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UK children’s foods often higher in fat and sugar, study finds

A significant number of foods marketed to children in the UK are higher in fat and sugar than foods marketed to adults, suggests new research published in Public Health Nutrition.

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Hydrocolloids may have appeal in clean label and natural-focused products

The natural and familiar origins of food hydrocolloids make them ideal for clean label foods and mean they have ‘good prospects’ when communicating to consumers who focus on a products 'naturalness', say researchers.

Omega-3 sausages: German researchers develop method to tackle oxidation

Fraunhofer researchers in Germany have come up with a new method of adding omega-3 fatty acids to sausages, to allow German consumers to continue eating their favourite foods, but with the main nutritional benefit of fish.

Euromonitor highlights organic dairy opportunities in Turkey

Turkish consumers’ interest in health and wellness is still in its infancy but growing rapidly, and means big opportunities for manufacturers of organic dairy products – particularly those targeted to children, according to Euromonitor.

Obesity during pregnancy poses lifetime health risk for babies

A woman’s diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy, and her baby’s diet in early life, can affect the infant’s risk of succumbing to disease later on and this will have important implications for the food industry, a new scientific report has concluded.

Global Industry News

Cloetta acquires ‘very special’ natural candy technology with Goody Good Stuff buy from ConfectioneryNews.com

By Oliver Nieburg+

Scandinavian confectioner Cloetta has acquired UK firm Goody Good Stuff and its unique gelatin free technology to help it capitalise on what it calls a growing natural candy category.

Pathogen detection accuracy in labs "concerning", says study from FoodQualityNews.com

By Joe Whitworth+

The accuracy of food microbiology laboratories when detecting or ruling out the presence of E.coli 0157:H7, salmonella, listeria monocytogenes and campylobacter remains “concerning”, according to a study.

Innovation in action: From stevia to sustainable palm oil… A day at Cargill’s Minneapolis HQ from FoodNavigator-USA.com

By Elaine WATSON

Can you make a perfect zero-calorie cola with stevia? Is the US food industry on track to meet sustainable palm oil targets? Are attitudes towards HFCS changing? What’s next for sodium reduction? FoodNavigator-USA headed to Cargill’s Minneapolis HQ to find out what’s happening at the cutting edge of food innovation. ...

Dispatches from VitaFoods Europe 2013

System of embargoing press releases skews perception of nutrition studies, GOED chief says from NutraIngredients-USA.com

By Hank Schultz

Recent research results about the effectiveness of omega 3 fatty acids in the prevention of secondary heart attacks have been generalized to cast doubt on the value of the ingredients' overall effectiveness in cardiovascular health. This is unfortunate, says Adam Ismail, global director of the Global Association of EPA and...