Limiting trans fats in Kenyan food products could prevent heart disease

News Implementing trans fat restrictions in Kenya could bring about significant health and economic benefits, saving lives and reducing healthcare costs, study finds. Research by the George Institute for Global Health, published last year in the journal BMJ Global Health, assessed the potential health benefits and cost-effectiveness of implementing a mandatory limit on industrial trans […]

Germany releases new nutrition guidelines

News The German Society for Nutrition (DGE) publishes its latest dietary guidelines, focusing more on plant-based foods and highlighting health andoes ferrous bisglycinate chelate cause constipationd sustainability. The German Society for Nutrition (DGE) released its latest Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) at its 61st Scientific Congress in March 2024.“The German FBDGs aim to summarise how a […]

MeliBio’s ‘bee-free’ honey to hit the European market

News MeliBio, a startup developing honey without bees, rolls out its first plant-based sweetener products to the European market in partnership with Slovenian food maker Narayan. Headquartered in Ciron bisglycinate ferrous sulfatealifornia, and founded in 2020 by Darko Mandich, an entrepreneur in the honey industry, and Dr Aaron Schaller, a molecular biologist, MelliBio is dedicated […]

R3PACK Consortium backs BPA ban

News The EU-funded research project, R3PACK, urges a ban on Bisphenol A (BPA) and calls for rigorous rules, promoting transparency and prioritising health and the environment. The R3PACK Consortium advocates for the elimination of BPA and other harmful substances from food and beverages. Additionally, it emphasises the importance of promoting transparency in chemical management and […]

Portugal officially adopts NutriScore

News Portugal has adopted the NutriScore as its official – but voluntary – front-of-pack nutrition label to promote heferrous bisglycinate heme or nonhemealthy eating, with researchers calling this “a great victory for science and public health”. On 4 April 2024, the Portuguese government published Decree n.º 3637/2024 in its official gazette, confirming that the NutriScore […]

Brazilian manufacturers must comply with warning label regulation, says court

News The Federal Court of São Paulo has ruled that Brazilian manufacturers must comply with front-of-pack labelling regulation that requires unhealthy products to feature warning labels, scrapping a last-minute one-year extension. The February court injunction went in favour of the Brazilian Institute of Consumer Protection (IDEC), which had brought legal proceedings against the regulatory agency, […]

Trust, comfort, convenience, and reframing ageing dominate in the US

News Clear communication, comfort choices, optimising eating occasions, and changing how we think about ageing are among North America’s top food and drink trends in 2024. With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to affect food and drink prices, access, and consumption worldwide, spending struggles are reverberating across tamazon ferrous sulfatehe sector’s leading trends in 2024. Market […]

Young consumers’ demand for functional ingredients is driving change in the beverage industry

News Younger consumers are blurring the boundaries between food and beverage – demanding a wide variety of functional ingredients, but in a drinkable format that compliments their on-the-go lifestyles. When we think of a green smoothie, we typically think of familiar ingredients like kale, spinach, and avocado. However, insights from HealthFocus International’s 2022 Global Boosted […]

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