Archives for October 22, 2013

60-second interview: Andy Bellatti and Elizabeth Lee, Dietitians for Professional Integrity

Dietitians for Professional Integrity: Our hope is that, with time, AND will realize partnerships with big corporate sponsors send out the wrong message

While the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND) says members are more than capable of distinguishing facts from spin when listening to an education session from a corporate sponsor at its annual conference, many RDs worry that cozying up to brands that...

Cardiologist aims to bust saturated fat ‘myth’

Advice to cut saturated fat has actually increased cardiovascular risk – and high fat dairy and red meat have been unfairly demonised, claims cardiologist Aseem Malhotra in the British Medical Journal.

Unilever launches sustainability mark on Knorr products

Unilever is introducing a sustainability badge across all qualifying Knorr products as the brand celebrates its 175th anniversary.

Proposed regulation overhaul could cost industry, FSA warns

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has invited comments from industry on proposals to overhaul food inspections across Europe, including how they are funded.

Glanbia launches next generation flax protein powder for bars, cereals & beverages

Glanbia Nutritionals has launched a new flax protein powder for protein fortification for use in a range of applications including bars, clusters, cereals and beverages.

Interactive timeline

Timeline: The horsemeat scandal explained

Following reports this week of further criminal activity in the horsemeat scandal, our timeline maps 'Horsegate' from its beginning in 2012. Hover over the right side of images below to scroll through events.

Personal and social concerns motivate organic food buyers: Study

New research may help advertisers target the rapidly growing organic food market more effectively, researchers suggest.

Nestlé among first companies to sign up to supply chain initiative

Nestlé is among four companies to have officially registered with a Europe-wide initiative aiming to tackle unfair commercial practices in the food supply chain.

Australia and NZ add to OxyElite Pro’s global woes

Australia and New Zealand have jointly issued a warning against pre-workout sports supplement OxyElite Pro following its links to an outbreak of acute non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii that killed one person and affected 29.

Minister admits India's warehouse problem, calls on corporates to help

India’s food minister has acknowledge something that everyone with a passing knowledge of the country’s food network has been aware of for years: that India simply doesn’t have adequate storage to meet demand.

ProYo high-protein frozen yogurt set for US-wide roll out

High-protein frozen yogurt ProYo looks set to be rolled out across the US next year, following an “overwhelmingly positive response from the media and brokers” in the six months since its West Coast launch.

Chr Hansen CEO on ‘solid’ 2013 profit: ‘We are very proud of our European performance’

Chr Hansen CEO Cees de Jong today praised the Danish enzymes, cultures and colours specialist’s 2012-2013 performance that saw revenues grow 6% to €738m for the year, and highlighted 5% growth in sluggish EMEA as a major achievement.

FNCE: Urban elites peddling ‘Old McDonald fantasy’ are driving food policy, says Michael Specter in speech dubbed by some as 'smug' and 'mocking'

Food policy must meet the needs of the rapidly growing global population, as well as urban elites in developed nations with “organic window boxes” promoting an ‘Old McDonald fantasy’, claimed one high-profile speaker at the Academy of Nutrition &...

IBIE 2013: EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

Out with the bad, in with the good: Consumers seek positive nutrition

Removing negative ingredients like trans fats from bakery is still important for consumers but they are also looking for positive nutrition, says the research director of Packaged Facts.

Q3 2013 RESULTS: GROUP SALES UP BUT PROFIT DOWN Y-O-Y

Dr Pepper Snapple axes Texas distribution site, TEN sales fall flat

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has confirmed that it plans to close a Texas warehouse and distribution center and consolidate operations at a larger facility in the state.

Fearing Western bans, TCM industry now seeking to align standards

In the wake of some Western countries like Britain capping sales of traditional medicine imports from China, the country is now ramping up efforts to standardise production in the segment.