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Caries and gingivitis sugar free gum benefits questioned: Study

Colombian researchers have questioned the clinical benefits of sugar free chewing gum to prevent dental caries and gingivitis after a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. A scientist from Mondelez has doubted the findings.

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Green Coffee Max wakes up and smells the weight loss ad ban

A UK firm trading as greencoffeemaxx.com has been roasted over press and web adverts claiming weight loss benefits for green coffee products.

Red Bull won’t give runners wings, small-scale study suggests

Red Bull energy shots failed to improve the time in which experienced runners completed a 5km run versus a placebo, according to a new, but small-scale US/Australian study claiming to be the first to examine the efficacy of shots rather than energy drinks on exercise performance.

Newly available test will help qualify vitamin K2 sources, originators say

A new test will help bring clarity to the supply situation for vitamin K2, according the test’s originators. The test, developed by ingredient development and marketing firm Xsto Solutions and its supply partner Kappa Bioscience, fixes the ratios of cis- and trans-isomers in the ingredient, a critical distinction for this...

Europe's food industry welcomes EU-US trade negotiations

European food industry trade body FoodDrinkEurope has welcomed formal negotiations between the European Union and the United States on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), announced at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

Global Industry News

Fonterra vows to stop sourcing milk from land effected by oil and fracking waste from DairyReporter.com

By Mark Astley+

Fonterra has vowed to no longer accept milk from any new dairy suppliers based in areas of New Zealand where oil industry and fracking waste has been spread and covered, but has denied that pressure from the country's Green Party played any part in its decision.

UK’s traffic light labels ‘could fragment the EU internal market’ from FoodNavigator.com

By Caroline Scott-Thomas+

The UK’s adoption of a voluntary hybrid labelling scheme that combines guideline daily amounts (GDAs) and traffic light colour coding could lead to a proliferation of national schemes and fragment the EU internal market, claims FoodDrinkEurope.

WHO urges stricter rules on food marketing to children from FoodNavigator.com

By Caroline Scott-Thomas+

The food industry is ‘exploiting children’ in its marketing of unhealthy food, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO), which calls for stricter marketing controls, particularly in light of new technologies like smart phone apps and social media.

Mars Drinks eyes ‘huge potential’ in single-serve beverages after new functional coffee launch from BeverageDaily.com

By Ben Bouckley+

Mars Drinks says it sees huge global potential for single-serve hot drinks machines and consumables in the high-growth office environment, and predicts ‘tremendous growth’ in emerging markets.