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Europe: Superfoods to go beyond F&B, beauty sectors, report
Superfoods, typically of high demand in the food, drink and beauty sectors, will soon see a distinct shift towards more diverse categories, driven by...
Americas: Babies should have peanuts to prevent allergy, says panel
An expert panel has issued clinical guidelines to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent the development...
Americas: Associations release guidelines for handling probiotic items
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the International Probiotics Association (IPA) have...
Americas: Omega-3 intake lowers CHD risk
EPA and DHA omega-3s reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to results of a meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings...
Europe: University releases categories of food scares
The food sector is now a world market with products sourced from all over the globe to meet the growing demand of consumers for...
Americas: Over eating red meat may not harm the heart, say researcher
Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood...
World: Growing sales of organic foods in 2017, report
The global sales of organic foods are expected to continue the positive trajectory, with most growth envisaged in North America and Northern Europe,...
Americas: Study finds infant cereals lack consistent nutritional content
For parents around the world, premixed infant cereals—also known as complementary foods—can be a vital source of the solid food needed for healthy child...
Europe: Danish university studies water-purifying effect of mussel farming
The need for organic protein sources for animal feed for Danish organic livestock production is expected to see a further increase, when EU requirements...
Europe: Denmark to improve lives of allergy sufferers in project
Innovation Fund Denmark has contributed more than €2 million (US$2.08 million) to the project that is led by the National Food Institute, Technical University...