Red meat health warning: eat more!
The latest health warnings about red meat focus on the dangers of eating too little not too much.
Archives for March 23, 2012
39 complaints. 0 actions: UK health claims enforcement is a “mockery”, study finds
The UK’s 220 Trading Standards (TS) agencies are failing to take action against products making ‘spurious’ health claims, a local charity has found after testing the system.
Curcumin may have Parkinson's promise: Study
Intake of the tumeric spice curcumin could help to reduce clumping of proteins associated with the onset of Parkinson’s disease, according to new research.
Plea for health claims reform goes to European Parliament president
The evaluation of general function health claims under article 13.1 is “inappropriate and disproportionate”, an alliance of European food, supplement and ingredient companies has said in a letter to the European Parliament president.
Nestle sees consumer trend for online with e-commerce chocolate launch for Spain
Nestle has launched an e-commerce platform for Spanish customers to order personalised chocolates online.
Call for UK to get behind non-GMO soy lecithin as firm gets sustainable supply validation
The UK food sector remains ‘undecided’ about non-GMO soy lecithin compared to the level of demand that exists in other European markets said CERT ID as Thew Arnott becomes the first UK supplier to get ProTerra backing on sustainable sourcing of the...