Sat fats in the clear? Study links trans fats, but not sat fats, to heart disease and death
Saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes, says a new study published in the BMJ.
Archives for August 11, 2015
Food safety and quality priorities on agenda at SGS Food Forum
Facing limited financial resources and rigid market conditions food market players got together to address quality management systems and food safety at a two day event in Russia.
13% in some countries compared to 43% in SE Asia
Europe has world's lowest breastfeeding rates: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says rising obesity rates among mothers and ready availability and attractiveness of formula has left Europe with the world’s lowest breastfeeding rates.
Milk crisis nationalism is anti-EU, Dutch tell Commission
Calls from the French National Federation of Dairy Cooperatives (FNCL) to stop imports of foreign dairy products are contrary to EU single market principles, Dutch groups have complained to the European Commission.
UK the worst offender in Europe’s 22 million tonne food waste problem
Around 80% of the 22 million tonnes of food wasted in the European Union is ‘avoidable’, according to new research that puts the UK bottom of the food waste league.
ReposiTrak reaches 3,000 supplier connections
ReposiTrak’s compliance management and track and trace technology has hit the 3,000 supplier connections mark driven by the need to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Sweden to take 2-day snapshot of kids’ diets
The Swedish Food Authority (NFA) will look at what 3,000 children eat and drink over two days as part of a study into the diets of the country's youth.
African Swine Fever puts Russian region at risk
Russian agricultural holding Miratorg may abandon its major pig project in Kursk Oblast.
Virulence and age are factors for HUS development – study
Virulence gene profile and patients’ age are major determinants of haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) development, according to a study in Norway.
How do you like your latte? People will pay more for coffee with latte art, suggests study
Latte art – the designs sprinkled on the froth of a milky coffee by baristas – influences people’s perceptions of the beverage and can even make them willing to pay 11 to 13% more.
FMC sells pectin division to Cargill, signals concern about omega-3s business
FMC Corporation has announced a restructuring of its pectin business in a deal with Cargill. This comes in the wake of disappointing overall earnings in the second quarter of 2015 and nutrition segment revenues that were impacted by continued slow demand...
Editorial
Maggi action: The latest monsoon in a chai cup
Reactionary and radical moves by politicians and administrators who like to ride roughshod over common sense are unexceptional occurrences in India.