Valio launches 'tasty' low-fat cheese
Finnish dairy manufacturer Valio is launching a new low-fat cheese on the home market, that claims to have an improved texture and taste.
Archives for January 21, 2003
Does fat matter in dementia risk?
Researchers evaluating the link between diet and risk for dementia have failed to confirm the role of saturated fat in higher risk of the mental illness. But they stress that further studies may be needed to reach any conclusions.
Supporting probiotics
With new probiotic-containing dairy foods reaching the market every week, a European research project is looking at how the manufacturing process is key to an effective end-product.
New features for Natural Products Expo
This year's Natural Products Expo Europe, taking place at the RAI Amsterdam from 4-5 June, is adding to its usual format an EU compliance programme and a forum focusing on business opportunities in Russia and emerging eastern European markets.
Role of folic acid in heart health inconclusive
Despite the recent evidence showing that B vitamins and folic acid supplements could protect against the onset of heart disease, researchers from Australia say they have found no link between blood folate levels and death from heart disease in a large...
5-a-day: is the message working?
Key findings of a new survey from the Department of Health in the UK reveal that the government and the food industry still have a long way to go before the UK population has registered the five-a-day message.