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obesity is spreading to all corners of the globe, researchers warned a meeting of the american association for the advancement of science in boston recently. sedentary lifestyles and fast food are causing previously unaffected populations to fall foul of fat, nature reports. \"obesity is no longer confined to western, industrialised societies,\" said anthropologist marquisa lavelle of the university of rhode island, providence.

dutch bakers van der meulen and cranberry company ocean spray ingredient technology group (itg) have joined together to develop a new product for the competitive snack and baked goods sector. the dutch crispbake made with real cranberries uses diced sweetened dried cranberries (sdcs) as the primary ingredient to add colour, flavour and to enhance the nutritional profile of a classic crispbake.

efforts to stop illegal meats being brought into britain are being stepped up with a new publicity drive at ports and airports, the uk department for environment, food and rural affairs ( ) said this week. new hard-hitting posters are on display at ports and airports around the uk to warn travellers about what they can and cannot bring in, and the penalties they face for illegal imports. at heathrow airport last week an exercise by customs and health officials resulted in the seizure of 315 kilogrammes of prohibited food produce.

danish ingredients company danisco recently launched a new emulsifier for the bakery industry. panodan visco-lo datem is, according to the company, an improved version of its dough-strengthening emulsifier panodan datem. the ingredient is characterised by very low viscosity and is suitable for liquid dosing systems. danisco claims that the key advantages of panodan visco-lo datem are that it provides good pumpability at low temperatures, aids the more efficient emptying of containers, requires no pre-heating before use and helps to ensure minimum waste.

dutch food group wessanen said on tuesday it was possibly interested in buying swiss novartis\' health and nutrition brands, reuters reports. \"we are interested (in buying those brands) based on the information we currently have,\" board member koos kramer told reuters. novartis said on 4 february this year that it had put some of its health and nutrition brands, such as ovaltine and isostar, up for sale in a bid to focus on developing new medicines.

scientists in wales have new evidence confirming the long-held belief that cod liver oil is good for the joints, reports bbc online. the cardiff-based researchers say taking a cod-liver oil supplement could delay or even reverse the damage done to joint cartilage and the inflammatory pain caused by arthritis. they have also suggested that it may even delay joint replacement surgery. severe arthritis causes significant disability for over three million people in the uk, and these are not all old people - one in 1,000 children suffers from arthritis too.

the uk joint health claims initiative (jhci) this week adopted and published advice from leading scientists promoting the role of fruit and vegetables in helping to avoid stomach, lung and bowel cancer and contributing to a healthy lifestyle. the advice comes after four months of study by seven leading scientists from the jhci expert committee. the researchers investigated available evidence on the possible relationship between fruit and vegetables and health.

public anxiety over gm foods may be waning, according to the latest survey into attitudes towards food commissioned by the uk food standards agency. a recent story in the grocer magazine said that of 3,120 people interviewed in autumn 2001, only 5 per centspontaneously mentioned gm as a concern. the percentage of respondents whoexpressed concern only after being prompted dropped from 43 per cent in 2000 to 38 per cent in 2001.