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Calorie
labelling of booze needed to cut obesity
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...
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EFSA on vitamin E: ‘Pregnant
and lactating women don’t need more’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set dietary reference values (DRVs) for vitamin E as alpha-tocopherol...
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What do protected
origin labels mean to consumers?
EU quality labelling schemes showing product origin do not always connect with shoppers, says research...
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Chondroitin needs
pharma-style control: Review
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...
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Clearer
health claims wording is needed
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...
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Raspberry ketone sold
online at potentially toxic doses
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...
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European
Cardiology Society urges EU trans fat ban
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...
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Chinese crack down
on ginkgo
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...
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US meat firms hope
for South African trade boost
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)...
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'CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A FAILED POLICY TOWARDS SUPPLEMENTS': IMPLICATED EU DISTRIBUTOR
Hasta la vista DNP:
Firm considers legal action against authorities for ‘false’ allegations
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’...
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EU copper intakes up
for review
Stakeholders have until August 6 2015 to submit comments to EFSA on draft dietary reference values (DRVs) for copper in the European
Union...
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Cooperl responds to
contaminated meat fine
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...
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Su Cheng Foodstuffs
investigated over food fraud
Food fraud revelations have appalled consumers in a prosperous Chinese east coast city...
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European food industry
calls for ‘urgent agreement’ on climate change
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...
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EFSA HEALTH CLAIMS
Table salt replacer
not proven to lower blood pressure
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...
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Risotto rice is
targeted by fraudsters
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...
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Mars
backs WHO’s 10% sugar guidance: 'We are not trying to hide behind any science or research’
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...
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