Dairy products and high GI diet linked to acne, say reviewers
There is increasing evidence that diet, in particular consumption of high glycaemic load and dairy foods, are associated with acne, according to a new review.
Archives for February 20, 2013
ConAgra-UMass study provides ‘important implications for the design of reduced-fat food emulsions’
Fundamental research into the behavior of hydrocolloids by the University of Massachusetts and ConAgra Foods could open the door to the ‘rational design of reduced-fat food emulsions’.
Nutrition cluster holds but DSM profits slide 27% as recession bites
Royal DSM saw 2012 EBIT (operating) profits fall 27% to €635m from €866m in 2011 – but the human and animal nutrition business it has invested €2.4bn in since 2010 added 6% in profit.
DuPont real-time salmonella test certified
Food processors seeking rapid solutions in the war against pathogens have access to a fresh weapon in the form of the DuPont BAX System for detecting Salmonella.
Action needed to minimise EDC risk, says UK charity
The head of a UK charity has said “enough is enough” on the back of a UN report published yesterday calling for more research on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
Double-digit growth market sales drive record Arla profits
Arla Foods has reported record high profits of DKK 1.9bn ($340m) for 2012 – an achievement it has attributed to double-digit sales growth from Russia, China, and the Middle East and Africa region.
‘Rich’ countries should cut meat consumption by half, UN report urges
People living in rich countries should eat half as much meat as they usually do in order for people in poor countries to eat more without harming the environment, according to a new United Nations report.
Stonington Sea Products hit by FDA warning letter
Stonington Sea Products has been issued with a warning letter after an US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection at their seafood facility in Maine.
Researchers voice concern over organochlorine levels in EU cheese
Researchers have discovered levels of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCB) in excess of European Union (EU)-established limits in a small number of commonly available cheese brands – a find they have described as “worrisome.”