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Global probiotics leader Danone has written a 14-page response to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in which it accuses the Parma-based agency of ignoring positive trial data and demands to see “minority opinions” among health claim panel decisions.
Chr Hansen has teamed up with Vietnamese dairy giant Vinamilk to develop bio science-based nutritional products for children – with the first product, containing BB-12 and LLG cultures due for launch.
A recently established group of global gut health academics is sending letters to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as well as national government politicians as the group attempts to alter the application of a regulation it says is, “killing the...
Fats and oil specialist AAK has opened a new office in China and appointed a new country manager, in a bid to get closer to its local customers.
The food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as big and bold as they can – but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an allergen may have slipped into a product.
Rice bran ingredient supplier NutraCea has reported a net loss of $32.1m in the year ended December 31, 2009, according to results filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating whether a controversial ice cream made with donated breast milk, and sold in a London restaurant, breaches food safety regulations.
Magnesium’s favorable effects on certain metabolic pathways is associated with changes in gene expression, says a new study that adds to our knowledge of nutrigenomics.
Intakes of stanols in excess of the recommended 2 grams per day dose are associated with additional and dose-dependent reductions in LDL-cholesterol, according to a new meta-analysis of over 110 trials.
Agri-food giant Cargill has received a GRAS non-objection letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its arachidonic acid (ARA)-rich oil (ARA).
The most realistic approach to boosting the nation’s intake of vitamin D is for food manufacturers to increase the dose of vitamin D per serving, says a leading expert on the sunshine vitamin.
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Florida-based dietary supplement manufacturer Abba Pharma over manufacturing, packaging and labeling violations.