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Poll: Obese should pay more towards NHS<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f118&p1=VRPk1esme39nigTlqlkUggON86vEUiW%2F>
The cost of combating Britain’s obesity crises should not be footed by the taxpayer and consumers who overindulge should instead pay more towards the National Health Service (NHS)... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f119&p1=VRPk1esme39kboEYAAdu1o4K7rLqRuCn>
Calorie labelling of booze needed to cut obesity<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11a&p1=VRPk1esme39AE2mfb4F8eVrqpowlP5uJ>
Calorie labelling on alcohol should be introduced urgently to help stem the soaring rise in levels of obesity, according to the chief executive of the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), which has launched a campaign last year to see it enshrined in law... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11b&p1=VRPk1esme39hV9MsIKku8JVK4UF4Mjbw>
EFSA on vitamin E: ‘Pregnant and lactating women don’t need more’<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11c&p1=VRPk1esme3891eJh2gowbXM9tayOKzny>
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set dietary reference values (DRVs) for vitamin E as alpha-tocopherol... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11d&p1=VRPk1esme3%2F1iUge9%2FY%2BjLffehLzD7Y1>
What do protected origin labels mean to consumers?<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11e&p1=VRPk1esme3%2FeGifMIUlGd%2BSxrkJO6wN9>
EU quality labelling schemes showing product origin do not always connect with shoppers, says research... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f11f&p1=VRPk1esme38PtaVdPXe%2B8XesFgI0Tc2P>
Chondroitin needs pharma-style control: Review<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f120&p1=VRPk1esme38u9l%2Fwp1uWDNNPQjKt1wBV>
Joint health nutrient chondroitin varies greatly in safety and efficacy depending on its source and therefore needs greater regulation and standardisation, Canadian and Spanish researchers have said... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f121&p1=VRPk1esme39XrtM53%2FVFY4Mf93%2BznUVM>
Clearer health claims wording is needed<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f122&p1=VRPk1esme3%2BhR%2FRH7PIgh6jhCXdfX%2FwV>
Urgent action is needed to amend the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations (NHCR) to allow food and drink (F&D) manufacturers to make better use of them, a legal expert has claimed... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f123&p1=VRPk1esme384PWBngjXhVXBi4RTcp%2BUC>
Raspberry ketone sold online at potentially toxic doses<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f124&p1=VRPk1esme398Zwd8TwZqAG5yQHAKyQVs>
Raspberrry ketone is being sold online despite being an unauthorised novel food – and the dosages in these slimming pills are potentially toxic, says new research... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f125&p1=VRPk1esme38t2GdTgj6hdLWa878l5bi6>
European Cardiology Society urges EU trans fat ban<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f126&p1=VRPk1esme39X8gCchEYhz78kFzxWa4Ai>
The European Cardiology Society (ECS) has urged European policymakers to follow the United States’ lead and ban the use of artificial trans fats in the EU... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f127&p1=VRPk1esme38btThwl%2B5UEDvfmJWWBa5v>
Chinese crack down on ginkgo<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f128&p1=VRPk1esme394o58Af9P8GI%2Fufe%2FTO4OR>
The Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has taken action against local suppliers found to be engaged in supplying substandard versions of the botanical, ginkgo biloba... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f129&p1=VRPk1esme38GSOfLq6WUnzDIycM8DetQ>
US meat firms hope for South African trade boost<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f12c&p1=VRPk1esme3%2BrvDSAMhKnJNYgtyWZ6Okd>
US poultry and pork exporters are hoping trade with South Africa could increase thanks to the now-approved extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f12d&p1=VRPk1esme38d7WVabQ4cty8Tw7xmkRPW>
'CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A FAILED POLICY TOWARDS SUPPLEMENTS': IMPLICATED EU DISTRIBUTOR
Hasta la vista DNP: Firm considers legal action against authorities for ‘false’ allegations<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f12e&p1=VRPk1esme3%2BQCw99PR2GXPkBkqI%2BysKy>
EU member state authorities have warned against a sleep-enhancing body building product they said contained the toxic fat burner 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP). Yet the EU distributor of the official MusclePharm product said the product was counterfeit and the authorities had spread ‘false information’... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f12f&p1=VRPk1esme3%2FNQO80XgmANvWK2EK6%2FuGH>
EU copper intakes up for review<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f130&p1=VRPk1esme39OgiJw3fD8BAC4jXpXCdLw>
Stakeholders have until August 6 2015 to submit comments to EFSA on draft dietary reference values (DRVs) for copper in the European Union... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f131&p1=VRPk1esme39SwYfwa8vYaFkuKug%2F8FoS>
Cooperl responds to contaminated meat fine<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f132&p1=VRPk1esme38vfxYMsBHZVxK%2FjRDQzt8P>
French pig cooperative Cooperl has expressed regret over a €150,000 fine it received from a court in France for handling contaminated meat, but stressed the court dismissed several charges against it... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f133&p1=VRPk1esme3%2BJLBV4bBdjfNlFgIsRe054>
Su Cheng Foodstuffs investigated over food fraud<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f134&p1=VRPk1esme39VEKCCC1fJrObKsRNU5qS7>
Food fraud revelations have appalled consumers in a prosperous Chinese east coast city... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f135&p1=VRPk1esme387nSZeTphKx0wTyua1IMQY>
European food industry calls for ‘urgent agreement’ on climate change<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f136&p1=VRPk1esme384KQfbqsvhrj%2BfsFT5xxDM>
European industry association FoodDrinkEurope has called for an ambitious global climate deal to help justify investment in low carbon technologies, it said in a report released at Expo Milano last week... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f137&p1=VRPk1esme3%2B4Mm3H7uZbWSB69FKlymst>
EFSA HEALTH CLAIMS
Table salt replacer not proven to lower blood pressure<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f138&p1=VRPk1esme38RV3nkNgDGqx9QzNBu5Pu2>
EFSA has rejected a German health claim submission that a table salt replacer could significantly lower blood pressure even though a clinical trial showed significant results... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f139&p1=VRPk1esme389FvH8SbmZGFaiQxtnDyhZ>
Risotto rice is targeted by fraudsters<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f13a&p1=VRPk1esme3%2FQIe1JOhXMwYx%2BTP6YmL4p>
Fraudsters are targeting risotto rice sold in UK supermarkets by substituting expensive varieties with cheaper ones, the boss of Italy’s biggest rice processor has claimed... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f13b&p1=VRPk1esme3%2FIWFh%2FJmZwQZWoWGP9dkDP>
Mars backs WHO’s 10% sugar guidance: 'We are not trying to hide behind any science or research’<http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f13c&p1=VRPk1esme38SwM54NioDIf6nxF1IhuX4>
Mars Chocolate North America is going against the industry tide by backing the World Health Organization's guidance that added sugar should account for under 10% of a person's daily calories... Read <http://t.marketing1.william-reed.com/r/?id=h5e118b3d,1fe1e515,1fe1f13d&p1=VRPk1esme38wQxFXDhNYnvEgHifgEZwh>
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