Product reformulation alone may not be sufficient to tackle obesity as American children’s top sources of energy provide little more than empty calories, researchers claim.
Corn Products International has completed its acquisition of National Starch, the specialty starches business of AkzoNobel, the company said on Friday.
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled that a US ban on Chinese poultry is illegal – the first such reprimand for legislation brought in under the Obama Administration.
Industry bodies on both sides of the Atlantic have hailed the verdict from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that current safe intake levels for bisphenol A (BPA) should remain unchanged.
Mothers who consume a diet high in trans-fats may be doubling the risk that their infants will have high levels of body fat, according to new research.
A federal court has ruled that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has again acted illegally by allowing limited planting of genetically modified (GM) sugar beets despite a court-ordered ban.