Which? report issues red alert for some breakfast cereals
A new Which? report on cereal nutrition, has found many popular breakfast cereals including those for the more health conscious palette to be high in salts, sugars, and fat.
Archives for July 19, 2006
Defra to consult on GM coexistence
The department of environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has released a consultative paper seeking views on coexistence of GM crops alongside ordinary crops.
Food companies target children online
Eight out of the world's top 10 food brands now target children through online marketing, prompting a discussion into current self-regulatory guidelines.
Consumer trend focus
Consumers want 'familiar' new products, says market researcher
Whatever consumers say they are doing when it comes to making food choices, their actual eating habits reveal something very different, according to industry expert Harry Balzer.
USDA releases supermarket brochure to back up MyPyramid
The US government has released a reader-friendly brochure designed to back up the MyPyramid nutritional guidelines, in the hope that this will allow the guidelines to become accessible to a wider range of consumers.
HortResearch develops antioxidant-rich red-fleshed apple
HortResearch has developed an antioxidant-rich red-fleshed apple that promises to lend to a wide variety of applications in functional beverages, as well as novel marketing potential for formulators.
DSM takes taste-neutral yeast extract to US
Dutch ingredients firm DSM used the recent IFT trade show in Orlando as a platform to launch its new natural-tasting yeast extract ingredient on the US market.