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februari 19, 2009

Selenium enriched potato launched

Peter Keogh &Sons, the potato-growing and packing company owned by the north County Dublin Keogh family, has launched a selenium-enriched Rooster potato called Selena, which is currently available exclusively in Superquinn stores in Ireland.The Sel...

februari 17, 2009

National Restaurant Association Statement Regarding Federal Court Ruling on Menu Labeling in New York City

National Restaurant Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs Beth Johnson issued the following statement in response to today's U.S. Court of Appeals decision to uphold a New York City Board of Health regulation that dictates how nutrit...

februari 13, 2009

Campaña britanica para reducir el consumo de grasas saturadas

Las agencias de seguridad de los alimentos del Reino Unido (Foods Standard Agency, FSA) ha lanzado una campaña publicitaria en los medios para reducir el consumo de grasas saturadas en los alimentos y cambiar los hábitos de compra y alimentación hacia ...

februari 08, 2009

Argentina logro reemplazar en siete años el 55% de las grasas malas en los alimentos

Argentina logró reemplazar, desde 2001, el 55 por ciento de las grasas malas presentes en los alimentos, según el anuncio que se realizará mañana durante un encuentro académico. La jornada denominada "Entornos Saludables y Grasas Trans"está ...

februari 05, 2009

Technomic: calorie count on menu influencing item and restaurant choice

A new survey conducted by foodservice consultants Technomic, Inc. revealed that the mandated calorie disclosure for New York City restaurants with 15 or more units is affecting what items consumers order and which restaurants they visit. Technomic fou...

januari 29, 2009

Consumentenbond: Nog vaak ongezond frituurvet bij de snackbar

Patatzaken bakken nog steeds op grote schaal in ongezond, vast frituurvet. Van de circa 3.000 snackbars die niet meedoen aan de campagne ‘Verantwoord Frituren’ is ongeveer 70% nog altijd niet overgestapt op het veel betere vloeibare frituurvet, zo bli...

januari 13, 2009

Could high GI foods be addictive?

New Zealand scientists have reported that heavily processed foods with a high glycaemic index (GI) could be addictive in a similar way to drugs.Simon Thornley, from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service, noted that foods with a high GI caused blo...

januari 08, 2009

La obesidad se lo pone dificil al marketing

Con la obesidad ocupando las páginas centrales, ¿cuál debería ser la respuesta de las empresas que fabrican, venden y/o hacen publicidad de alimentos con alto contenido calórico y graso? Se estima que en Estados Unidos el 10% de los niños que aún no v...

januari 02, 2009

Canadian AAFC Scientists Consider Potato Starch for Nutritional and Industrial Applications

Most cooks are familiar with the thickening properties of corn starch, but potato starch is every bit as much up to the job, say scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). They’re working on a project to further examine the structure and...

december 31, 2008

Seattle Fast-food chains must now post fat, calories

As of Jan. 1 2009 more than 1,500 fast-food and chain restaurants throughout Seattle and King County will be required to post on their menu boards or some other "easily readable"sign how many calories, milligrams of sodium and grams of satura...

november 24, 2008

Some food products giving the boot to excess salt

Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation's food supply, there are early signs that 2009's nutrition "bad guy"will be salt. Salt is being siphoned from soups, banished from breads, channeled out of chips, e...

november 24, 2008

Agrico's Almera suitable for diabetics and requires less water

A new, healthier variety of potato is set to take the Australian market by storm. Unlike most spuds, Almera is suitable for people who are diabetic or striving to maintain a healthy weight. Graham Liney, who lives about two hours from Canberra, in La...

november 20, 2008

Major restaurant chains in UK commit to healthier foods

Six leading high street restaurant chains – Burger King, KFC, McDonald's, Nando's, Subway and Wimpy – have today announced a commitment to make changes in their restaurants, which support Agency activity to help people eat more healthily outside the ...

november 07, 2008

Dow Chemical Company launches Satisfit, an ingredient to reduce fat absorption

At Health Ingredients Europe, the Dow Chemical Company introduced Satisfit, a new weight management ingredient this week, which it claims has been shown to block the absorption of saturated and trans-fats in pre-clinical trials.

oktober 31, 2008

Salt is set to be the next trans-fat

With so much emphasis on health care during the current presidential campaign, whoever wins next Tuesday’s election will need to make some speedy decisions about the runaway medical costs occasioned by America’s unhealthy eating habits. Salt will lik...

oktober 28, 2008

Food Companies Implement Smart Choices Program to Improve Public Health

In an attempt to improve public health, a group of scientists, dieticians, food makers and retailers have created a nutrition labelling system called the Smart Choices Program (TM). The labels, featuring the symbol of the program and other information ...

oktober 27, 2008

GMA: Food Industry offering more low sodium foods

The average American consumes between 6,000 and 18,000 milligrams of salt daily. The body only needs about 200 milligrams.

oktober 13, 2008

New York City Restaurants violating Calorie Posting Rule

New York City has issued nearly 700 citations to restaurant chains for not complying with new calorie posting rules. McDonald’s had most violations.The city has issued 682 violations to restaurant chains since a new law took effect five months ago requ...