Be Plus lanza su primera gama de bebidas probióticas elaboradas con agua de Kéfir. Disponibles en dos sabores: limón y jengibre, y mango y coco, y presentadas en un formato de 0.33 cl para el consumo “On the Go”, están elaboradas con ingredientes 100% naturales, sin aditivos, conservantes ni gluten, son aptas para veganos o […]
More consumers than ever before are studying the labels of food and beverage products to see what they are eating and drinking. Worldwide 64% of consumers read the labels on food packages and one in three consumers around the globe are said to have increased their research on ingredients.[1] Research[2] also shows that 51% of UK […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched an initiative to help consumers use the new Nutrition Facts label that appears on packaged foods to maintain healthy dietary practices. The campaign with the tagline “What’s In It For You?” aims to reach the general public and also focuses on consumers at increased risk of nutrition-related […]
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, can now detect gluten in any food and show which grain it comes from, making it easier for food companies to correctly label their products. This National Science Week, they announce they have discovered a way to detect gluten in the less well-studied grain, rye, completing the ‘Grand […]
The Danish government began discussing proposals Tuesday to oblige food manufacturers and supermarkets to put labels on their products that would rate their impact on the environment and climate. The move is being supported by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the industry umbrella organization that also sees it as an opportunity to promote best […]
In a statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s website, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb explained that the agency will be reviewing and modernizing its standards of identity for dairy products. “Food labels—including the name of food—inform consumers about what they’re buying, and standards of identity are used to ensure that foods have the characteristics expected by […]
New deadline extended to 2020 for companies with $10 million or more in food sales. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates for updating Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels, from July 26, 2018, to January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in […]
The United States organic industry — whose 2016 sales totaled around $47 billion — is facing a battle between traditional farmers and high-tech producers. In recent years, hydroponic, aquaponic, and aeroponic farms — which grow produce in nutrient-rich solution without soil, often indoors — have boomed. Some of these businesses have been granted the organic […]
A new law that requires food makers to label the packaging of any products that contain genetically modified ingredients has small and midsized manufacturers facing some big decisions. Should they try to provide the information on the label itself or invest in the technology to add scannable codes? Should they change their ingredients to steer […]
