As the debate hots up over genetically modified foodstuffs, a
report published in the latest issue of Nature suggests
that, thanks to the tinkering of genes, decaffeinated coffee could
be grown on bushes.
The latest round-up from Mintel's GNPD reveals that innovation in
the food and drink industry is still going strong. Evidence that
innovation remains a number one priority for food manufacturers is
all apparent in the latest...
Research continues into the potential impact of maternal caffeine
consumption on baby weight with news this week that scientists from
the UK universities of Leicester and Leeds have been commissioned
to explore the phenomenon.
Policy decisions were top of the agenda for the first face to face
meeting in Sydney of the newly expanded Australia and New Zealand
Food Regulation ministerial council.
Last week we reported on a study that suggested the buzz we get
from coffee may not, unlike the widely held belief, actually be
from caffeine. This week, new reaseach finds that brewed coffee
raises homocysteine levels and risk factors...
The 'caffeine' buzz we get from our regular cups of coffee might
not actually be caffeine after all. Researchers in Switzerland
reporting on a recent study found that when occasional coffee
drinkers drank a triple espresso,...
A new energy bar with guarana has been launched by UK confectionery
group Cadbury Schweppes, the first 'mainstream' chocolate bar to
enter the energy market. Boost Guarana is said to offer as much
extra energy as an energy...
Adding to the increasing body of evidence that suggests chocolate
may be beneficial to the health comes new research that reveals
this 'ultimate temptation' may help fight off cancer and heart
disease, and, with a certain...
Every morning millions of people around the world reach for the
world's most popular 'fix' to help them start their day. A
scientist in the US suggests this week that although most people
would never consider that the...
A compound found in many foods and drinks could form the basis for
new drugs to defeat cancer and heart disease, scientists at the
University College London (UCL) in the UK claimed this week.
The European Commission on Thursday adopted new labelling rules
that will provide the consumer with labelling information on the
presence of caffeine or quinine in drinks and foods.
Caffeine negates the effects of the controversial sports
supplement, creatine, according to research carried out by
scientists from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Belgium.
High-caffeine drinks must be more clearly labelled as part of a
package of changes to EU labelling regulations, the UK Food
Standards Agency reports this week.
The highly successful energy drink Red Bull is under investigation
by the Swedish National Food Administration, following the deaths
of at least three persons.
The Swedish National Food Administration reported that "energy"
drinks containing caffeine and taurine should not be used as
thirst-quenchers or mixed with alcohol.
US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Co. is entering the growing market
for functional beverage products containing dietary supplement
ingredients such as...
Coca-Cola, the American beverage company, announced on Friday it
had bought Mad River Traders, a maker of tea, juice and soft
drinks, based in Connecticut,...
