Greek yoghurt not ‘one dimensional’! Fage aims to educate consumers
Fage UK has launched a TV campaign aimed at changing the British consumer perception that Greek yoghurt is a “one dimensional product.”
Archives for January 8, 2015
Beyond GMOs: Europe needs to update biotech regulation
The European Union needs to update the way it regulates biotechnology as advances are made in plant breeding – or risk disrupting trade in commodity crops, according to Professor Huw Jones of Rothamsted Research.
UK lack of calorie awareness 'deeply concerning', says British Heart Foundation
Around two thirds of people in the UK do not know how many calories an average person needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to a survey commissioned by two charities and supermarket Tesco.
EFSA health claim opinions
EFSA rejects yoghurt weight loss health claims
168 human publications including 48 intervention studies, 20 observational studies, 12 meta-analyses, 13 reviews, and 75 other studies (bioavailability and mechanistic studies) have failed to convince the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that...
Watching TV linked to unhealthy understanding of nutrition
People who watch more television have a poorer understanding of nutrition that means they tend to eat more unhealthily, say researchers.
Rabobank: Lower sugar prices set to continue in 2015
Global sugar prices are likely to remain low in 2015 as production looks set to continue at a similar level, according to Rabobank’s Q4 sugar report.
Findus Group aims to double Spanish operations with La Cocinera buyout
Findus Spain has agreed to buy Nestlé’s La Cocinera frozen ready meals business for an undisclosed sum, subject to approval from Spanish competition authorities.
European Commission sets out position on food safety and animal welfare in TTIP papers
The European Commission (EC) yesterday (7 January) published a series of legal texts and position papers, setting out EU proposals in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the US.
Brands lead on sustainable cocoa goals, Cargill and Barry Callebaut suggest
The leading cocoa processors say they will support brand manufacturers to achieve fully sustainable cocoa, but decline to publicly set their own targets.
Slovenian sausage achieves PGI status
The European Commission has approved the addition of Kranjska klobasa – a Slovenian sausage product – on the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs).
BRC publishes updated food safety standard
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a revised standard on food safety and audits against it will start in July.