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augustus 21, 2012

El consumidor comerá más snacks pese a seguir dudando de su salubridad, según reciente estudio

El mercado de los snacks alcanzará los 4.800 millones de euros hacia el 2016 en el Reino Unido, según el informe de mercado de Mintel. No obstante, y a pesar de los buenos augurios, el público sigue manteniendo ciertas ideas preconcebida alrededor de...

augustus 21, 2012

Potandon Produce offers 'Box Tops for Education' on its Klondike Rose bags

Potandon Produce announced that beginning in July, Green Giant® Fresh Klondike Rose Potatoes is participating in the Box Tops for Education program.

augustus 21, 2012

Alberta politician calls on Frito-Lay to boycott Alberta potatoes on child labour concerns

An Alberta politician, the Liberal MLA David Swann, called on snack-food giant Frito Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo., to boycott Alberta potatoes because child labour remains unregulated on provincial farms. The New Democrats later joined the Alberta Fe...

augustus 19, 2012

Lawyers From Suits Against Big Tobacco Target Food Makers

More than a dozen lawyers who previously took on the tobacco companies have filed 25 cases against industry players like ConAgra Foods, PepsiCo, Heinz, General Mills and Chobani that stock pantry shelves and refrigerators across America. The suits, fi...

augustus 17, 2012

Un estudio asegura que los snacks saludables mitigan el stress de los trabajadores

Si quiere trabajadores menos agobiados y, por tanto, más centrados para rendir mejor, ponga snacks saludables en las máquinas expendedoras de su empresa. Esa es la principal conclusión de un estudio llevado a cabo por la firma Herbalife, en estrecha co...

augustus 14, 2012

Canadian research shows Healthy Happy Meals with toys steer kids from junk food

Children are far more likely to pick a healthier fast-food meal when promotional toys are offered only with those menu options and not with less nutritional fare like burgers, fries and a pop, according to a Canadian study.

augustus 14, 2012

Sliced apples sold to McDonald's, Burger King and grocery chains recalled for Listeria

Pre-sliced apples distributed by Missa Bay LLC, owned by Ready Pac Foods Inc. of Swedesboro, N.J.to fast-food and grocery chains across the United States are among packaged products being recalled due to possible contamination with Listeria bacteria.

augustus 14, 2012

Frito-Lay offers new Resources for Gluten Free Snacking

Frito-Lay North America division announced the launch of a gluten free recipe section on its website www.frito-lay.com to help make snacking easier and more enjoyable for consumers with Celiac Disease or gluten sensitivities.The new recipe section on t...

augustus 09, 2012

Canadian Government Improving Inspection Approach to Strengthen Food Safety

The Government of Canada released today its draft model for improving food inspection in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing a single approach to food inspection that will provide consistent and appropriate oversight across ...

augustus 02, 2012

Chile Bans Toys in Fast Food to Attack Child Obesity

Facing an uptick in child obesity, Chile is cracking down on the happy meal. A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast-food by forcing McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with ch...

juli 05, 2012

Low glycemic load diet might be better than low fat or very low carbohydrate diet

A new study published recently in the Journal of American Medical Association challenges the notion that “a calorie is a calorie.” The study, led by Cara Ebbeling, PhD, associate director and David Ludwig, MD, director of the New Balance Foundation Obe...

juli 05, 2012

Novozymes Acrylaway can cut acrylamide levels in French fries by up to 50%, show industrial trials

Novozymes, the world leader in bioinnovation, recently announced today they have new, third party data that shows Novozymes Acrylaway® is effective in the industrial production of French fries. Acrylamide has been considered a potential health risk si...

juni 25, 2012

McGill University and developing-country scientists working on a better potato for Colombian communities

Researchers cooperate to develop nutritious, high-yielding, and more disease-resistant potatoes for food-insecure indigenous communities in Colombia.

juni 25, 2012

Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) launches website

The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.apre.org

juni 19, 2012

McCain Foods to pay $40,000 for air quality violations

McCain Foods in Othello reached a settlement agreement this week with the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) over violations of the plant’s air quality permit, vowing to avoid any similar violations in the future.

juni 13, 2012

A fin de combatir la malnutrición, investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia buscan mejorar la calidad de la papa

A fin de combatir la malnutrición, investigadores de la UN buscan mejorar la calidad y explorar la diversidad genética de este tubérculo, para maximizar el uso de sus recursos genéticos y económicos. Con el análisis de los compuestos nutricionales y a...

juni 06, 2012

Frito-Lay announces initiative to validate and label products as gluten free

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division recently announced a multi-year initiative to validate many of their products as gluten free, with package labeling to follow.

juni 06, 2012

Colored potato chips slow snacking, researchers find

Researchers found that inserting colored potato chips at regular intervals in stackable potato chips caused people to eat fewer chips overall.

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El consumidor comerá más snacks pese a seguir dudando de su salubridad, según reciente estudio

Potandon Produce offers 'Box Tops for Education' on its Klondike Rose bags

Alberta politician calls on Frito-Lay to boycott Alberta potatoes on child labour concerns

Lawyers From Suits Against Big Tobacco Target Food Makers

Un estudio asegura que los snacks saludables mitigan el stress de los trabajadores

Canadian research shows Healthy Happy Meals with toys steer kids from junk food

Sliced apples sold to McDonald's, Burger King and grocery chains recalled for Listeria

Frito-Lay offers new Resources for Gluten Free Snacking

Canadian Government Improving Inspection Approach to Strengthen Food Safety

Chile Bans Toys in Fast Food to Attack Child Obesity

Low glycemic load diet might be better than low fat or very low carbohydrate diet

Novozymes Acrylaway can cut acrylamide levels in French fries by up to 50%, show industrial trials

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