Commission flags up November for EU-wide approval of stevia
November 2011 should see steviol glycosides get regulatory backing for use in food in drink products in the European market, according to a European Commission (EC) representative.
Archives for June 26, 2011
Schools must work with industry to address skills gaps: IGD
The majority of careers advisors working in UK schools and universities do not understand unique demands of the food industry, and must work more closely with industry professionals, according IGD.
Plant based diet may reduce childhood obesity: Study
The regular intake of certain plant foods may prevent weight gain in children and adolescents, whilst high intake of dairy products may increase childhood weight gain, according to new research.
Low calorie diet may reverse diabetes: Study
A new study has transformed thinking on type 2 diabetes by reporting that an extreme low calorie diet could reverse the condition in just eight weeks.
European taskforce mobilised as E.coli 104:H4 hits France
A European taskforce has been assembled to pinpoint the source of any contaminated beansprouts after the same potentially deadly strain of German E.coli that killed scores has surfaced in an outbreak in France.
New Salmonella assay offers step change in speed and reliability - company
‘Unprecedented’ speed, reliability and ease of use are claims made by bioMerieux for its new Salmonella detection testing method.
Risk, rationality and that schizophrenic beast called the food industry
If the food industry wants journalists and consumers to get real about risk, then it has to get real too.