Salud y Nutrición

Febrero 08, 2008

Aviko werkt aan aardappelpuree die langer 'vol' gevoel geeft.

Aviko, onderdeel van Cosun, werkt momenteel aan de ontwikkeling van een aardappelpuree die gebruikers een 'extra verzadigd gevoel' geeft, zodat je na het eten ervan niet zo snel honger krijgt. Dat vertelt Ad de Laat, directeur van het Cosun Food Techno...

Febrero 07, 2008

Low-Fat Diet Recommended By Federal Government May Have Unintended Consequences

It is common knowledge that obesity levels in America have been recorded at record levels, almost reaching the point of an epidemic. However, in the wake of numerous federal guidelines that promote a low fat diet, one must beg the question -- is it pos...

Febrero 06, 2008

Potato is best tolerated food in the UK

The potato is well-tolerated by more than 99 per cent of people, according to a study by YorkTest which has dubbed humble spud the 'safest food in Britain'.YorkTest, which supplies home-testing kits for food intolerance, came to its conclusion after as...

Enero 31, 2008

Update on EFSA’s evaluation of the safety of food flavouring substances

The EFSA Panel on additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) is working on a systematic evaluation of the safety of flavouring substances currently in use in the European Union (EU). A programme for their evaluatio...

Enero 30, 2008

Sweet foods contain hidden salt risks

The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has published new research this week to mark Salt Awareness Week 2008, which highlights the health risks posed to British children because parents are confused over salt content."Many parents know tha...

Enero 29, 2008

Consumer report: Low fat snacks still not as tasty as regular versions

To see whether potato chips and cheese crunchies, those quintessential Super Bowl snacks, can lose their fat but keep their taste, we compared regular versions with some lower-calorie, lower-fat, or multigrain cousins. We also dipped the tortilla chip...

Enero 29, 2008

Salt Awareness week: Salt in Chips shops tested [french fries].

High levels of salt added to a bag of chips could be pushing consumers over the recommended limits and endangering their health, research shows. Adults are advised to eat no more than 6g of salt a day, with lower limits for children.But a study of ch...

Enero 29, 2008

Virginia Senate Backs Phaseout of Trans Fats in School Food

The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to phase out the use of artery-clogging trans fats in food sold at public schools, from the cheese pizza in the cafeteria to the chips in the vending machine. The bill would direct the state superintendent...

Farm frites Nature's Goodness low fat french fries

Enero 29, 2008

Farm Frites Nature's Goodness verpakkingsontwerp valt opnieuw in de prijzen

Design Bridge (Londen en Amsterdam) heeft in Los Angeles een Golden Mobius Award gewonnen voor haar verpakkingsontwerp van Farm Frites.Dat gebeurde tijdens de 37e Internationale Mobius Advertising Awards op 26 januari. Met deze internationale prijs beh...

Enero 28, 2008

Website 'Potatoes...Goodness Unearthed' at www.potatogoodness.com launched by United States Potato Board

A new United States Potato Board (USPB) website, www.potatogoodness.com, joined the Board’s online cache of resources championing the goodness and nutrition found in America’s favorite vegetable. This consumer website went live January 17, 2008 and re...

Enero 26, 2008

Every day, 1.2 million Australians visit a McDonald's restaurant

In Australia, a country with 21 million people, an average of 1.2 million Australians a day walked through the golden arches in 2007. The McDoanld's franchise, which has 762 restaurants across Australia, notched double-digit growth over the calendar ...

Enero 24, 2008

Bell offers butter flavor alternative to diacetyl

Bell Flavors and Fragrances has responded to concerns over the use of diacetyl in popcorn by developing butter flavors that are free from the additive. The company claims its replacers provide the same fatty, creamy mouth feel that diacetyl does, and ...

Enero 24, 2008

Super Bowl Snack Attack…Super Bowl Sunday Is Super Bowl Of Snacking

Super Bowl Sunday is the “Super Bowl” of snacking. Research by the Calorie Control Council and the Snack Food Association finds that Americans will eat 30 million pounds of snacks on the big game day. That breaks down to 11.2 million pounds of potato ...

Enero 23, 2008

Indra Nooyi: Pepsico's 'Comfort Foods' to resist US slowdown

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) expects its business, based on "comfort foods", to be resilient to a U.S. economic slowdown, Chief Executive Indra Nooyi said on Wednesday. "In many ways we are countercyclical and it helps...

Enero 23, 2008

UK foods to follow single labelling system

The UK government will say today that the nation must adopt a single, consistent food labelling system. Health Secretary Alan Johnson will announce the government's nutrition labelling plans later today, as part of a wider-reaching obesity strategy.The...

Enero 23, 2008

FDA petitioned to end Proposition 65 conflict for foods

Swanson Health Products has filed a petition with the FDA asking it to determine that California's Proposition 65 conflicts irreconcilably with food and supplement regulations, making the industry vulnerable to 'bounty hunters'. Proposition 65 was i...

McCain Rustic Oven Fries Product of the Year

Enero 22, 2008

McCain Rustic oven chips (french fries) 'Product of the Year'

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd announced today that its Rustic Oven Chips was awarded the status of Product of the Year in the Home Cooking Category. McCain's Rustic Oven Chips took the market by storm at launch in January 2007. With only 3% fat, no choleste...

Enero 22, 2008

ConAgra Foods Inc. Terminates Food Safety Officer

A top food safety expert at ConAgra Foods Inc. was fired last week because he violated one of the company's employment polices, company officials said Monday. ConAgra declined to provide more details about Paul A. Hall's termination as vice president ...