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Dairy Health Check
In an increasingly health conscious age, dairy processors are looking to reduce the fat content of their products and make the most of the healthy components of milk. Adding further value to dairy products are functional ingredients like probiotics but health claim legislation is making it hard for companies to know how best to communicate health messages.
DCD use suspended in New Zealand after residue discovered in dairy
The sale and use of dicyandiamide (DCD) has been brought to a halt in New Zealand after low levels of the substance were discovered in samples of dairy products from...
‘Indulgence without guilt’ driving ice cream innovation – Cosucra
Increasing public concern about health and weight management has led to demand for ice cream products that allow consumers to “indulge without guilt”, Belgian ingredients manufacturer Cosucra has claimed....
Dairy proteins will be ‘major pillar of growth’ in 2013 - Volac
Dairy proteins will be a “major pillar of growth” in 2013 as consumers seek out more convenient ways to consume protein, British dairy nutrition giant Volac has claimed.
Chr Hansen backs fresh probiotic immunity trial
Danish probiotics leader Chr Hansen, which ditched a €4m immunity trial for some of its probiotic strains last year, is participating in a new trial to determine if probiotics can...
Wine by-product increases dietary fibre content of yogurt – US research
Wine grape pomace (WGP) – a by-product of the winemaking process - could be utilised to increase the dietary fibre content and shelf-life of yogurt, US researchers have claimed.
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Milk drinkers win Nobel Prizes, researchers claim
Nations that consume a lot of milk also tend to produce a lot of Nobel Prize winners, a letter published in Practical Neurology has suggested.
Yakult brushes aside claims that poor management led to Yakult Argentina dissolution
Yakult has brushed aside claims by a number of former employees that its Argentinian business was dissolved as a result of poor management in recent years.
‘Intriguing’ study shows heart health benefits of omega-3-rich yogurt
Daily consumption of omega-3-fortified yogurt may help boost heart health, says a new study that may ‘intrigue CPG companies to begin or continue their formulation efforts’.
Protein co-precipitate advances offer industry benefits
Advances in protein co-precipitation technology offer powerful ways to improve the use of protein rich raw materials, oil seed meals and byproducts, according to a study in Food and Bioproducts...
Cholesterol-low cheese ‘highly suited’ for hypertension sufferers - developer
Spanish researchers have created a cholesterol-low, reduced salt, fatty acid-enriched cheese, which is “highly suited” to the elderly and those that suffer from hypertension.
Italy proposes €500 fines for prohibited health claims: “Cheaper to violate than comply”
As attention turns to the enforcement of the EU’s controversial article 13, general function health claims list after a six month waiting period, an expert on the ground in Italy...
EU health claims: FoodDrinkEurope welcomes “certainty and clarity”
The EU’s biggest food industry group – FoodDrinkEurope – has backed Friday’s enabling of the article 13 list of 222 approved and 1500+ rejected health claims in the European Union’s 27 member states.
It’s official! There are 222 general function approved health claims in the EU; 1500+ rejected
From today food and supplement products marketed in the EU’s 27 member states must comply with the article 13, permitted list of health claims or face prosecution for misleading marketing.
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Chr Hansen claims long-life probiotic beverage breakthrough
After 20 failed starts, probiotics leader Chr Hansen says it has finally found an ingredient dispensing cap partner that can handle the demands of high speed filling utilised by the...
December 14 EU health claims deadline
Stakeholder vox pop: December 14 EU health claim deadline
With the December 14 enforcement of the EU's article 13 general function health claim list that includes 200+ approved claims and about 1500 rejections just two days away (after a...
New EFSA health claims chief: “I prefer pedagogic behavior”; offers 2013 hope
As the formlisation of the main organ (article 13.1 list) of the nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) kicks in this week, Professor Ambroise Martin, the new chair of the...
Chr. Hansen initiates camel cheese development project
Chr. Hansen has teamed up with Kenyan firm Oleleshwa Enterprises Ltd to increase its knowledge of camel cheese production - knowledge it intends to pass on to camel owners in...
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December 14 EU health claims crack down: Are B2B comms affected?
December 14 brings the long awaited and widely disputed EU crack down on health claims. That means 222 general function claims are good to go, another 1500 or so prohibited....
FrieslandCampina lactoferrin ingredient granted EC novel foods approval
The European Commission (EC) has given Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina the go-ahead to market bovine lactoferrin as a novel food ingredient.
Nutricia wins follow-on milk TV ad battle over ‘2x’ nutrient claims
Infant and medical food specialist Nutricia has had a UK TV campaign claiming toddlers needed twice the nutrients of adults backed by the watchdog there.
CASH retracts cheese salt claim after admitting ‘error’
Campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has issued an apology and retracted a recent press statement that wrongfully labelled cheese as the third “biggest contributor of salt in...
Ajinomoto wins EU chilli extract approval
Japanese supplier Ajinomoto’s chilli extract has won European Union Novel Foods status at various levels in 22 foodstuffs including flavoured waters, meal replacements, baked goods and sugar-free gum.
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Provexis winner: EU health claims enforcement may dish rotten tomatoes
Steve Morrision was the COO at Provexis when the UK start-up won the EU‘s first ever article 13.5 health claim for its blood circulation-boosting tomato extract called Fruitflow in 2009....
World first: Breast milk probiotic launched in Australia
Spanish supplier Biosearch Life is finding success with its patented, immune system-boosting and mastitis battling probiotic isolated from human breast milk in a world-first product launched in Australia this year.
Nestlé completes Pfizer Nutrition acquisition after ‘majority’ approval
Nestlé has completed its $11.85bn (€9bn) acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition after the deal was approved by the “majority of markets involved.”
