biotech could be transformative in a range of critical sectors. Beyond huge promise in... |
| 25.09.2023 | Austrian Kern Tec Raises $12,8 Million Series A, As Dairy Companies Want Their Apricot Kernels Alt Milk | Kern Tec's Apricot seeds mil is sold in Austria under the company's own brqnd WunderkernKern Tec |
| 14.09.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: J.M. Smucker buys Hostess for $5bn, NotCo’s NotSnacks, Krucial monitors salmon from space | This week, J.M. Smucker scooped up fellow CPG giant Hostess, and while foodtech funding was somewhat sparse, healthy noodle company Goodles raised new funding. In agtech, multiple companies raised rounds for carbon credits businesses and on... |
| 26.07.2023 | ‘Striking’ that Europe’s first cultivated meat application is in Switzerland, not Brussels, says GFI as Aleph Farms submits dossier to Swiss regulator | Israeli startup Aleph Farms has applied to Swiss food safety regulators for approval to sell its cultivated beef steaks in its first European market: Switzerland, a country outside the European Union (EU).
A spokesperson told AgFunderNews t... |
| 20.07.2023 | Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Health Benefits Beyond Fish | As a high-quality and often lean protein, fish is highly regarded worldwide as part of a balanced diet. Be it a flaky, white cod or an oily mackerel, the health benefits of eating fish are numerous and well-known. One of fish’s main selling... |
| 31.05.2023 | Consumer advocacy groups ask FDA to ban titanium dioxide | Dive Brief:
Five consumer advocacy groups are petitioning the FDA to rescind its approval of titanium dioxide as a color additive in foods, arguing that it can build up in the body and cause harm to the immune system and brain. The petition... |
| 22.05.2023 | African swine fever decreases in pigs and wild boar in the EU during 2022 | “Over the last decade, African swine fever has had a dramatic impact on the pig farming sector in the EU and continues to disrupt local and regional economies. While our latest report shows encouraging signs that efforts to halt the spread ... |
| 29.04.2023 | Czech Republic To Remove CBD And Other Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids From The Market | Cannabis face cream or moisturizer jar concept. Natural cosmetic.getty |
| 05.04.2023 | Impossible Materials raises $3.8m to develop titanium dioxide alternative ‘bio-inspired’ by beetles | Swiss startup Impossible Materials has raised CHF 3.4 million ($3.8 million) in seed funding to help commercialize its first product, a cellulose-based alternative to titanium dioxide (TiO2), a white pigment recently banned in the EU for us... |
| 30.03.2023 | FDA extends comments on controversial Red No. 3 through May | Dive Brief:
There will be another month to weigh in on a petition from several consumer and health groups, including the Center for Science in the Public Interest, calling on FDA to ban the use of dye FD&C Red No. 3 in food, supplements... |
| 29.03.2023 | EFSA: house calves in small groups to improve welfare | EFSA’s scientists said long-cut fibrous feed such as hay should be provided to calves from the age of two weeks onwards and gradually increased over time. High intakes of fibre are needed to cover rumination and iron requirements.
Scientifi... |
| 15.03.2023 | BREAKING: Precision fermentation startups team up to tackle ‘black box’ EU novel foods process | Thanks to advances in synthetic biology, startups can now program microbes to produce scores of ingredients more sustainably. But the tortuous regulatory process to secure regulatory approvals in the EU is holding the industry back, claim t... |
| 12.12.2022 | SPECIAL REPORT: FDA doubles down on titanium dioxide safety as CSPI raises concerns; Skittles lawsuits dismissed | TiO2 - a whitening and brightening pigment used in everything from gum to plant-based chicken - is approved as a color additive exempt from certification in the US, although several manufacturers have been attempting to phase it out for yea... |
| 24.11.2022 | Phthalates and other plasticisers: Plan to guide EFSA assessment | EFSA today published its scientific protocol for the hazard assessment of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs), setting out the principles for how the work will be carried out.
The protocol marks the latest step in o... |
| 22.11.2022 | Multilingualism and food safety – EFSA online communications now available in all 24 EU languages | EFSA is expanding its linguistic diversity by offering its online communications in a further 14 European languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Romanian, Slovak and... |
| 14.11.2022 | Tune into EFSA’s first podcast, with science on the menu | Is it safe to eat insects? How many cups of coffee can I have in a day? How is science helping us improve animal welfare? These are just some of the many questions we discuss in our new podcast series Science on the menu.
Take a seat at our... |
| 10.11.2022 | Webinar Summary: Can a nutrition label change our eating habits? | Webinar Summary: Can a nutrition label change our eating habits?
