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... food manufacturers and marketers who are “irked” by tight nutrition claim regulations are being offered practical steps to ensure they comply with the rules whilst remaining competitive ... com, has summarised the key nutrition claims regulations from the perspective of a food and beverage marketing manager, in an easy-to-use format, so they don’t stray from the regulations ... jo jordan, who headed the nutrition claims project, said that eu food regulation is strong and allows companies to market equally on a level playing field, over a large common market ... ” but she added: “the commonality of efsa (european food safety authority) works from spain to estonia - we all understand what these nutrition claims mean ... in europe, 29 nutrition claims such as ‘low fat’ and ‘fat-free’, are permitted in food advertisements, packaging and promotional messages and each claim has specific requirements that products must meet if they bear it ... the report states that marketing managers have three obligations: verify that a nutrition claim is on the approved list confirm with food scientists that the nutrition claims for the product have been met match products more closely to consumers’ expectations

... help for food manufacturers battling soaring sugar prices could arrive in mid october when the european commission (ec) will unveil plans to reform the european union (eu) sugar regime, according to industry sources ... the plans are thought to contain proposals to abolish beet sugar production quotas; a key demand of food manufacturers which have been struggling to cope since last autumn ... economically viable lambert urged the eu either to increase quotas or to allow food manufacturers to import sugar tariff-free from the world market - or preferably both ... andrew kuyk, the food and drink federation’s director of sustainability and competitiveness, acknowledged the pain caused by high sugar prices ... “shortages of sugar and high prices have been a feature of the eu market for many months now – causing real problems for many food companies

... he noted that changing personal behaviour and choice alone is not an effective or realistic option when the majority of salt is added to food before it is sold and the commercial addition of salt to food is becoming a global trend ... “the huge responsibility of food manufacturers in contributing to the epidemic of cardiovascular disease must be acknowledged,” said cappuccio ... “prevention implemented through food reformulation and effective voluntary, market intervention or mandatory action throughout the industry is what needs to happen with society, governments, academia and health organisations all needing to play a part,” he said

... the european commission will consider boosting the availability of sugar at its next tonnage tender meeting on august 25 after sharp rises in prices and calls from food manufacturers for it to increase sugar quotas or abandon them ... earlier this week, food producers demanded eu help to mitigate the effect of spiralling prices ... com: ”we are urging the eu to either increase quotas and/or allow food manufacturers to import sugar tariff-free from the world market

... uk-based food and ingredients company ehl claims to have seen a “sharp increase” in sales of its allergen-free curry powder, which were up 35 per cent over the last year ... com that the demand is almost entirely from food manufacturers in the uk ... this, it believes, is due to the number of allergy sufferers and consumer awareness, as well as stringent regulations regarding allergens within the food industry ... ” in particular, it does not contain mustard, the fourth most common food allergen in the uk ... nor does it contain celery, which ranks among the most important plant food allergen sources in central europe’s adult population, according to the authors of a recent study that pinpointed a novel allergen in celery stalks ... ehl imports, blends and packs food ingredients such as herbs, spices and seasoning and boasts of more than 200 accredited organic ingredients ... it said that although it has been a requirement for allergens to be segregated in food production facilities to avoid cross-contamination for some years now, it was the food labelling changes in september 2010 which put uk retailers at the forefront of providing the maximum possible nutritional information on labels in the clearest possible way

... hungary will introduce a fat tax as of september 1 this year -a move the food industry says is unnecessary and ineffective in achieving widespread dietary shifts ... foods like this will earn the hungarian government more coin from september 1, 2011 from september 1 hungarian food manufacturers will have to pay a tax of 10 forint (€0 ... the pan-european food industry body, food and drink europe, opposes fat taxes because it views them as being “discriminatory” ... the group has emphasised that such measures unfairly target particular types of food when it is overall dietary habits that are the problem (the argument that there are no bad foods par se, just bad diets)

... the food supplements industry has expressed disappointment it was not given more credence in the face of a recent uk department of health (doh) dietary survey that highlighted several significant dietary shortfalls ... supplements can help make up widespread dietary 'five-a-day' fruit and veg shortfalls professor david richardson, the scientific adviser at the uk council for responsible nutrition (crn), said food supplements could help bridge many nutritional gaps ... messages about the importance of a varied diet and a healthy lifestyle should continue to underpin nutrition advice given to the public, but much more could be done to give consistent advice regarding the role of food supplements so that they form part of the strategic advice for dietary intervention for vulnerable groups and can contribute beneficially to help control costs of healthcare and promote health and quality of life ... ” supplements support graham keen, executive director of the health food manufacturers' association (hfma) agreed, noting only one third of adults were meeting fruit and vegetable five-a-day targets – much less for children ... “the uk government and health professionals already recognise the need for the use of food supplements in certain targeted population groups,” he said ... there is a need to promote better awareness of the potential role of food supplements in supporting a varied and balanced diet and to help improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups and the general population in the uk ... this is where food supplements show their true value

... the british egg industry council (beic) is advising food manufacturers and caterers to stick to british eggs bearing the lion mark, after a new salmonella scare linked to spanish eggs ... uk that the risk to food manufacturers is smaller, due to pasteurisation of eggs during the processing of products such as mayonnaise ... however, the council warned that eggs carrying salmonella could cause cross-contamination problems in food factories ... highlighting previous issues with spanish eggs, the council said in a statement: “the outbreak follows a fatal outbreak of salmonella food poisoning in 2002, which was also linked to spanish eggs ... “in 2004, spanish eggs were linked to a food poisoning outbreak at a café in central london, with one third of the spanish eggs used by the café testing positive for salmonella

... food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of gmos entering the food chain as new gmo rules for imported feed come into force on friday, warns cert id europe ... 1 per cent for unauthorised gm presence in imported feed, while the ‘zero tolerance’ level for food still applies ... however, richard werran, managing director of the non-gmo certification body, cert id europe, said that food and feed are so interlinked that the new rules could pose a risk to ingredients companies and manufacturers ... com: “everybody in the food business knows that food and feed chains are not separated or segregated, they overlap ... “it is not unusual for a food ingredients manufacturer to source feed grade raw materials to produce food additives and ingredients ... werran added: “ we are seeing a relaxation on the feed side that is going to give the food side a problem ... “it is therefore essential that food and feed operators test risk ingredients using the latest protocols to detect llp (low level presence) of unauthorised gmos ... he said that the key is for manufacturers to understand their supply chain, adding: “they need transparency in the supply chain ... “it could place them (food manufacturers) in a very difficult situation trying to demonstrate compliance ... “this is all going to be at an additional cost to the food industry

... food manufacturers including nestlé, hershey and kraft foods have published their own uniform guidelines on the nutritional content of products advertised to us children ... the criteria, published yesterday, are an attempt to regain the initiative over the issue from the us government, which has put forward plans for criteria for the food industry to follow ... the us government, which is facing rising levels of obesity, published its set of “voluntary principles” in april and invited public comment on its plans, including from the food industry ... us food makers, through the children’s food and beverage advertising initiative (cfbai), yesterday announced guidelines for ten categories, including dairy, soups and ready meals ... the deal, it said, would “change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and beverage companies” ... “we, along with many national health and medical organisations, call on the food and media industries to voluntarily adopt the sensible nutrition standards developed by the government agencies