Topic: Claims

EFSA OKs Benexia Chia Seed as Novel Food
11/18/2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) granted Benexia™ Chia Seed Novel Food status in the EU for use at a level of 5 percent in bread application. ...

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

How Nutraceuticals Are Changing Food
11/11/2009 - Consumer interest in wellness and nutraceuticals is affecting how major packaged food and foodservice companies are doing business. ...

The Landscape of GRAS
11/11/2009 - There is widespread recognition that scientific, social, political and market forces are increasingly influencing the GRAS determination process and the GRAS status of food ingredients in new ways. ...

Low Cholesterol Reduces Cancer Risk
11/05/2009 - Low blood cholesterol levels actually reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to two new studies. The findings dispel the theory that low cholesterol causes cancer. ...

Can Foods Contain BPAs
11/03/2009 - Almost all of the 19 brands of canned food tested contained measurable levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods ...

Europeans Prioritize Health, Wellness
10/19/2009 - Consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. ...

Conn. AG Investigates `Smart Choices’ Food Labels
10/16/2009 - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched an investigation into a potentially misleading national food-label program that deems mayonnaise, sugar-laden cereals and other nutritionally suspect foods "Smart Choices." ...