Archives for April 20, 2011

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Environment MEPs approve proposal on aspartame pregnancy warning

By Jess Halliday

The European Parliament’s Environment committee is pushing for a warning label on products containing aspartame stating that they may not be suitable for pregnant women – despite opinions from EFSA and the French food safety ANSES that scientific...

Nano-based packaging more acceptable to consumers

By Rory Harrington and Freddie Dawson

Consumers remain concerned over the use of nanomaterials in the food industry but appear less anxious about employing the technology in packaging than ingredient formulation, a UK report has said.

Nanotechnology risks going same way as GM, FSA study

By Freddie Dawson

Manufacturers risk new nanotechnology-based food products being rejected in a similar way to genetically modified (GM) foods, unless they start engaging with consumers over their perceptions of the risks involved, a new Food Standards Agency (FSA)...

Apple-based active films combat Campylobacter - research

By Rory Harrington

Apple-based edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde were each found to restrict the growth of the increasingly multidrug resistant Campylobacter jejuni strains on fresh chicken, said new research.

Rosemary antioxidants added to organic additives list

By Jess Halliday

Rosemary extracts can now be used as antioxidants in organic food in the EU provided they are from organically-grown rosemary and ethanol is used for the extraction, following an amendment to the annex of the 2008 organic regulation.