News on Health and Nutrition

August 24, 2010

FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...

August 21, 2010

Brasil: Límites en la publicidad de alimentos sacuden a las potencias del mercado

La Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria de Brasil, Anvisa, recientemente dictaminó que la publicidad de bebidas refrescantes y comida rica en grasas saturadas o grasas trans, azúcar y sodio cambiará. Para final de 2010, la industria se tendrá que ...

August 20, 2010

Gezondheidsraad: biologisch produkt niet gezonder

Biologische producten zijn niet gezonder dan reguliere producten. Ze leveren geen gezondheidswinst, concludeert de Gezondheidsraad.

August 17, 2010

McCain spreads the word on 'healthy chips'

McCain, the UK’s frozen potato brand, is raising the awareness of Rustic Oven Chips, the chip with four green traffic lights, with a new communications campaign.

July 29, 2010

Federal Task Force presents plan to cut Canada’s salt intake

A federal task force has delivered a plan to cut Canada’s salt habit to a teaspoon a day – a change that could save tens of thousands of lives a year – but insiders fear it has only tepid support from government and the food industry.The long-awaited r...

July 29, 2010

European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends 30g portion size for snacks

The European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends a portion of 30g for savoury snacks and Nuts.This portion recommendation for savoury snacks was agreed in close cooperation with CIAA.In defining portions for snacks and for nuts, ESA aims to ensure that...

July 20, 2010

China vows to stop restaurant reuse of cooking oil

Chinese call it "gutter oil"- a foul slop fished up from sewage drains or collected at restaurant back doors - and it's being used widely in the country's eateries.Recycled food oil is China's latest food-safety scandal that has worried consu...

July 20, 2010

What REALLY happens to the Food Standards Agency

After last weeks speculations in the UK media on what would happen to the Food Standards Agency, the United Kingdom's food safety watchdog, here is the REAL plan, outlined in a press release by the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and th...

July 20, 2010

ASDA withdraws some own-brand crisps for gluten in salt and vinegar flavour

Asda (United Kingdom)has withdrawn some of its own-brand Salt &Vinegar, Variety and Boxed Crisps, because the salt and vinegar flavouring used in the crisps contains trace amounts of wheat gluten. This means the products, which are available in var...

July 16, 2010

Fast Food Using Less Trans Fats

Trans fats have been showing up less often in fast-food restaurant meals.Research from the University of Minnesota's Nutrition Coordinating Center has shows major chains have significantly reduced their use of oils that contain trans fat in French frie...

July 14, 2010

IFST responds to FSA break-up story

Stories circulated yesterday reported that Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, would be announcing the break up of the Food Standards Agency. They also suggested that this break up was an indication that the Government had ‘caved in’ to the pressure of...

July 12, 2010

Food Standard Agency to be abolished by health secretary

The Food Standards Agency is to be abolished by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, it emerged last night, after the watchdog fought a running battle with industry over the introduction of colour-coded "traffic light"warnings for groceries,...

July 07, 2010

FDA invites comments on law requiring posting of calories

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is inviting the public to submit comments and information to help the agency implement a new federal law that requires the posting of calorie content and other nutrition information on menu ...

June 30, 2010

Biotech Start-up shows acrylamide reductions with special yeast

Functional Technologies Corp (TSX-V: FEB), a world leader in yeast research and development, today announced initial test results for bread made with its acrylamide-preventing yeast demonstrated reductions of acrylamide of approximately 90%.

June 28, 2010

Frito-Lay introduces lower sodium Ruffles and Fritos

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit announced the introduction of two new Lightly Salted varieties of chips. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly Salted potato chips join Lay’s Lightly Salted potato chips, which were launche...

June 27, 2010

Europarlement stemt tegen "stoplicht"

Het Europees Parlement heeft tegen een stoplichtsysteem gestemd. Een amendement van enkele fracties in het Parlement voor de invoering van zo'n systeem werd verworpen. Volgens de voorstanders van het verkeerslichtensysteem kunnen consumenten aan de h...

June 25, 2010

Friet weer terug in zwembad Zeist

Bezoekers van het Zeister zwembad Dijnselburg kunnen daar vanaf zaterdag weer genieten van een frietje met mayonaise. Het patatverbod, dat deel uitmaakte van een proef met gezondere snacks, is daarmee opgeheven, aldus wethouder Jacqueline Verbeek-Ni...

June 22, 2010

Piden prohibir grasas trans en alimentos en el Reino Unido

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...