‘M&M's colored’ honey prompts Mars action
Mars France is working with beekeepers to determine whether blue and green honey produced by bees in Northeastern France is caused by its nearby M&M's processing plant.
Archives for October 4, 2012
JFC Plastics prosecuted after worker’s death
JFC Plastics has been ordered to pay £240,000 (€298,390) in fines and costs after being prosecuted following the death of a worker at one of its UK recycling facilities.
Time spent chewing food important for satiety, study suggests
The amount of time spent chewing food could have an important impact on feelings of fullness – calling into question the suitability of beverages for increasing satiety, according to a new Nestlé-sponsored study.
‘Do you like my bits?’: Club Orange ads inappropriate for children, says ASA
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has partially upheld a complaint against Britvic for the advertising of its Club Orange soft drink, which features scantily clad women inviting men to admire their “bits”.
Nanomaterials must be assessed on case to case basis - EC
The European Commission (EC) has said the safety of nanomaterials needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis in its latest review.
Massive food ‘dictionary’ to speed new product development
New product developers may soon have a new tool for coming up with innovative food concepts, as a group of Dutch companies and universities is developing a huge dictionary of food knowledge compiled from more than 20 million seemingly unrelated documents.