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Italians take pragmatic health claims approach

By Shane Starling

An Italian delegation from the Italian Ministry of Health told the European Health Claims Alliance conference in Brussels last week of reservations it holds transposing the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) into the Italian legislature.

Unilever and TNO team up for new approach to food and health

By Lorraine Heller

A new food research collaboration between Unilever and TNO will examine ways in which diet can help improve health and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases by looking at the body’s overall balance rather than any one specific biomarker.

Unilever questions Fabuless for processed weight management foods

By Stephen Daniells

Incorporating Fabuless – a combination of palm and oat oil fractions – into processed foods may not impact measures associated with weight loss, says a new study from Unilever, Oxford Brooks University and the University of Bristol.

EFSA health claim opinion

Sugar-free chewing gum reduces tooth decay, finds EFSA

By Jane Byrne

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved a health claim for xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol-based sugar-free chewing gum that it reduces the risk of tooth decay.