The global prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased substantially over the past 30 years and is now considered as one of the most serious health challenges of the early 21st century. To help combat this global epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) released ...More
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a guidance to set recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children. ...More
In response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) request for public comments on options for strengthening and facilitating multi-sectoral action for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the International Food Information Council (IFIC) ...More
Soy protein is a high-quality protein with a protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) of 1.00, which puts it on the same level as meat, eggs and dairy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. ...More
The United Nations adopted a political declaration on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, chronic respiratory disease and cancer during its High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) held ...More
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe and the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission developed a “Good Practice Appraisal Tool" to assess good practice elements of design, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of ...More
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is setting up a task force to coordinate investigations to track down the source of any contaminated sprouted seeds in the European Union following an E. coli outbreak in the Bordeaux region of France that hospitalized eight people ...More
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) announced formal international limits for melamine allowed in food, infant formula and animal feed during its meeting on July 6, 2010. The maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg and the amount of the ...More
In response to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence and Health's report on cardiovascular disease, The Dairy Council noted that the dairy industry is working very closely and productively with the Food Standards Agency to deliver reductions in saturated fat and ...More
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