ASA ruling
Health claim fail: ASA gives UK smoothie firm rough ride
For the second time in 13 months Juice Garden has been pulled up by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making unauthorised health claims.
Archives for June 15, 2016
Sugar tax could eat into unhealthy breakfast cereal sales, study finds
A sugar tax of 20% could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, research has shown.
Which companies pay the most for milk?
The international Milk Price Review shows the standardized milk price calculations for April 2016 deliveries.
Studies highlight past and present Salmonella outbreaks
A number of different Salmonella outbreaks and investigations were brought to the attention of FoodQualityNews during a recent event.
France Euro 2016 boosts pork demand
The UEFA 2016 Euro football tournament has helped boost demand for pork in Europe, according to data from UK levy board AHDB Pork.
Heard of himanthalia? Dutch start-up aims to replace carb-heavy pasta with seaweed
Himanthalia - or sea spaghetti - may not be commonly known. But as a healthy like-for-like pasta replacement that boosts vegetable intake and is harvested in a sustainable way, it will be soon, says Dutch entrepreneur and founder of Seamore.
Facebook could be making kids fat: report
Food and drink brands are restricting their use of websites to promote unhealthy products to children, instead using social media giant Facebook, an Irish report has found.
FAO calls for antimicrobial resistance action
More effort is needed from Europe to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), claims the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
'The resources to tackle obesity are there. It's just the will that's lacking': Expert
The global discourse on obesity is full of people saying it's a complex problem but offering simple solutions - it's time we put in place a bottom-up and top-down approach, says food and health expert Dr Mike Gibney.
EU urged to think differently on hormone disruptors
Farming body Copa-Cogeca has questioned the European Commission’s draft law on defining hormone disruptors, suggesting a risk-based approach would be better.