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On Oct 24th, Paulig and EIT Food arranged a webinar about the European Commission’s upcoming proposal of a harmonized front-of-... |
| 15.08.2022 | Second lawsuit filed targeting Skittles ingredient | A second lawsuit claiming that Skittles are “unfit for human consumption” because they contain the colorant titanium dioxide was filed against Mars in Illinois federal court last week.
The proposed class action lawsuit, filed by consumer Wi... |
| 20.07.2022 | Detect, prevent, report: EFSA’s African swine fever campaign extended for the third year | “The spread of African swine fever continues at an alarming rate, with recent outbreaks in Italy and two sporadic outbreaks in Germany, close to the borders of France and the Netherlands respectively. African swine fever is not confined to ... |
| 18.07.2022 | Lawsuit claims artificial coloring in Skittles makes them 'unfit for human consumption' | Dive Brief:
A lawsuit was filed against Mars last week that argued its Skittles candies are “unfit for human consumption” because they contain titanium dioxide, “a known toxin.” Titanium dioxide is a common artificial colorant in food that ... |
| 01.07.2022 | Strengthening governance at EFSA: new Management Board becomes operational | EFSA’s new Management Board is operational as of today, 1 July 2022. It comprises representatives of all EU Member States, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, as well as representatives of civil society and food chain inte... |
| 30.06.2022 | Avian influenza: largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe | Around 5,300 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus were reported in poultry, captive and wild birds in 36 EU/EEA countries and the UK during the 2021-2022 epidemic season, according to EFSA’s latest overview of HPAI. ... |
| 18.05.2022 | Update: Multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to chocolate products | EFSA and ECDC have updated their assessment, published in April 2022, of the multi-country outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to chocolate products by a company in its Belgian plant.
Cases, which have now starte... |
| 10.05.2022 | Glyphosate: EFSA and ECHA update timelines for assessments | The consultations carried out by EFSA and ECHA on the draft assessments of glyphosate attracted an unprecedented number of comments, confirming the high level of interest in this substance. Such a level of public participation underlines th... |
| 19.04.2022 | Nutrient profiling – scientific advice for EU Farm to Fork initiative | Intakes of energy, saturated fats, sodium and added sugars/free sugars are too high in Europe, so reducing them would help to combat chronic diseases linked to unhealthy diets. Dietary fibre and potassium intakes, however, are too low in mo... |
| 12.04.2022 | Rapid outbreak assessment: Multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to chocolate products | Chocolate products made by a company in its Belgium establishment have been identified as the source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella, say EFSA and ECDC in a Rapid Outbreak Assessment.
As of 8 April 2022, 150 confirmed and probable... |
| 30.03.2022 | Pesticides in food: latest report published | EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union in 2020. Analysis of the results shows that 94.9% of samples fell within legally permitted levels. For the subset... |
| 29.03.2022 | Salmonella and Campylobacter continue to show high levels of antibiotic resistance | Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high, says a report released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Campylobacteriosis wa... |
| 13.01.2022 | PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk : What are MOSH and MOAH? | Look around in the supermarket and you'll find many food products in some type of packaging or container made from plastic, paper, rubber or metal. Although this packaging may seem harmless, did you know that chemicals can find their way in... |
| 17.09.2021 | 3D printed sensor detects exposure to a potentially cancer-inducing herbicide | Engineers at Washington State University (WSU) and DL ADV-Tech have used 3D printing to develop a means of detecting exposure to the potentially-carcinogenic herbicide glyphosate.
Composed of a series of nanotubes coated with 3D printed sen... |
| 13.04.2021 | Ÿnsect acquires Protifarm to raise insects for human consumption | French insect protein startup Ÿnsect announced this morning that it has acquired Netherlands counterpart Protifarm, which raises mealworms for human food applications.
At the start of the year, the European Food Safety Authority announced i... |
| 08.03.2021 | SGS : Several EU Member States Announce the Prohibition of Food Contact Bamboo-Melamine Plastics | SAFEGUARDS | Consumer ProductsNO. 030/21
In 2020, the Expert Working Group on Food Contact Materials (FCM) published a note on the use and placing on the market of food contact plastic materials and articles containing ground bamboo ('bambo... |
| 15.02.2021 | Stepan : Focused on Developing Microplastic-free Solutions for Agricultural Market | February 15, 2021
A microplastic is a solid persistent particle that is intentionally added to a wide range of products to bring specific properties to a formulation or address formulation challenges. In the agricultural market, some microp... |
| 15.02.2021 | STEPAN COMPANY
Stepan : Focused on Developing Microplastic-free Solutions for Agricultural Market | February 15, 2021
A microplastic is a solid persistent particle that is intentionally added to a wide range of products to bring specific properties to a formulation or address formulation challenges. In the agricultural market, some microp... |
| 19.01.2021 | Ajinomoto defends MSG as nonprofit petitions FDA to rescind its GRAS status | Added to many foods as a flavor enhancer, MSG is a highly concentrated glutamate salt (100% sodium glutamate) produced on a commercial scale via the bacterial fermentation of sugars.
