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Children and chocolate usually make for a messy combination. But a new sweet treat offers a solution to sticky fingers and stained clothes. 'Magic Choc' claims to be the world's first non-melting chocolate and has been developed by Lancashire-based innovation company, The In Thing....
A new study says high sodium and low potassium intake are the twin culprits in many cardiovascular syndromes....
Two-thirds of South Africans polled in Synovate's latest survey believe that increasing the legal drinking age to 21 will be effective in decreasing both underage drinking and alcohol abuse. Synovate conducted the survey in response to the proposal by Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, in...
Nestlé SA, the world’s largest food company, agreed to buy 60 percent of Hsu Fu Chi International, a Chinese snack and candy maker, for S$2.07 billion ($1.7 billion) to tap growth in the world’s most populous nation....
Nestlé Health Science has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Vital Foods, a New Zealand-based company that specialises in the development of kiwifruit-based solutions for gastrointestinal conditions. The terms...
The recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration "is not only nonsense, but is thoroughly debunked nonsense," argues GP, Margaret McCartney in this week's online British Medical Journal (BMJ)....
Tetra Pak, the global food processing and packaging giant, has released the fourth annual Dairy Index that this year indicates a decade-long dairy boom and a surge in African consumption of almost 50%.
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Government intends to amend the regulations relating to soft drinks, specifically those categorised as "formulated caffeinated beverage or cola beverage" in an effort to enhance the public's awareness of the possible harmful effects of energy drinks. The public has until...
The government has set up a high-powered task team of top officials to investigate ways of regulating the alcohol producing industry, and pressure is mounting from some departments for a ban on all alcohol advertising, with others seeking limitations on sponsorship,...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published 536 health claims in 73 opinions in the fifth batch of general function claims. There were several any positive opinions, but as expected, many more negative in the latest batch. Probiotic claims continued to be rejected and...
Gants has launched Gants Chunky Chicken, a range of canned, value-added chicken breast, some interesting innovation in the canned sector and believed to be a first for a local manufacturer. ...
Investors and analysts are repoprtedly souring on Pepsico’s much-publicised healthy products initiative. Given that Pepsi’s stock has underperformed that of rival Coke, they’re suggesting the company should put more resources into its unhealthy — yet immensely profitable — products like soda and Cheetos....
Food manufacturers will have to start preparing to change their packaging after MEPs voted in favour of new labelling rules yesterday in the European Parliament....
With snail porridge and salmon poached in liquorice on the menu, dinner at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck might not be for everyone. But despite the economic gloom the phones at the triple Michelin-starred restaurant are ringing red hot....
With every foodborne outbreak, there are always lessons to be learnt. Dr Lucia Anelich of Anelich Consulting, one of SA's foremost micriobology and food safety authorities, writes that this devastating outbreak - 49 fatalities and 4 178 people sickened - underscores a number of issues,...
“If you did food safety this year the way you did it last year, you’re going to lose.” The words of said Frank Yiannas (left), who is vice president of food safety for Wal-Mart Stores. In his keynote address at the 2011 ...
Researchers at the University of Bath have concluded that protein-based sport supplements and drinks are of no benefit to the performance of athletes. ...
Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed three-dimensional printer that can build products from chocolate - and it has great commercial potential. Although still a prototype, several retailers have already expressed interest in taking on the device....
ADM has yet to determine pricing for its ‘invisible’ new soy protein Clarisoy, but says it will provide a cost-effective alternative to whey for firms looking to add high-quality protein by stealth to juices, sports drinks or clear beverages....
Over the past 30 years, US adults have been eating larger portions and eating more often, according to a new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers. The findings help illustrate that how Americans are eating contributes to...