EU safety logo set to tighten net on dodgy food supplement sales
The Danish and Austrian authorities have warned against toxic food supplements ahead of an EU-wide safety logo set to crack down on illegal retailers posing as online pharmacies.
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Codex adoption of DIAAS protein quality method would be 'advantageous': FAO
Adoption of the DIAAS protein quality measurement method by Codex Alimentarius would be "advantageous" to its development, says a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report.
IQ Chocolate: What’s essential to ensure a start-up survives – and thrives?
Four years ago two Scottish women with little experience of the food industry started developing a gourmet chocolate brand. Now they are moving into export markets – so what were the ingredients of success?
Solar pilots: ‘The right food and nutrition are critical to the success of our mission’
Nestlé has developed high-tech airline food to fuel the pilots in their record-breaking attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar powered aircraft.
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Veggie diet can reduce colorectal cancer risk rate (in some Christians): Study
Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)-published research has found vegetarian Seventh-day Adventist men and women have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than meat eating folks from the same religion.
BASF: We questioned EFSA opinion but did not try & suppress it
BASF has refuted media reports it tried to suppress a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) negative weight management health claim opinion.
Glico builds endurance sports science for Cluster Dextrin ingredient
Formulating sports nutrition products with a highly branched cyclic dextrin may combat the onset of stress factors induced during exhaustive physical activity, says a study from Japan.