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October 01, 2011

Denmark institutes fat tax

Denmark is to introduce one of the world’s first-ever “fat taxes,” in a pioneering move to slim the country’s waistlines and combat heart disease. From this Saturday, the price of a pack of butter will soar by 50 cents, a bag of potato chips by 12 cen...

April 02, 2011

The great potato debate: potatoes ARE vegetables

In Britain, each person eats 207lb of this versatile vegetable every year and surveys suggest two-thirds of us believe in the case of the jacket spud at least that it qualifies as one of our recommended 'five portions of fruit and veg a day'.

March 24, 2011

Minder zout in Lay’s Superchips, Lay’s Light, Lay’s Sticks en Duyvis

PepsiCo Nederland heeft afgelopen week het zoutgehalte van Lay’s Superchips, Lay’s Light, Lay’s Sticks en Duyvis met een kwart verminderd.

February 16, 2011

K+S KALI introduces KaliSel, Food Grade Potassium Chloride

KaliSel is high-purity potassium chloride (KCl) from natural sources.

February 14, 2011

PepsiCo admits it’ll be hard to cut salt in snacks further

PepsiCo has warned that it won't be able to make any more radical cuts to salt levels in its Walkers crisps until there have been further scientific advances.

January 12, 2011

Seabrook Crisps launches 'Goodbye Salt, Hello Flavour' range with 90 per cent less salt

Seabrook Crisps Ltd has invested £1.5m in developing four new flavours of crisp, each with 90 per cent less salt. The new product, called Goodbye salt, Hello flavour, will be available in Jacket potato with Mediterranean tomato &herbs;Jacket potat...

January 12, 2011

Helft Europeanen vóór extra belasting op ongezond voedsel

De helft van de Europeanen is van mening dat extra belasting zou moeten worden geheven op ongezond voedsel.

December 09, 2010

DEFRA: Changing labels costs 'substantially' more than we thought

New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.

November 13, 2010

Mininimum price per calorie suggested for food

Just as MSPs were this week throwing out the idea of people paying a minimum price for alcohol, a Scottish doctor was raising a new idea – a minimum price per calorie for food.

September 14, 2010

Consumption of 'good' potassium salt can reduce population blood pressure levels

An increased intake of 'good' potassium salts could contribute significantly to improving blood pressure at the population level. The favourable effect brought about by potassium is even estimated to be comparable with the blood pressure reduction ach...

July 29, 2010

European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends 30g portion size for snacks

The European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends a portion of 30g for savoury snacks and Nuts.This portion recommendation for savoury snacks was agreed in close cooperation with CIAA.In defining portions for snacks and for nuts, ESA aims to ensure that...

July 12, 2010

Food Standard Agency to be abolished by health secretary

The Food Standards Agency is to be abolished by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, it emerged last night, after the watchdog fought a running battle with industry over the introduction of colour-coded "traffic light"warnings for groceries,...

June 27, 2010

Europarlement stemt tegen "stoplicht"

Het Europees Parlement heeft tegen een stoplichtsysteem gestemd. Een amendement van enkele fracties in het Parlement voor de invoering van zo'n systeem werd verworpen. Volgens de voorstanders van het verkeerslichtensysteem kunnen consumenten aan de h...

June 22, 2010

Piden prohibir grasas trans en alimentos en el Reino Unido

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

June 22, 2010

Cut salt and saturated fat levels in processed food to save thousands of lives, says NICE

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has published new guidance on opportunities to improve the nation's diet. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, and millions of people spared the suffering of ...

June 22, 2010

FDF responds to new NICE guidelines

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) responded to the publication earlier today of the NICE guidance on opportunities to improve the diet in the United Kingdom. Julian Hunt, FDF's Director of Communication states: "We are surprised that NICE has...

May 26, 2010

Papas pobres en azúcar, un nuevo experimento de la ciencia checa

Una buena noticia para los aficionados a las papas fritas que quieran mantenerse delgados: científicos checos del Instituto de Botánica Experimental están desarrollando una nueva especie de patata con un bajo contenido de azúcar. Las papas fritas de b...

February 10, 2010

El juez prohíbe la venta de las patatas 'Pat Diet' por carecer de las baja calorías que anuncian

El Juzgado de Primera Instancia número 35 de Barcelona ha ordenado al Grupo Patatas Naturales el cese inmediato de la venta y la retirada del mercado de su producto 'Pat Diet' por no reunir las características propias de las patatas bajas en calorías ...

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Denmark institutes fat tax

The great potato debate: potatoes ARE vegetables

Minder zout in Lay’s Superchips, Lay’s Light, Lay’s Sticks en Duyvis

K+S KALI introduces KaliSel, Food Grade Potassium Chloride

PepsiCo admits it’ll be hard to cut salt in snacks further

Seabrook Crisps launches 'Goodbye Salt, Hello Flavour' range with 90 per cent less salt

Helft Europeanen vóór extra belasting op ongezond voedsel

DEFRA: Changing labels costs 'substantially' more than we thought

Mininimum price per calorie suggested for food

Consumption of 'good' potassium salt can reduce population blood pressure levels

European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends 30g portion size for snacks

Food Standard Agency to be abolished by health secretary

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