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Royal row for Diageo as top Irish lawyer slams Guinness 'PR coup'
The director general (DG) of the Law Society of Ireland has reportedly said that the Irish government should stop foreign dignitaries like Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from being pictured...
Combined traffic light and GDA labelling may improve teens’ food choices: Study
Adolescents may choose healthier foods when they carry traffic-light-style information, rather than guideline daily amounts (GDAs) alone, suggests a new study.
‘Rottweilers at the gate’: Dad and brewer laments AB InBev legal letter
The co-director of a London, UK microbrewer founded by a group of fathers who named it after the local elementary school their children attend tells BeverageDaily.com that receiving a threatening...
GOED: "We view this as a science-based process and the science supports the claims.”
Omega-3 heart health claims win EU approval
Three heart health claims for omega-3 forms EPA and DHA have entered EU law books after years of debate among member states about over-consumption hazards.
Fresh wings: Red Bull slugs EU vitamin B energy health claims
Energy drink leader Red Bull – previously hit by EU rejection of taurine health claims – is boosting its energy-attention marketing by using approved vitamin B claims.
Boweled over! Prunes win official EU health claim passage
Prunes sold across the European Union can claim they contribute to “normal bowel function”, making the fruits the first whole fruit to win a claim under the EU’s new food marketing rules....
ANALYST BELIEVES IS 'VERY BAD NEWS' FOR NESPRESSO
Nestlé shrugs off Mondelez move to launch copycat Nespresso pods
Nestlé tells BeverageDaily.com that ‘competition is nothing new’ to Nespresso after bitter rival Mondelez said it would launch system-compatible pods in the EU, but one beverage industry analyst warned it...
ISEAL develops new ‘credibility principles’ for ecolabels
Global certification association ISEAL Alliance has developed a set of principles for defining what makes an ecolabel, standard or certification credible.
Maximum potential: Sports nutrition industry welcomes ‘watershed’ EU special foods vote
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Association (ESSNA) has welcomed today’s European Parliament vote that means sports nutrition products will move to general food law as existing special foods regulations are...
Yoghurt group lobbies EC over probiotic labelling ban
An industry group that includes Danone and Dupont-Danisco as members has written to the European Commission to reinstate the use of the EU-banned term ‘probiotic’ on products across the bloc.
Food industry should ‘grasp opportunities’ in Central and Eastern Europe
The UK food and beverage industry could do more to grasp export opportunities in Eastern and Central Europe, said experts at a London workshop organised by the Food and Drink...
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Aseptic filling with fruit pieces and pulp ‘excites’ Coca-Cola Hellenic
A top Coca-Cola Hellenic executive tells BeverageDaily.com that the most exciting recent development in aseptic technology is the ability to fill non-alcoholic beverages aseptically with fruit pieces and pulp.
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Coca-Cola and Danone joined by ALPLA in PEF bottle project
ALPLA has joined The Coca-Cola Company and Danone in the bid to bring a 100% PEF bottle using Avantium’s technology to market by 2016.
Ireland: Even terms like ‘live cultures’ are implied (& banned) EU probiotic health claims
Irish authorities have clarified the country’s position in regard to probiotic health claims, taking a literal reading of the EU position that the term ‘probiotic’ alone is an implied health...
Premium kids’ home baking range pegged for success: Mintel analyst
A premium baking mix range targeting kids is set for success given the growth in home-baking and parents’ concern over natural and healthy choices for their children, a Mintel analyst...
Norwegian family fishing firm seeking omega-3 cod catch
Geir Wilhelm Wold is a Norwegian fisherman, just like his father and his father before him. But when cod catch waste began to bother him Wold bought the Norwegian fish...
Kellogg targets ‘dunkable’, handheld breakfast trend in continental Europe
Kellogg has launched a breakfast biscuit range in France, Spain and Italy to cash in on consumer desires for ‘dunkable’, handheld breakfast options on the continent, it said.
EU Parliament set for June 11 vote on PARNUTS reform
The long-awaited reform of EU rules governing ‘special’ foods like baby and gluten-free foods, is imminent with a June 11 vote to mandate the changes – and most stakeholders satisfied...
Roquette outsources lab to food supplements makers
French supplier Roquette is putting its R&D supplements facility up for rent by any party seeking to develop food supplements and food products – whether they are its own customers...
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NFU urges farmers to fly the flag for British food
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging farmers throughout the country to fly the flag for Great British food – literally.
Instant noodle pot slurps up packaging award
Greiner Packaging International has landed a WorldStar Packaging Award in the food category for a container developed for an instant noodle company.
Prince Charles in stinging food industry attack
Prince Charles has delivered a stinging attack on the food industry, slamming what he claimed was the drive towards cheaper food and bigger profits.
“The price of apparently cheap food is costing nothing less than the Earth.”
We are not amused: Prince launches scathing attack on food industry
The Prince of Wales has called on Europe to ‘recalibrate and re-gear’ its food systems towards a local model of food production and distribution - while issuing a wide-ranging attack...
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That which we call a Coke by any other name would taste as sweet?
Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy
As the Coke marketing machine rolls out personalized bottles with popular first names worldwide, it risks tarnishing its own by excluding some for fear of offending local ethnic sensibilities.
