Creating the ‘gold standard’ for natural beef flavoursInternational Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has released a new range of “natural and authentic” beef flavors which it says responds to consumer demand for natural ingredients. New EU regulation on authorising food from cloned animals sparks heated debateEU chiefs have been criticised for approving a draft regulation on food from cloned animals that could “keep options open” for its eventual authorisation in the region, claimed opponents. Consumer confidence in food manufacturers plunges, says surveyNew research from the United States suggests that consumer confidence in food companies has plummeted after less than one in five said they trusted firms to develop and sell healthy products. Animal fats linked to pancreatic cancer: StudyResearchers have linked high intake of fat from red meat and dairy products with increased risk of pancreatic cancer, in a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. |
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High blood glucose levels are one of the most common killers of Americans, according to new research from Harvard researchers.
Nestle USA issued a statement on Friday saying that it is “openly sharing all requested information” with the FDA after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company has refused access to records in the past.
Food companies in developing countries may face being squeezed out of the market by the proliferation of public and private food safety standards, a report by the United Nations will spell out this week.
One week on from Nestle’s recall of its Toll House cookie dough, the source of an E. coli strain that has sickened 69 people across 29 states still has FDA officials baffled, but lawsuits have already been filed.