Benexia chia oil wins EU novel foods approval
The European Commission has approved Benexia chia oil as a novel food for use in food supplements and in place of other plant fats and oils in foods and drink applications.
Archives for November 27, 2014
Nutrition labelling requires ‘appropriate’ reference amounts: Consumer study
Consumers are generally able to use nutrition labelling systems to identify more and less healthy foods, but the use of different reference amounts may be confusing, say researchers.
Could a yogurt a day keep diabetes away?
A high intake of yogurt may be associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, suggests a new meta-analysis.
NSF International and LRQA respond to report findings
Food sector losing more than £11bn due to fraud - report
Food fraud and error could be costing UK companies £11.2bn or 85% of profits a year, according to a report.
Bullet point insights
Put consumer education before health claims, says marketing expert
An ingredient industry more focused on health claims than in educating consumers is actively destroying the market for both itself and it's customers, says Healthy Marketing Team president and expert consultant, Peter Wennstrom, in this guest article.