'Toxic' sugar? Mouse data suggests added-sugar diet may impact lifespan and reproduction
Increasing sugar intake by just a quarter could have considerable health implications, according to new research in mice.
Archives for August 13, 2013
Emerging market healthy food 'faux pas': Too much pleasure, too soon
“The most common mistake by western fast moving consumer good (FMCG) companies who launch new food and beverage brands in emerging markets is that they jump straight in to a Pleasure position with their brands.”
Bird flu strikes again in China
Chinese authorities have confirmed that another person has fallen ill with the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu.
M&A activity on pace to match 2012 totals, investment group says
Investment and acquisition trends in the health & wellness industry in 2013 are on a pace to match 2012, according to a report by Nutrition Capital Network (NCN).
The wait is over for a natural blue! FDA approves spirulina as food color in US as Mars petition gets green light
The FDA’s decision to give the thumbs up to spirulina as a source of blue color in candy and gum finally gives US firms a natural alternative to artificial FD&C Blue #1 ('brilliant blue') and opens up new opportunities in natural greens, say color suppliers.
The better the story, the bigger the serving! TV distracts us into snacking
Whether or not we are fully engrossed in a TV programme or video game's plot affects the amount we snack, research suggests.
Brazil sees ongoing pork export recovery
Brazil pork exports have continued to recover, soaring in terms of value and volume last month, according to the Brazilian Pork Industry and Exporter Association (ABIPECS).
Coca-Cola unveils ad reassuring consumers about the safety of artificial sweeteners
Coca-Cola has launched a new ad reassuring consumers that artificial high intensity sweeteners are safe alternatives to sugar.
Tackling the diabetes epidemic: Blood glucose management a ‘significant untapped market’, says Frost & Sullivan
Given that one in three American adults is expected to develop type 2 diabetes by 2050, foods and supplements targeting pre-diabetics and type 2 diabetics would appear to have enormous potential. So why isn’t the ‘healthy blood glucose’ market exploding?
Tesco and CRE take first step to become China’s biggest retailer
British supermarket chain Tesco and state-run China Resources Enterprise have quashed growing media speculation with the announcement of exclusive talks between the two majors to combine their Chinese retail operations and form what will become the...
Fonterra NZ Milk Products MD resigns in midst of botulism scare
Fonterra NZ Milk Products boss, Gary Romano, has resigned “with immediate effect” less than two weeks after news broke that 38 tonnes of whey protein concentrate (WPC) manufactured by the company could be contaminated with botulism-causing Clostridium...
China eyes US's top spot in packaged water following massive growth
In data that has surprised many industry analysts by the speed of its growth, China’s packaged water consumption has been skyrocketing, to the point that the country poised to become the world’s biggest consumer.
Fact-finding and brand building: Special K asks for social media posts instead of cash
Special K’s pop-up shop in Australia where social media posts are used instead of cash will give Kellogg crucial face-to-face contact with consumers for fact-finding and brand building, says a marketing expert.
Russia culls 70,000 pigs in ASF backlash
Russian authorities are conducting an unprecedented cull of 70,000 pigs in the Belgorod Oblast region in a bid to halt the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and protect large pig farms from infection.
Galactic e-shop targets university researchers
Galactic biotechnologies has set up an e-shop as it launches Galastar and Galacin to satisfy producers’ demands for more natural food preservation technologies.
Med diet may counteract genetic stroke risk, say researchers
A Mediterranean style diet that is rich in olive oil, fish, complex carbohydrates and nuts may switch off specific genes that increase the risk of stroke in some people, say researchers.
Be careful which nutritional bogeyman you go after, says NHANES analysis
Some of the biggest contributors of calories, sat fats and added sugar in the American diet are also the largest contributors of vital nutrients, says a new study highlighting some potentially unintended consequences of diets that just focus on calorie...
FSANZ seeks opinions on fungal chitosan use
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal to use fungal chitosan as a processing aid.
Flowers Foods CEO on Hostess re-entry: ‘We have confidence that our cake business will weather that reintroduction well’
Flowers Foods remains confident in the strength of its Tastykake business a month after Hostess re-entered the market with the infamous Twinkie et al., its CEO says.