Chinese slimming aids may be dangerous, warn UK regulators
Traditional Chinese slimming aids on the UK market may contain illegal and dangerous substances, warns government agency.
Archives for September 18, 2005
Weekly Comment
Food law: friend or foe?
The food industry is in danger of harming itself with its recent lobbying against the further harmonisation and deepening of EU food regulation.
Heart health gain locked in pigment of black lentils
Food formulators looking to cash in on the blossoming functional food trend could turn to black lentils for a health-busting ingredient as new research reveals the pulse's potential heart health properties locked in its pigment.
Pomegranate juice's heart benefits backed by study
The evidence in favor of pomegranates is stacking up, as the latest research indicates that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice each day may be of benefit for patients with coronary heart disease.
Spectrum Foods forms ingredients unit
Spectrum Foods is maneuvering to grow its niche in functional soy and edible oils as a trans fat alternative with the establishment of a new food ingredients division, Nexcel Natural Ingredients.
Price pressure on identical food brands across EU set to continue
Ongoing price competition among European retailers has squeezed prices for international branded foods in recent years, finds new research from ACNielsen that confirms the pressure will continue into the near future.
Pine bark receives a boost for circulatory health
Masquellier's French Pine Bark Complex is the subject of a re-launch effort by its US and worldwide distributors, who want to bring attention to new research into its benefits for circulatory health.