Breaking consumer ties with junk food brands could backfire
Consumers' affinity with beloved junk food brands can be strong – but trying to weaken it may be counter-productive by reducing preferences for healthy foods, say scientists.
Archives for June 14, 2015
Danish retailer pushes for tougher welfare standards
Supermarket chain Coop Danmark is pressing the Danish government to toughen standards required by a proposed animal welfare labelling scheme for retail meat and livestock products.
Cool Britannia: British branding can boost appeal in UK and abroad
Safety, quality, nostalgia- there's a buzz about British products both abroad and at home for various reasons – but products need more than just a Union Jack on the label if they are to stand out, warn experts.
Brain hormone could help distinguish sugar and zero calorie sweeteners
Fruit flies have a set of neurones that fire only when they encounter real sugar – triggering the release of a hormone that is not released when they eat a non-calorific sweetener. And researchers suggest that humans possess the same ‘molecular machinery’.
French colour coded nutrition labels are ‘technically feasible’, says ANSES
Proposed colour coded nutrition labels are technically feasible but would be ineffective for comparing products in some food categories, according to an analysis from French food agency ANSES.
PURE Bioscience hopeful of SDC market launch by end of year
PURE Bioscience has said ‘if all goes smoothly’ it expects to commercialize its antimicrobial for raw poultry processing by the end of 2015.
Europe's gluten-free boom won't end yet
Europe’s gluten-free market will continue to boom, as analysts predict several more years of increasing sales.
Namibia stands firm over poultry import restrictions
The Namibian government is continuing to fight a legal challenge against its decision to restrict South African chicken imports.
Review highlights potential of nano-delivery systems for nutraceuticals in foods
While there are several challenges involved in the nano-delivery of vitamins and nutrients in functional foods, such systems have ‘considerable potential’ within the food industry, says an expert in oral delivery systems.