The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is debating
whether to create a new set of food standards in order to encourage
more nutritious food formulation, writes Anthony Fletcher.
UK food agency launches 'the largest research project to date', to
establish the clearest route for food makers to use food labels to
flag-up healthy foods.
Organic and low/no sugar are the tags food manufacturers should be
looking at adding to their packaging if they want their products to
enjoy strong and sustained growth, said AC Nielsen.
Leading British supermarket Tesco has decided to ditch the UK
government-backed traffic light food labelling scheme, opting
instead for its own numbers based system.
Efforts by food manufacturers to create 'user-friendly' food labels
that present clear nutrition profiles for the increasingly health
conscious consumer are the focus of a new initiative from the UK's
food industry...
Greater understanding of an internal clock that controls how much
we eat, could contribute to the fight against obesity, say
scientists, pinpointing "something deep within the brain."
Food designs that use flavours, ingredients or aromas as triggers
to limit food intake could be the next generation of consumer food,
as food technologists across Europe work together to address rising
obesity levels, reports Lindsey...
Responding to consumer and legislative pressures, international
food firms are slicing artery-clogging trans fatty acids from their
formulations,FoodNavigator.com spoke with Nestle to find out
how the world's number one food...
Could concern over obesity lead to significant changes in the
regulations governing food labelling and see the implementation of
a traffic light system, asks Anthony Fletcher.
In a €197.5 million deal food and pharma group DSM sheds low growth
bakery ingredients operations to private equity firm Gilde, freeing
up the Dutch firm to increase its focus, and opportunities, on high
margin, health promoting ingredients,...
Pressure to ban junk food adverts on TV in the UK reflects growing
concern over the issue of obesity and is forcing food manufacturers
to reassess their marketing strategies, writes Anthony
Fletcher.
Trans fat concerns hit Australia with consumer groups calling for
trans fat to be highlighted on food labels after more than a third
of 50 food products tested had levels 'well above what is
considered safe by many experts',...
French food watchdog recommends slashing trans fat levels in a wide
range of bakery products, including biscuits and cakes, following
findings from a new report released this week, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Democrat Senator Tom Harkin yesterday sent a strong message to the
food industry, saying that it must move swiftly to stop the
advertising aimed at children that was creating a "botched"
generation.
A study into the importance of visual cues in the control of food
intake could have implications for food manufacturers, write
Anthony Fletcher and Lindsey Partos.
Cereal makers have a major hold on the heart health foods market
but new ingredients will help other sectors tap into strong
consumer demand for these products, writes Dominique Patton.
Global labelling rules for genetically modified food ingredients as
well as trans fatty acid labels are on the agenda at an upcoming
Codex meeting in Malaysia.
Eating dark chocolate improves glucose metabolism and decreases
blood pressure, reveals fresh research, bringing new leverage to
the market potential of chocolate for food makers,writes Lindsey
Partos.
Food industry pressure over nutrition labelling has begun to pay
off as the UK Food Standards Agency launches a consultation for the
final stage in its simple signposting project using guideline daily
amounts as one of two central...
Reflecting the booming market for trans fatty acid alternatives,
speciality oil supplier ADM ramps up production of its zero/low
trans-fat oils and margarines, for the second time in a year,
Lindsey Partos reports.
Democrat Tom Harkin, senator for Iowa and health and nutrition
advocate, announced at a press conference earlier this week that he
will propose a bill enabling the FTC to regulate food advertising
to children, Philippa Nuttall reports.
New voluntary labelling initiatives, a tighter advertising code and
increased investment in innovation could be on the way for food
manufacturers as the European Commission, along with a dozen
stakeholders, launches a platform to...
New regulations will tighten error margins on food nutrition labels
as a new study claiming many UK foods, including biscuits and
pizzas, are significantly higher in fat and sugar than their labels
suggest, threatens to further dent...
The majority of European consumers appreciate the benefits of
eating healthily but remain confused over the terminology used in
nutritional labelling, according to a recent report by the European
Food Information Council (EUFIC),...
Legislation governing the production and marketing of products
aimed specifically at Russian children needs to be completely
overhauled or the nation could face serious health problems in the
future, suggests new research, Angela...
A complex carbohydrate, traditionally used as a bulking agent in a
range of foods, is being offered in several European markets as a
new source of fibre.
The British arm of Nestlé has become the latest food producer to
revamp its nutrition labels, yet the country's food industry is on
rocky ground by entrenching its support for guideline daily amounts
against the government's...
Several recently published studies have revealed the nutritional
benefits of peanuts and USDA figures released last week show that
there is no shortage of supply for food manufacturers.
Food labels that mirror the 'three-dimensional' power of food could
soon reach the food industry, should rule-makers and industry take
on board a new concept designed by a New Zealand scientist.
External signals override natural signals that we have eaten
enough, but is it all a question of education, ask US researchers,
exploring methods to tackle obesity.
Several of the UK's leading multiple retailers are failing to help
consumers make healthy eating choices, despite increasing action
from the government to tackle the rising levels of obesity and
dietary-related health problems,...
The European food industry could see a unified version of labels on
foodstuffs, and accompanying cost-savings, as Europe's executive
arm calls for standardised labels across the EU, writes Lindsey
Partos.
Tough European legislation on junk food advertising to children
could become a reality, if the food industry fails to produce an
effective self-regulatory framework to help society deal with
increasing obesity in children.
German ingredients firm Nutrinova is expanding its presence in the
omega-3 market with new projects underway with Chinese supplement
makers and producers of infant nutrition products.
Consumers' health could be at risk depending on where they shop and
how much money they earn, a bleak assessment by the National
Consumer Council of the current state of healthy eating promotions
in many of Britain's leading...
Diets low in foods containing folate and carotenoids may be a major
contributing factor to the high rate of heart disease in Central
and Eastern Europe, say researchers.
UK retailer Sainsbury will be the first of the country's four large
grocery chains to launch 'traffic light' healthy eating labelling
in January, according to reports.
Healthy foods targeted at children may be coming up against a
critical barrier to sales - most parents fail to recognise obesity
and overweight problems in their children, according to a study out
tomorrow.
Low-glycaemic load diets may have a lesser effect on lowering
metabolism than low-fat diets, making dieters feel less tired, cold
and hungry and more likely to stick to the regime long-term,
suggests a new study.
This week's Ingredients Russia show in Moscow will highlight the
importance of healthy food, a sector which has seen spectacular
growth in western Europe over the last few years. But structural
problems continue to dominate the...
Staff at one of the UK's leading biscuit and snack manufacturers
have been challenged to walk 10,000 steps every day as the company
highlights a link between healthy bodies and healthy profits.
Food makers continue to reap the benefits from new science that
backs the health promoting properties of food with researchers
finding an antioxidant-rich soup raised vitamin C levels, and
reduced stress levels, in consumers.
Foods high in trans fats may be damaging consumers' brains more
than other high fat foods, leading to memory loss in old age and
problems performing simple jobs, according to new animal research.
Chris Mercer reports.