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Food Additives

Hyper Kids? Cut Out Preservatives

Parents who suspect that artificial ingredients in food are affecting their children's behavior can now point to some cold, hard proof. A carefully designed study released Thursday in The Lancet, a leading British medical...

Why Optimum Nutrition is Essential to Optimum Health

An important starting point for achieving optimum health is to achieve optimum nutrition and get the proper nutrients from the food. Diet and nutrition are the principle preventive measures against diseases. Nutrition should...

EFSA advises on the safety of aluminium in food

Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have assessed the safety of aluminium from all sources in food and established a Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) of 1 milligram of aluminium per kilogram of body weight. The experts on...

Cow diet can replace antibiotics

Research has shown feedlot cattle can be successfully introduced to grain-based diets without the use of antibiotics / Image: Denice Rice WA research, prompted by increasing global demand for additive-free food, shows that...

Remove Food Additives From Hyperactive Children's Diets, Experts Suggest

A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should be considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in the British Medical Journal.Although a...

Parliament adopts stricter rules for food additives

Published: Wednesday 9 July 2008 MEPs rejected firm bans on colourings in favour of stronger labelling systems, although Green MEPs regretted that these will not cover GMO additives. Following the EU's 2000 White Paper on Food...

Cargill rolling out natural, no-calorie sweetener (Reuters)

By Martinne Geller 24 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc is starting to roll out Truvia, its natural, no-calorie sweetener on Wednesday, and expects the product to be on grocery shelves across the...

Nutritional Health Supplements-Are They Necessary?

chemicals from food additives and preservatives, and poor soil quality, added to a non-nutrient dense food supply, natural food supplements are the only way you can get adequate nutrients your body requires in order to repair...

Commission On International Food Standards To Meet In Geneva-Codex Alimentarius Commission, 30...

The 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission holds its annual meeting in Geneva. The Commission is an intergovernmental body, jointly established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Commission On International Food Standards To Meet In Geneva - Codex Alimentarius Commission, 30...

The 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission holds its annual meeting in Geneva. The Commission is an intergovernmental body, jointly established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...