Approved as a food additive in Europe (E621), MSG is cons... |
| 15.01.2021 | Elior : Universal Registration Document 2019-2020 (PDF, 6.08 MB) | REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
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| 15.01.2021 | ELIOR GROUP
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| 14.01.2021 | The EU just approved mealworms for human consumption. Will Ÿnsect take the bait? | On Wednesday, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced its approval of mealworms for human consumption. The ruling opens the gateway for the growing startup industry around insect protein to tap into a new market.
The EFSA conduc... |
| 13.01.2021 | Insect Market To Explode: EU Gives Green Light To Eating Mealworm | Mealworm burgers have been on sale in Swiss supermarkets since 2017AFP via Getty Images |
| 09.11.2020 | Why the ag sector needs to self-regulate to meet the changing needs of consumers | Editor’s note: Peter Leppan is regional director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, at Proagrica. The views expressed in this guest article do not necessarily represent those of AFN.
A recent decision from the Court of Justice of the EU, hol... |
| 31.07.2020 | Safety of Low-calorie Sweeteners used in Sugar Free confirmed by Regulatory Authorities worldwide | Opting for Sugar Free will truly free you from health conditions that risk one’s well being
Sugar-free lifestyle has become a popular trend for those looking to lead healthy lives. And with people becoming more calorie-conscious and transit... |
| 19.03.2020 | Grab and Gojek implement contactless food deliveries, users buy meals for drivers | As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact more people, Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for his nation’s citizens to maintain social distance and work or study from home. The move is meant to mitigate the spread of the disease.
Wi... |
| 11.02.2020 | Safety of Low-calorie Sweeteners used in Sugar Free confirmed by Regulatory Authorities worldwide | Opting for Sugar Free will truly free you from health conditions that risk one’s well being.
Sugar-free lifestyle has become a popular trend for those looking to lead healthy lives. And with people becoming more calorie-conscious and transi... |
| 12.03.2019 | Top EU Court Rules Public Interest Is More Important Than Protection Of Commercial Interests | As Techdirt noted some years back, there has been a steady push to strengthen the protection afforded to trade secrets. Similarly, the argument is often made that transparency must be subordinated to protecting commercial interests, as happ... |
| 03.08.2018 | Bees are at risk from common crop pesticides, California study finds | California farmers could face more restrictions on how they combat crop-eating insects after a state report concluded that one class of pesticide poses a significant risk to bees that pollinate almonds and other crops.
The conclusion, publi... |
| 19.06.2017 | Nutella Wins Lawsuit Against ‘Illegal’ Health and Environmental Claims | Nutella just won a major court case against Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize.
The grocer sells its own line of "Choco" spread, and obviously if you're trying to compete with the undisputed king of sugar-packed, chocolatey spread... |
| 13.11.2015 | Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer, says EFSA | The conclusion flies in the face of the International Agency of Research on Cancer (IARC), which earlier this year deemed glyphosate to be probably carcinogenic, leading to calls for the EU to legislate to ban the herbicide.
In the conclu... |
| 06.11.2015 | Obese paradox? People needing more vitamin E are getting less | The study carried out by the Ohio State University (OSU) and Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University looked at how vitamin E form α-tocopherol availability is affected by dairy fat intakes in people with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)... |
| 20.10.2015 | Public Health England tells UK government: Sugar taxes do work | The government had been accused of following political interference by turning down repeat requests to publish the overdue findings of the PHE's scientific review on how best to reduce sugar consumption. But yesterday PHE’s director of diet... |
| 07.04.2015 | EWG calls on food manufacturers to stop using the preservative propyl paraben | The EWG – a Washington DC-based lobby group with strong ties to the organic food industry – claims that the anti-microbial agent propyl paraben, found in “nearly 50 US snack foods”, is an endocrine disruptor that doesn’t belong in food pro... |
| 16.01.2015 | EFSA: 400mg of caffeine a day is safe | The 98-page draft assessment, published today, said the same for single doses of up to 200mg for adults (18-65 years). This level stood even when consumed less than two hours before intense exercise – a condition of use EFSA was asked spec... |
| 27.10.2014 | Do zero-calorie sweeteners increase diabetes risk? | Artificial sweeteners repeatedly have attracted negative headlines, and they did again last month when a study in the journal Nature suggested they may promote glucose intolerance – a risk factor for diabetes.
