The National Consumer League (NCL) is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the NuVal nutrition scoring system, which is used in 1,600 stores nationwide, on the basis it is inconsistent with FDA guidance statements and enforcement correspondence, ...More
DuPont Nutrition and Health developed CHOOZIT™ Eyes 2 LYO, a culture addition to its propionic acid bacteria culture range for cheese, CHOOZIT™ Eyes. ...More
The National Restaurant Association announced Applebee's and Chick-fil-A joined Kids LiveWell program that helps parents and kids make more healthful menu selections when eating out. Since the initiative launched in July 2011, participation has quadrupled to 96 restaurant ...More
Two cultured dairy products—an apple parfait from YoCrunch and a fruit-and-fiber yogurt from Sensient Flavors LLC—were named the most innovative dairy products of the year during the IFDA Milk and Cultured Dairy Products symposium that took place April-24-26. ...More
Denali Ingredients developed a line of Greek frozen yogurt concepts to provide dairy manufacturers with the complement formulas, stabilizers and flavor ingredients necessary to begin manufacturing Greek frozen yogurts. ...More
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers investigating the mechanisms by which season of birth impacts on food allergy risk suggest children born in the fall have a higher risk of food allergies, according to a new study published in the journal Allergy. The study found ...More
If you had any doubt about America’s love for ice cream, think again. U.S. retail and foodservice sales of ice cream and frozen desserts topped 25.1 billion in 2011, up 2.4% over the previous year, according to a new report from Packaged Facts. Sales are expected to reach ...More
The number of U.S. consumers using private-label food and beverage products continues to rise with 27% of Americans choosing to purchase private-label products in 2011 compared to only 18% in 2000. While that is good news for some, a new report from the NPD Group warns ...More
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a range of functional milk proteins that allow food manufacturers to reduce the salt content in their processed cheese products by up to 65%. ...More
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