Archives for September 28, 2009

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Time for a change? More food jobs around now

By Jess Halliday

The UK food job market has seen an upturn in recent months, according to a recruitment expert, and it’s no longer a buyers market for those in the hiring seat. But for mainland Europe, recovery is still to come.

EU roadshow to combat kids' obesity

The EU has launched a new campaign to encourage healthy eating among school children, bringing the Tasty Bunch roadshow to 18000 kids in 180 schools, in seven counties.

France reminds what ‘natural’ means

By Jess Halliday

The French department responsible for tackling fraud has issued a new note setting out how the term ‘natural’ should be used on food products.

Stevia: beverages and replacing aspartame

By Sneha Pasricha, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Aspartame and sugar are likely to be the main substitution targets for emerging stevia sweeteners, and beverages the initial main application, writes Sneha Pasricha, a research analyst for Frost & Sullivan, in the first of two guest articles.