News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A lack of plausible scientific evidence means that no general conclusions can currently be drawn on the safety of food and packaging derived from nanomaterials, said Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS).
Once upon a time sugar was sugar, and sugar was most definitely not good for you. So the Corn Refiners Association move to rebrand high fructose corn syrup as corn sugar is a daring move – but should do little to sweeten its reputation.
Ben & Jerry’s has said it will phase out use of the words ‘all natural’ on its ice cream and frozen yogurt labels after a complaint from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) last month.
The Federal Trade Commission legal action alleging POM Wonderful made unsubstantiated claims for its pomegranate products, adds to a stream of claim actions the increasingly active agency has taken this year.
The incidence of celiac disease has doubled every 15 years since 1974 and is becoming more prevalent in the elderly, claims new research from the University of Maryland’s Center for Celiac Research.