More soft drinks will be tested for cancer-causing chemical benzene
in the UK after it was revealed some drinks contain up to eight
times the legal limit for drinking water.
A recent study has found that the controversial sweetener aspartame
does not increase the incidence of tumors in mice, but the
scientists point out that this does not necessarily mean it is not
a carcinogen.
Tetra Pak has rolled out it's A3/Flex packaging line worldwide,
claiming no other carton packaging line around can offer food
producers the same versatility.
Britain's food safety watchdog says initial tests on 230 soft
drinks show benzene levels above the UK limit for water, as the
industry tells BeverageDaily.com how it controls the issue.
A new test that realistically determines how much oxygen will pass
through food and beverage packaging during a product's lifetime
will enable producers to speed up and improve new product trials.
UK-based Works With Water Nutraceuticals have announced the launch
of a range of flavoured spring waters with proven health benefits,
claimed to be the first of its kind in the UK to bring the Active
Health Drinks benefits to spring...
More than 50 bottlers have now lined up to sue Coca-Cola in the US
in a move to stop the soft drinks group distributing its Powerade
sports drink directly to Wal-Mart supermarkets around the country.
The dust is settling on the WHI trial. First came the news that
low-fat diets didn't reduce the risk of breast or colorectal cancer
or cardiovascular disease, then came news that vitamin D and
calcium supplements don't protect...
America's soft drinks association said it would have to look again
at benzene in drinks, after new tests revealed to
BeverageDaily.com suggest it and food safety authorities
failed to stamp out a problem.
The public's understanding of food risk issues is skewed towards
under estimating the danger from common pathogen contamination,
according to a research survey.
Declining numbers of graduates entering the food industry is
seriously threatening the sectors ability to meet the needs for
further growth, warns the IFST.
Consumers all over the world are trading up for their drinks, says
SABMiller's chief executive, telling an analyst conference how the
beer industry can secure long-term growth.
Drinking Concord grape juice appears to reverse the course of
neuronal and behavioural aging in rats, an effect that is proposed
to be due to the complex mix of polyphenols.
Setting dosage levels for irradiating bacteria based on lab tests
may be incorrect when used on the tougher pathogens found in plant
conditions, leading to a food safety issue, according to a
scientist researching the problem.
The addition of protein to a carbohydrate-containing beverage
provides benefits superior to traditional carbohydrate based
beverages, claims the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on sports
nutrition and performance.
Nestlé's Americas division has established itself as the food
firm's most important business region for the first time following
difficult conditions and subdued sales growth in Europe.
Philippe Brunet, the European Commission's deputy head of cabinet,
has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at a pivotal conference on
the future of vending in Europe.
Strong performances in Russia and the UK helped brewer Scottish
& Newcastle to improve sales and profits in 2005, helping to
offset the market slump in mainland Western Europe.
A new 'South of France' wine brand covering the whole of France's
biggest wine region, Languedoc Roussillon, has been launched to
help French wine re-assert itself on the world stage.
Drinking five cups of green tea a day can reduce the risk of breast
cancer by 22 per cent, claims a meta-analysis of previous studies,
the same studies that the FDA recently said contained very little
science to support the claims.
ViniSud, a showcase of the up-and-coming wines from the Languedoc
region of France, begins in Montpellier today, occurring in a
region that epitomises the current problems affecting the industry.
Food safety authorities in Britain and Germany are checking soft
drinks for benzene after tests suggest a private deal with soft
drinks firms in the US, 15 years ago, failed to fix the problem.
Regulators and industry representatives from across the EU
yesterday wrapped up a meeting in Rotterdam debating standardised
system for food labelling across the bloc.
Militant winemakers attacked train and phone lines in southern
France Wednesday as thousands of fellow vintners protested through
the streets at the crisis they say is strangling their industry.
US food safety authorities have re-opened an investigation closed
15 years ago into soft drinks contaminated with cancer-causing
chemical benzene, following evidence the industry has failed to
sort out the problem, BeverageDaily.com...
The re-appearance of a low-calorie tabletop sweetener product
branded as Altern in a small number of Wal-Mart stores in the US
has attracted the attention of Tate & Lyle.
A smoking ban will be introduced across all pubs, private members'
clubs and restaurants in England during 2007, forcing the pub firms
to adapt or fall by the wayside.
Tetra Pak yesterday announced the global availability of what it
claims is the fastest aseptic filling machine for family packages
available worldwide.
A new barrier coating for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and
polypropylene (PP) offers a better method of extending the shelf
life of beverages than is currently available according to the
inventors of the technology.
The science has spoken. Low-fat diets don't work: Forget the
carrots and broccoli sprouts, I can now have my cake and eat it,
and put extra cream on top.
A lawsuit aimed at getting soft drinks out of US schools on obesity
grounds will be filed in Massachusetts, just as lawmakers there
prepare to vote on a school junk food ban.
Common grade lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from grain, malting,
brewing and cereal processing could be a cheap and natural means of
reducing deadly mycotoxins in grains, according to scientists in
Ireland.
Emerging markets across Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America came
good for both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola in 2005, increasing their
importance in the two rivals' growth strategies.
SABMiller has moved further into southern China by spending $8.9m
to acquire another brewery, hoping to take advantage of the area's
above average beer consumption.
Coca-Cola saw profits tumble by more than a quarter in the last
three months of 2005, underlining the challenges that still lie
ahead for the soft drinks firm in 2006.
European food and drink makers are to have access to açai berry, a
potent fruit originating from Brazil, as exotic ingredients become
increasingly popular with consumers.
Scientists from the European Space Agency are peering at satellite
images of Italy's Frascati wine region as part of project to use
space technology to improve wine industry management.
The European Parliament yesterday approved legislation deregulating
package sizes for most pre-packed products, but excluding staple
beverages and foods.
The UK government will give MPs three different options on how far
to extend a pub smoking ban as the drinks industry warns
legislation must cover all premises or none at all.
Tetra Pak has started the worldwide rollout of a stronger but
thinner polymer packaging for liquid products, promising companies
it will help them cut costs and meet recycling standards.