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Low-GI health claims are ‘down, but not out’

By Elaine Watson

While low-glycaemic index (low-GI) health claims have suffered a major setback following last week’s negative opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), it is “by no means the end of the road” for glycaemic control, according to experts in...

EC can balance EFSA’s mass antioxidant rejection: ERNA

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority’s mass rejection of antioxidant foods and constituents including prunes, bananas, resveratrol, pomegranate and pine bark extract will provide an interesting test of the European Commission’s risk management role, the...

Kellogg's seeks cereal weight claim approval under article 13.5

By Jane Byrne

Kellogg’s has submitted an application to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for approval of a weight health relationship claim under the proprietary and emerging science article 13.5 for generic ready- to-eat breakfast cereals.

Berries antioxidants pass bioavailability test

By Stephen Daniells

Consumption of antioxidant-rich berries may double levels of polyphenols in the blood, says a new study from Finland that supports the fruit as a source of bioavailable compounds.