Archives for February 10, 2015

Attorney: 'The risk of litigation over ‘source’ as a term is not insignificant'

Twinings prevails in ‘natural source of antioxidants’ lawsuit; but ‘source of' claims still risky, warn attorneys

An Arkansas federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit claiming Twinings North America Inc. deceived consumers by mislabeling its teas as a ‘natural source of antioxidants’, but attorneys warn that other firms should still think very carefully...

US pig inspection pilot could cut product quality, warns advocacy group and inspectors

A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot programme is reducing the quality and safety of American pork products and will pose a significant health risk if it is rolled out to the entire US pig slaughterhouse sector, according to an advocacy group.

Skeptics question researchers’ conclusion that recommendation to limit saturated fat unfounded

A new study in Open Heart suggesting the U.S. and U.K. never should have recommended limiting saturated fat to reduce the risk of heart disease is a “rehash” of previously examined data and does not prove the advice should be overturned, according to...

What's for breakfast? Re-inventing the first meal of the day

Eggs remain a breakfast constant, but how they are served is changing, AEB says

The iconic “all-American breakfast” combination of eggs, meat and a carb is getting an update to better reflect the increasingly diverse U.S. population, but consumers’ growing expectation to customize their food means what is hot in one region likely is...

Glanbia Nutritionals launches vegan proteins from ancient grains, flax, & chia

Glanbia Nutritionals is launching a new line of non-GMO, gluten-free plant-based protein crisps and powders derived from ancient grains, flax and chia that can be used in everything from beverages to baked goods and gluten-free foods.

Instantly uses crowdsourcing to provide real-time data on new products (and exactly what consumers think of them)

The new Product Watch tool from consumer insights expert Instantly (formerly uSamp) could prove a game-changer in the CPG industry by using crowdsourcing to enable subscribers to find out what new products have been launched in their categories, how and...