Changing US demographics bring marketing opportunities: Nielsen
Specific ethnic groups have distinct trends in shopping habits, and product marketing should be tailored to reflect them, advises market research organization The Nielsen Company.
Archives for March 16, 2010
No link between Siena meats and Canadian listeria deaths
Consumers in Canada have been warned not to eat Siena Foods cooked ham on fears of Listeria monocytogenes contamination - but five recent deaths in Ontario are not thought to be linked to the produce.
Medical chief urges diet changes for health and planet
The UK’s chief medical officer has joined calls to consider effects of modern diets on climate change, and suggests reducing consumption of animal products could have a beneficial effect on both public health and the planet.
UK investigates baby milk marketing enforcement
A UK government committee looking into European Union baby milk marketing laws has raised issues with local enforcement procedures which it says need to be addressed.
FDA considers spice supply safety
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has met with members of the spice industry to consider ways to make supply safer, following salmonella contamination of salami products linked to black and red pepper.
Fructose sweeteners may (not) be associated with kidney disease
Intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages may increase levels of uric acid, a compound linked to decreased kidney function, says a new study.
Council wants clone produce under novel foods – for now
The European Council has adopted a position on the proposed novel foods amendment that includes produce from clones as a stop-gap, but suggests specific legislation be put in place in the near future.
Firm claims yeast product will inhibit acrylamide in foods
Canadian yeast research and development company, Functional Technologies Corporations, said it has developed, tested and filed patent applications for a yeast technology that reduces the formation of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed when starchy foods are...