Archives for October 2, 2013

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PepsiCo brand Gatorade nets Liverpool Football Club deal

By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo brand Gatorade has signed a deal with Liverpool Football Club to supply products to the team, while the club also gains access to the brand’s sports science laboratory to work on player fitness.

IDACE changes name to better reflect its objectives

By Nathan Gray

The European Dietetic Food industry Association (IDACE) will be changing its name to ‘Specialised Nutrition Europe’ (SNE), in order to better reflect the group’s membership and objectives. 

GNC buys UK's top online sports nutrition supplements retailer

By Hank Schultz

GNC Holdings, Inc. is continuing its push into the high growth sports nutrition space with the purchase of A1 Sports Limited, the leading multi-brand sports nutrition e-commerce retailer in the UK doing business under the name Discount Supplements.

Folic acid deficiency may impact later generations

By Nathan Gray

Deficiencies in folic acid dating back up to five generations could have an impact on developmental risk factors and later risk of disease, according to new research in mice.

Industry concerned about data abuse as EFSA fans transparency wings

By Shane Starling at EFSA in Parma, Italy

As the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) welcomed a broad range of stakeholders to its Italian HQ today to debate data and process transparency, the food industry asked at what point openness brakes innovation and competitive advantage?

EFSA rejects ‘secret studies’ allegations

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected accusations that it is secretive about the studies it assesses to determine the safety of foods, as claimed by a coalition of NGOs in an open letter.