Archives for December 11, 2006

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WHO report calls for global restriction on food ads to kids

By  Lorraine Heller

Broad restrictions need to be implemented on the marketing of foods and beverages to children, as the majority of these are high in salt, fat and sugar, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Shedding light on dark chocolate

By  Catherine Boal

The US based Chocolate Manufacturers Association (CMA) has released a guide to cacao content labels in order to demystify confused chocolate consumers.

EFSA calls for data on food colours

By  staff reporter

Europe's food safety authority has called for data on food colours as part of a systematic re-evaluation of all authorised food additives in the EU.

Weekly Comment

Trans Fats: A Farewell to Harm

There's no way but out for heart-damaging trans fatty acids, and procrastinators in the food industry will achieve nothing by delaying reformulation other than lagging behind in the game as the rest of the world waves goodbye.