News The FDA hosted a nutrition regulatory science workshop exploring ultra-processed foods and emerging technologies, aiming to spotlight the relationship between nutrition, science, and evidence-based policies. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the National Institute of Health (NIH), met between 17 and 18 December 2024 to discuss nutrition laws and the […]
How US soy exports shape Southeast Asian food
News As Southeast Asia and the US mark 20 years of trade, trends in soy, especially plant-based preferences, signal increasing demand for high-quality protein sources. In 2024, the SE Asia (SEA) US Agricultural Cooperators Conference saw industry insiders gather to discuss the “Leaders in Agriculture: Delivering Global Solutions Together” conference theme. Celebrating 20 years of […]
Cristiano Ronaldo investment helps raise the stakes for personalised nutrition player Bioniq
News Cristiano Ronaldo has invested $15 million in personalised nutrition company Bioniq, a move that not only raises the value of the company to $82 million, but also kickstarts its marketing and branding efforts. The UK-based company has made a name for itself by using blood biomarker data to provide highly targeted nutritional support products. […]
Taking oats from the breakfast bowl to the dinner table
News Stoked Oats makes its entrance into the rice category with its latest product, OatRice, an oat-based rice alternative, targeted toward health and eco-conscious consumers. According to the company, the product is made from hulled oat groats (whole grain seed with the husk removed) and contains five times the fibre of traditional white rice and […]
New smart frozen food storage system promises energy and labour savings
News Norwegian retail technology firm, Strongpoint, says it has successfully trialed its new multi-zoned frozen food system with food distribution company Haugaland Storhusferrous bisglycinate equivalent to elemental ironhoferrous fumarate 210mg twice a dayldning. The trial took place at the company’s distribution facility in Svelo, Norway, where the technology, called AutoStore Multi-Temperature Solution, was put to […]
Access to Nutrition Initiative gets industry backing to use Nutrient Profile Models to better assess food ‘healthiness’
News The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) is spearheading a new project to standardise the assessment of food healthiness to better monitor the industry’s transition to more nutritious product portfolios. “Out of nearly 400 NPMs, three models were found to be the most appropriate foferrous sulfate 5grr reporting on product portfolio healthiness: the Health Star […]
Nordic countries need tougher food waste reporting, new research finds
News The Nordic Council of Ministers has released a report recommending how the region can tackle its food waste problem to achieve reduction targets. Following findings from Karlstad University, the new report by ferrous gluconate amount of ironthe official body for intergovernmental cooperation in the Nordic Region, the Nordic Council of Ministers, says the region […]
Protein-boosted ready-to-drink beverages expand beyond shakes
News Diets such as keto or Atkins may have paved the way to promote a higher protein intake. Now, the high-protein trend has gone mainstream, penetfersaday tabletsrating the ready-to-drink-beverage market. This trend has led many consumers to look for options to give their protein intake a boost, and ready-to-drink beverage makers have been responding with […]
Indonesia to introduce a front-of-pack nutrition label
News Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has announced plans to introduce a traffic light-style front-of-pack nutrition label called Nutri-Level. While the Island State of Singapore has already introduced a food and beverage health label policy, a similar move in Indonesia is expected to have significant repercussions in the Asia Pacific region, especially given the […]
Concerns grow over EU-Mercosur deal
News The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC, has warned that the EU-Mercosur trade deal is likely to fail both consumers and farmers on sustainability goals. In November, farmers took to the streets of Brussels to protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal’s impendiferrous fumarate and folic acid and cyanocobalamin tabletsng arrival. With non-profit consumer right organisation BEUC […]