African nutrition programmes must focus on prevention not treatment, warn researchers
Nutrition programmes must shift from the idea of treatment to one of prevention if they are to meet African needs, according to new EU-backed research.
Archives for January 29, 2014
BNF school nutrition report marks "room for improvement"
Although some progression has been made, there remains considerable room for improvement in the diets of British schoolchildren, according to a report from the British Nutrition Foundation.
Singapore research centre seeks to make bread that cuts blood-sugar
The Singapore government’s scientific agency has joined forces with a university in a US$20m joint-venture to develop a variety of bread that will reduce blood sugar, among other research projects.
ConAgra makes ‘difficult decision’ to close nutrition bar plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan
ConAgra will close its private label health and nutrition bar manufacturing facility at 4490 44th Street SE Grand Rapids, Michigan, this summer less than four years after acquiring it, with the loss of 260 jobs.
“It's time industry started legal challenges against rulings like this.”
Danone-Nutricia busted in UK over infant milk ads in ‘bizarre’ ruling
A Danone-Nutricia TV campaign for its Cow & Gate fortified follow-on milk formula has been banned in the UK in a ruling one EU food law expert called ‘bizarre’.
IFOS opens certification door to omega-3 suppliers
Croda has become the first omega-3 supplier to win a QC certification from the voluntary International Fish Oil Standards (IFOS) which has previously focused on branded products.
CRN recommends making FSVP rules apply to all importers of dietary supplements
Overlapping federal rules can sometimes create nooks and crannies that the originators didn’t intend. The Council for Responsible Nutrition has identified one such possible loophole in the interplay between the dietary supplement GMP rules (Part 111)...
Sabinsa: Bilayer technology still novel, gaining traction in time-release
Sabinsa Corp. is gearing up for the official launch of its synbiotic bi-layer tablet on the heels of receiving a Frost & Sullivan innovation award last year for its bilayer “integrated nutritional composites”, or INC, technology.
New launches at Kellogg, Post Foods, and Muller Quaker Dairy highlight energy, protein and fiber
Energy, protein and fiber are key to new launches from Post Foods, Kellogg, and Muller Quaker Dairy this month.