Breaking News on Food & Beverage Development - North America EU edition

GFF tackles soggy veggie dishes

19-Nov-2009 - ‘kitchen cuts’, a range of roughly chopped red and yellow onions and red and green peppers in various

FDA examines caffeinated alcoholic drinks

16-Nov-2009 - Smirnoff Raw Tea Malt Beverage, and Constellation Brands, which makes Wide Eye. No one from Tea had been discontinued "within the last year for commercial reasons". The move has

Canada tightens front-of-pack nutrition labeling rules

06-Nov-2009 - to the American Smart Choices green check mark system, which was suspended last week after coming

CT attorney general urges companies to drop Smart Choices logo

28-Oct-2009 - to “voluntarily postpone” the scheme and not encourage wider use of its green check mark logo. It said that its Guidelines for Americans, but the scheme has been stridently criticized for allocating the program’s green

Smart Choices labeling program suspended

26-Oct-2009 - , in particular for allocating its green check mark to cereals that many consider to be high in sugar

FDA to examine front of pack labeling claims

21-Oct-2009 - come in for criticism in recent weeks for allocating its green check mark to sugary cereals

CT attorney general to investigate Smart Choices

16-Oct-2009 - for allocating the program’s green check mark to foods like Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, and General

Food makers' opportunity to play 'hide the veg'

13-Oct-2009 - on behalf of Green Giant, General Mills’ canned sweetcorn brand, asked 3000 parents about their family

Healthy foods top CSPI’s risk list

07-Oct-2009 - Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). Topping the list were leafy greens

Recession not driving ethical spending underground

06-Oct-2009 - Its report found the recession had not wilted sales in eco-friendly and green items; natural and retailers were making greater efforts in the ethical space such as green facilities and cause ... ethical shopping, green items, natural, organic

French sweet tooth holds sugar opportunities

17-Nov-2009 - consumption of sugar in hot drinks, such as coffee and tea," proffers the report. Breakfast time per cent for children. White sugar shaken on dairy products and fruit or taken in coffee and tea

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Calorie guidance could be too low, says SACN

16-Nov-2009 - crisps. But the SACN said the revised reference values should not be interpreted as a green light

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Report reveals green packaging progress and potential

13-Nov-2009 - Report reveals green packaging progress and potential ... Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... their green credentials. Reducing the sheer amount of packaging material used from the current figure of 116 ... green packaging, recycled materials, Dairy UK

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News in brief

Earthrise obtains HACCP for spirulina

09-Nov-2009 - such certification. Spirulina is a blue-green algae used in dietary supplements and functional foods for its

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/

Netherlands seeks Indian food processing partners

09-Nov-2009 - modern agricultural technology inputs must reach the farmers, and a second green revolution is the call

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/

Call for stricter monitoring of folic acid intake

09-Nov-2009 - such as green leafy vegetables, chick peas and lentils, while folic acid is the synthetic, bioavailable form

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Green tea extracts may protect against oral cancer: Study

06-Nov-2009 - Green tea extracts may protect against oral cancer: Study ... Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk signs ... Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk signs ... experienced a clinical response to the green tea extracts, according to findings published in Cancer Prevention Research. “While still very early, and not definitive proof that green tea is an effective ... green tea, cancer, EGCG

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Canadians warned off Chaotic Beverages over possible health risks

06-Nov-2009 - ”. The agency’s concern over Elixir of Tenacity centred on the inclusion of “green tea extract, which

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Ageing concerns to stimulate brain food market, report

06-Nov-2009 - and tea drinks, using a wide range of ingredients, state the analysts. Eye health

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