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manufacturers risk new nanotechnology-based food products being rejected in a similar way to genetically modified (gm) foods, unless they start engaging with consumers over their perceptions of the risks involved, a new food standards agency (fsa) commissioned study has warned. at a briefing in london yesterday, the fsa released the results of a study into consumer perceptions about nanotechnology, which found that ignorance of the issues had led to consumer confusion about the risks and benefits involved.

the uk’s food standards agency has said that milk and meat from cloned cattle and their progeny is “hypothetically” safe. a meeting of the uk food watchdog’s advisory committee of novel foods and processes considered what the fsa termed a “hypothetical application” to approve cloned milk and meat. there has been much debate in the uk over the safety of meat from cloned animals after meat from the progeny of a cloned cow entered the food chain in the uk in august.

a study at the university of liverpool has shown up a strong tendency for children to eat more after watching food adverts on tv - a finding that lends support to recent uk curbs on junk food advertising around children's programmes. the first stage of controversial new restrictions on advertising of foods to children came into force in the uk yesterday following much heated debate, particularly around the food standards agency's nutrient profiling model.

low fat ice-creams made using a gm yeast to form of small ice crystals moved closer to set to be approved for the european market, as the fsa published its draft opinion on unilever technology under novel foods regulation. the consumer goods firm applied to the uk's food standards agency (fsa) for novel foods approval to use ice-structuring proteins derived from a fermented genetically modified baker's yeast last year.

swiss scientists have linked cardboard packaging made from recycled newspapers to health complaints in lab rats, ranging from the inflammation of internal organs to cancer.researchers at the food safety laboratory in zurich said that mineral oils in ink from newspapers that are then recycled can make their way into foods such as cereal, pasta and rice - even passing through inner plastic bags. the researchers analysed a total of 119 products bought from german supermarkets last year.

major food manufacturers are revamping their packaging amid concerns over the long term health hazards posed by mineral oils leaching from recycled cardboard into foods. weetabix, kellogg and jordans have all taken steps to change to packaging that does not contain mineral oils , according a report from the bbc. the confederation of european paper industries (cepi) said steps were already being taken to address the issue and that the industry regarded it seriously.

australian producer the chia company has applied to the uk food standards agency for an opinion on the ‘equivalence’ of their chia seed to be used in bread products in the eu. their chia seeds will be eligible for a simplified novel foods approval procedure if the australian grown seeds are substantially equivalent to the south american grown chia seeds already on the market. the chia company is currently the world’s largest producer of natural, raw chia seeds, and gaining entry into the european market would be a huge boon for the company.

food manufacturers’ reluctance to disclose what research they are carrying out on products using nanotechnology risks a public backlash similar to that which occurred against genetically modified (gm) foods, warned the house of lords science and technology committee. in its report, nanotechnologies and food published today, the uk committee is highly critical of the food industry for failing to be transparent about its research into the uses of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials.

junk food adverts targeted directly at kids must be banned if the uk is to seriously tackle the issue of childhood obesity, claims an mp. as a result, a bill has been proposed that would prohibit the marketing to children of those foods that are "detrimental to the health, well-being or educational performance" of children. these include foods that may not be exclusively children's foods, for instance crisps, sugary soft drinks and chocolate bars, but which are aggressively marketed to them.