Again and again, food safety... |
| 19.10.2014 | ‘Robust evidence’ supports oat beta-glucan’s cholesterol-lowering potential | Beta-glucan from oats is renowned for its potential to reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol. The FDA allows a health claim on reduced risk of heart disease, while the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a positive (article 14) healt... |
| 13.03.2014 | US FDA upholds approval of Lallemand vitamin D2 baker’s yeast | The US FDA has maintained its ruling that Lallemand’s UV-treated vitamin D2-enriched baker’s yeast can be used as a dual purpose ingredient – a nutritional supplement and leavening agent at levels that do not exceed 400 IU of vitamin D2 per... |
| 12.06.2013 | Tate & Lyle 'disappointed' by CSPI's note of caution about sucralose | In a press release issued yesterday, the CSPI said the sweetener will remain in the ‘caution’ category of its Chemical Cuisine food additives guide pending a “review of an unpublished study by an independent Italian laboratory that found t... |
| 23.05.2013 | Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in 'natural' products? | According to Mintel, meanwhile, although natural claims still feature on hundreds of new products, they are not emblazoned over quite as many foods as they used to be, appearing on 12% of US food and beverage launches in 2012 vs 14% in 201... |
| 03.05.2013 | Banning neonicotinoids: a cautionary tale | Banning neonicotinoids: a cautionary tale
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Was the European Commission right to place a temporary ban on key insecticides because of possible links to a decline in bee populations? The Scientific Alliance comments...
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| 25.03.2013 | All olive oils are not created equal, says firm seeking to break new ground in cardio health with OxLDL message | What many people may not realize, claims Olive Innovations founder Jeronimo Díaz Jr, is that most olive oil on supermarket shelves - including the extra virgin variety - “is made from over-ripe olive fruits, so has low levels of polyphenols... |
| 18.03.2013 | Giant Pharma Company Claims Releasing Data On Drug Safety Is Illegal As It's Confidential And 'Commercially Sensitive' | One of the initiatives gaining momentum around the world is open data — the idea that, for example, non-personal data affecting the public should be made freely available. That’s partly to improve transparency, so that citizens are more inf... |
| 05.03.2013 | High-dose weight loss gum launches in US | Diet-Burst Gum, a peppermint sugar-free chewing gum entered health stores and tanning salons in the US last October, and a 2-piece pack is planned for convenience stores.
Arco Health developed the formula which is produced under contract by... |
| 20.09.2012 | Sunsweet teams up with CreAgri to develop beverages packed with olive polyphenols on new anti-inflammatory platform | Sunsweet, which is best known for its dried prunes and other fruits, has recently expanded its portfolio to include snacks and beverages, said CreAgri president Dr Roberto Crea.
“They have excellent capabilities in formulating and bottling ... |
| 22.06.2012 | Conflicts of interest | Conflicts of interest
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Board changes at EFSA prompt some thoughts about independence and conflict of interest.
Those of you who follow such things will know that there has been a bit of a spat in EFSA (the European Food Safety Aut... |
| 26.04.2012 | Potent anti-inflammatory from olive juice bids for functional food and beverage fame | Hidrox, which comes in powder or liquid form and is rich in free-radical-busting polyphenol hydroxytyrosol, is well-suited to food and beverage applications as it is heat stable.
It is also cost effective as it does not need to be used in l... |
| 29.03.2012 | Professor: Term 'antioxidant' should be banished from food labels | Speaking to NutraIngredients-USA at the IFT Wellness 2012 conference in Chicago this week, Dr Carl Keen, professor of nutrition & internal medicine at the University of California, Davis, said: “The word antioxidant should probably be b... |
| 03.10.2011 | Are clean, healthy arteries the next big thing in cardiovascular health? | Artinia - a chitin-glucan fiber from the fungus Aspergillus niger marketed by Stratum Nutrition – was unusual in that it helped firms boost fiber in everything from muffins to smoothies, but also opened up a novel approach to heart health ... |
| - | Do home remedies work? Can papaya leaf juice help with dengue fever? What about neem leaf for chickenpox? | The last time I mentioned I’d hurt my knee in a group chat, my handphone didn’t stop pinging for a few good seconds. I was inundated with “remedies” ranging from the conventional (ice and elevate the joint), the unusual (mix apple cider vin... |
