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supermarket giants coles and woolworths have been taken to task over dodgy origin labelling, after an investigation by the nsw food authority revealed that two stores were selling mislabelled fruit the incident marks the first time coles and woolworths have been fined for country of origin labelling breaches, and both have been placed on the nsw food authority’s name and shame register. woolworths at newington in sydney has been fined $1540 for advertising lemons for sale as being the “product of australia” when the individual products were actually from the usa.

the french nutrinet- santé study has published its first results on snacking habits and their impact on nutritional balance. study shows french are sweet on snacks the on-going study called nutrinet- santé is led by professor hercberg at the research unit of nutritional epidemiology (uren) at paris university 13. it looks at the relationship between health, nutrition and eating behaviours and aims to identify disease risk factors linked to nutrition.

the french nutrinet- santé study has published its first results on snacking habits and their impact on nutritional balance. study shows french are sweet on snacks the on-going study called nutrinet- santé is led by professor hercberg at the research unit of nutritional epidemiology (uren) at paris university 13. it looks at the relationship between health, nutrition and eating behaviours and aims to identify disease risk factors linked to nutrition.

different sweeteners may affect the release of satiety hormones in the gut in different ways, claim researchers writing in food chemistry, who suggest their work could lead to development of novel ways to control appetite. previous research has shown that there may be differences in gut responses after exposure to different types of equally sweet compounds – some caloric and some calorie-free.

double-digit growth in the beverage, savory and confectionery sectors helped international flavors & fragrances to achieve revenue of $714m in the first quarter of this year; nine per cent up on the same period of last year. reported earnings per share (eps) increased 29 per cent to $1.03 compared with $0.80 for the first quarter last year. revenue in local currency also increased nine per cent as foreign currency had a limited impact on results in the quarter.

beta-glucan could be used to partially replace salt while retaining taste and texture in high pressure processing of chicken breast meat, according to a new study in food chemistry. beta-glucan is a dietary fiber most often extracted from oats or barley. the study’s authors, from the university of alberta’s department of agricultural, food and nutritional science, said that increasing interest in minimally processed and additive free foods is spurring development of novel processing technologies that can improve textural properties and taste.

use of high intensity sweeteners is growing around the globe, but different sweeteners are more popular in different markets. mintel’s david jago explains the subtleties of all things sweet. talking to foodnavigator.com from the vitafoods tradeshow in geneva, jago explains that in the european market aspartame and acesulfame k are the most popular ingredients, with stevia gaining interest, whereas sucralose rules in the north american market.

a new study from researchers at the university of reading claims that consumption of cocoa flavanols may improve aspects of eye and brain function. cocoa contains a particularly high concentration of flavanols, and in recent years there has been an increasing interest in the health benefits of flavanol-containing foods. writing in the journal, physiology & behavior, the authors said their findings show that performance on vision tests in healthy young adults and some aspects of cognitive performance can be improved by the acute intake of cocoa flavanols (cf).

there is a space that has not been filled in the confectionery market for ‘healthy’ mints, according to uk confectioner peppersmith, following the launch of its new natural freshmints product. peppersmith claims its new mints are good for your teeth made with real mint and no artificial flavours, colours, preservatives or aspartame, peppersmith’s freshmints scooped up the best new food product award last month at the olympia for natural & organic products europe 2011.

efsa’s panel on additives and nutrient sources (ans) has concluded that the adi of natural red-orange colour lutein may be extended to extracts of tagetes erecta with at least 60 per cent total carotenoids as esters, after the examination of new data from natcol. last july the ans panel of the european food safety authority established an adi of 1mg/kg bw/day for natural lutein (e161b) from tagetes ereta, a marigold from mexico, with at least 80 per cent carotenoids lutein and zeathanthin.