Plant stanol and sterol claims now law in EU
Two of the three article 14 cholesterol-lowering health claim opinions relating to plant sterols and stanols have been written into the European Union legislature – along with 19 other claims.
Archives for October 22, 2009
Five dairy servings a day can trigger weight loss, says study
New research suggests that increasing dairy consumption from three to five servings a day in the context of a reduced calorie diet can help fight obesity.
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Regulation: the rules governing healthy chocolate
In the final part of our series on healthy chocolate, NutraIngredients scans the regulatory landscape to see how the movement towards healthy cocoa offerings is being affected by the rules in some of the lands they are proliferating in.
Costa Rican omega-3 milk irons out UHT problems
Austrian-based microencapsulation specialist, GAT Food Essentials, is supplying latin America’s largest dairy with an omega-3 form that is allowing the dairy to offer a difficult to achieve, non-chilled milk containing both iron and the healthy lipid.
Consumer response to health claims varies by country: Study
Italians are unswayed by healthy messages and images on foods, whereas the Finnish respond to medical pictures and British consumers are more likely to buy foods making even a weak health claim, indicates new research.
Phytochemical index measure may aid obesity battle
A phytochemical index (PI) that ranks the number of calories consumed from plant-based foods compared with overall daily calorie intake could be a useful tool to optimise dietary intake for disease prevention, says a new US study.
Supplements find converts in the recessionary gloom
Fresh data suggests that use of dietary supplements is on an even keel despite the wobbly economy.