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French sweet tooth holds sugar opportunities

17-Nov-2009 - tooth at breakfast French children polled in the survey are, on average, eating 5g of sugar a week per cent for children. White sugar shaken on dairy products and fruit or taken in coffee and tea

Nutrition of lunchbox foods attacked

16-Nov-2009 - parents what products they put in the lunchboxes of their primary-school-aged children. They also

Colour ADI adjustments: What it means for industry

13-Nov-2009 - with hyperactivity in children. For three of the colours – Quinoline Yellow, Ponceau 4R and Sunset Yellow to consumers: eliminating certain artificial food colours from the diets of children showing signs

EFSA lowers ADI for three Southampton colours

13-Nov-2009 - in children. After its initial review of the study, EFSA issued an opinion that this study gave no grounds

New NI lycopene targets beverages and bars

09-Nov-2009 - certain cocktails of artificial colours and sodium benzoate and hyperactivity in children. As of mid

News in brief

Report indicates drop in child obesity stats

05-Nov-2009 - A new report from Oxford University has found a drop in forecast obesity rates for children ... A new report from Oxford University has found a drop in forecast obesity rates for children

Move away from Western diet to reduce disease risk, says study

04-Nov-2009 - women and children, and this needs to be addressed,” said Vlassara. “AGEs are ubiquitous . The Western dietary pattern has also been blamed by some for the obesity epidemic, particularly in children

Inulin may offer low-sugar, tasty milk chocolate

29-Oct-2009 - , only 5 per cent of American children between 6 and 11 were overweight before 1980, but 25 years later Association for the Study of Obesity estimating in 2006 that the number of obese school age children in Europe

EFSA recommends reduction of inorganic arsenic intake

23-Oct-2009 - to be between 0.13 and 0.56µg/kg bodyweight. Children under 3, though, were seen to have higher exposure

Benefits of salt reduction clear, despite brain claim

16-Oct-2009 - that adults should eat no more than 6g of salt a day and that children should have even less." Eight

Scientist defends study linking phthalates to feminising boys

19-Nov-2009 - the playing behaviour of 145 children aged 3 ½ to 6 ½ years who were exposed to higher concentrations on their children’s play habits. Phthlates are endocrine disrupting chemicals and have been banned in toys

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Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US

18-Nov-2009 - products used by children has been proposed by US Senator Charles Schumer. ... products used by children has been proposed by US Senator Charles Schumer. ... in packing for children aged three and under. It would also strengthen enforcement measures "across to the mounting evidence that BPA is not only harmful for our children but for an overwhelming majority

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Child food allergies on the rise in the US

17-Nov-2009 - There has been an 18 percent increase in reported food allergy among US children between 1997 ... There has been an 18 percent increase in reported food allergy among US children between 1997 ... four percent of US children reported a food or digestive allergy in their child. The study's lead that co-exist with food allergy,” said Branum. The most common allergies among children are cow’s milk

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Probiotics intake beneficial against infections in kids: study

17-Nov-2009 - rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis, and the common cold in children attending day care centres ... rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis, and the common cold in children attending day care centres ... found that the rate of absence from childcare centres due to infections was lower in children receiving of children under five suffer from acute respiratory infections. The team behind the research explained

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Improved monitoring of two zoonotic diseases, EFSA

12-Nov-2009 - it causes the infectious disease called yersiniosis and most often affects young children. Symptoms include

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Sales success for new Danone bone health yoghurt

10-Nov-2009 - on the burgeoning bone health market for children, Densia is aimed at older consumers. But importantly, Danone

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‘Unauthorised' drinks to be reformulated on health fears

09-Nov-2009 - Chaotic Beverage brands because they contain ingredients that could pose a health hazard to children products marketed to a vulnerable population (children) with ingredients that may pose a health risk,” said

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Canadians warned off Chaotic Beverages over possible health risks

06-Nov-2009 - Beverages on fears they contain ingredients that could pose a health hazard to children. ... Beverages on fears they contain ingredients that could pose a health hazard to children. ... population (children) with ingredients that may pose a health risk”. Following the alert issued to children. A Health Canada statement said Mind Strike contained “an unknown amount of caffeine despite

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LA legislators debate action on soda

06-Nov-2009 - showing that forty-one percent of two- to 11-year-old children, 62 percent of teenagers, and 24 percent

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