EU proposes new trading rules
The European Commission has proposed new rules to help defend the EU against unfair trading practices by third countries.
Archives for January 8, 2013
Online food games may prompt high calorie snacking – even if they promote fruit
Online games promoting food items prompt children to consume more energy-dense foods – regardless of the kind of food the games promote, suggests new research from the Netherlands.
Chinese study links MSG intake to sleep breathing disorders
Intake of monosodium glutamate (MSG) may be associated with a higher incidence of snoring and sleep-disordered breathing, suggests a new study.
Economic crisis threatens Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is under threat as cash-strapped consumers in southern European countries are spending less on fresh foods and more on cheaper packaged foods, according to new research.
Welfare group concerned over EU sow stall compliance
A European animal welfare group has expressed “serious concerns” over compliance with new legislation banning sow stalls on the Continent.
Innovation club meets for the first time
Pan-European manufacturers that have signed up to Leatherhead Food Research's (LFR's) innovation 'club' will get a glimpse of the latest novel emulsion, hygiene and fibre optic sensing technologies at its first meeting later this month.
POSITIVE HEALTH NEWS FOR CARBONATES
Not gettin’ far with that gastric bezoar? Grab a Coke…
Coke drinking is an effective first-line treatment to dissolve ‘gastric bezoars’ or indigestible masses that form in the stomach after foreign material accumulates there, according to a new Greek study.