Round tables take top three spots
Top of the pops was the round table discussion about whether health claims in Europe are doomed. Shane Starling talks to Anke Sentko from Beneo, Jens Bleiel from DSM, and Christian Artaria from Indena about the severity of the rulings from EFSA about health claims.
To watch the video Are health claims doomed?, please click here.
Another round table discussion was the second most watched video of the year. Stephen Daniells, NutraIngredients.com’s science editor, talked to Cathy Signoret from Cosucra, Dr Julian Stowell from Danisco Sweetners, and Dr Gerard Corthier from France’s INRA about the role of gut bacteria in obesity.
Could probiotics and prebiotics play a role in the battle against the bulge?
To watch Round table: Gut health and obesity, please click here.
Number three in the top five was Lorraine Heller’s round table discussion about the necessity and challenges of establishing a recommended daily intake (RDI) for the omega-3 fatty acids.
Lorraine talks to Dr Alex Richardson from FAB Research, Robert Orr from Ocean Nutrition, GOED, and Jerry Luff from NuMega.
To watch Omega-3 and the need for an RDI, please click here.
EFSA and health claims
Shane Starling’s exclusive interview with Professor Albert Flynn, EFSA's chief health claim assessor, came in at number four. The audio podcast hears Professor Flynn defend the approach chosen by EFSA to focus on gold standard science
To listen to Professor Flynn, please click here.
The final straw
Bringing the top five to a close is the interview with the people behind the probiotic straw – Danisco, Tetra Pak, and Unistraw. Shane Starling met with them at HIE recently.
To listen to 3 parties, 1 project, the probiotic straw, please click here.