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Study finds glass bottling produces similar carbon emissions to PET

Packager targets condiment innovation

New evidence for diacetyl, lung disease risk

Allergen-free: time for clarity

New proposal for global, legal junk food ad ban

 
   
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Healthy confectionery to drive billion dollar market growth

Study suggests soy stops prostate cancer spread

Genotype foods still a decade from the shelves: experts

Ghanaian cocoa hybrids have no nutritional drawbacks

 
 

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Study finds glass bottling produces similar carbon emissions to PET
A study published by WRAP suggests that the bottling of Australian wine in the UK using light glass bottles with a high recycled content produces roughly the same CO2 emissions during production and transportation... Read


Packager targets condiment innovation
A leading food-packaging group says it is moving to develop its products to meet more specific industry requirements like multi-sized goods with longer shelf life... Read


New evidence for diacetyl, lung disease risk
Diacetyl - a chemical used in butter flavouring - damages the lungs of mice when inhaled over a period of three months, according to a new US study... Read


Allergen-free: time for clarity
Claiming 'free from' is not a light statement to make. Lives depend on it. As scientific progress questions the validity of such claims, it is time to establish exact guidelines and communicate these to people... Read


New proposal for global, legal junk food ad ban
A new code that would restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods to children has been proposed by two international lobby groups who claim the food industry is failing to self-regulate, especially in developing... Read


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Healthy confectionery to drive billion dollar market growth
A new report predicts that healthier eating patterns and strong economic growth, in both developing and developed markets, will boost global confectionery sales to $159.6bn by 2010... Read


Study suggests soy stops prostate cancer spread
A new animal study has added to a body of research suggesting that soy could prove helpful in the fight against prostate cancer spreading to other parts of the body... Read


Genotype foods still a decade from the shelves: experts
Personalised food tailored for people's genotypes are still 10 to 15 years away from the shelves, experts told the Nutrigenomics 2008 conference in Paris... Read


Ghanaian cocoa hybrids have no nutritional drawbacks
Four hybrid cocoa species developed in Ghana to have improved resistance to pest damage during storage have similar nutritional properties to conventional cocoa, says a study that topples a barrier to commercial... Read

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Warning signs: reconsidering shock tactics

Just a week after the UK's Food Standards Agency rejected using cigarette-style health warnings on cheese and butters, should we be so quick to dismiss shock tactics to promote health? Read



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Consumers would spend more on greener goods - survey
European consumers will generally consider paying more for environmentally friendly manufactured products, though encouragement may be needed to make good on their promises, according to a new survey... Read


FSIS acts on US meat scares
The recall of over 143,000,000 pounds of raw and frozen meat products by a California meat processor in February is forcing the US regulatory authorities to act and reassure the public about the safety of the US... Read


Castleberry plant closed over safety fears
Castleberry, the US-based food company linked to botulism-tainted food last summer, has now been temporarily closed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read


Wheat disease threatens global crops
A new strain of a major fungal disease in wheat is now wiping out crops across Africa and Asia, sparking fears that manufacturers will be forced to pay even more for the vital commodity... Read


More people likely to accept nano than GM, say researchers
Foods produced using emerging nanotechnology are less likely to come up against consumer hurdles than genetically modified foods since they do not involve tinkering with genes, and therefore have a greater perception... Read

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