The nonprofit, which aims to regularly rank makers of commercially available complementary food (CACF) products, has assessed six companies across ten markets.  ATNI’s conclusion? That according to its methodology, all products tested are unsuitable for promotion to infants and young children. Food makers take issue with this finding.What are complementary foods? And how is ATNI assessing them?​ATNI

Functional foods – foods that provide consumers with a specific function rather than simply filling them up – continue in 2024 to be a widespread trend. But what exactly do consumers want from functional foods? Functional or healthy?​What differentiates foods that are defined as ‘functional’ from foods that are simply ‘healthy’? According to Susie Macarthur, COO

This is according to research conducted by ING, which also looks at how methane-reducing feed additives and other sustainability measures could influence production costs and competitiveness; how major dairy firms are addressing their scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions targets, and which how much carbon is emitted by some of the global dairy-producing regions.According to

Goldenway International Trade Co. Ltd.’s Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. According to the CFIA, the recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories in Canada. Recalled products: BrandProductSizeUPCCodesNoneEnoki Mushroom200

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared over a multi-state outbreak of foodborne infections from Raw Farms unpasteurized cheese. The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sickened 11 people across five states. Five were hospitalized and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure and brain damage. Raw Farms, previously

Researchers in Slovenia have detailed a case of food fraud that posed risks to public health. The incident involved the illegal use of sulfites in meat preparations and ground (minced) meat in Slovenia in 2019. It was judged to be an intentional act for economic gain. The case began with a consumer’s notification of an

Researchers evaluated the effect of Bifidobacterium longum​ BB536 (B. longum​ BB536) on healthy adults in a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. They found that B. longum​ BB536 may be able to reduce the occurrence of common cold-like symptoms.“Although not significantly different, the number of days with symptoms, occurrences, and incidence rates of many symptoms, such as

The number of hygiene and safety complaints received by the Irish food agency in 2023 was higher than previous years, according to statistics recently released. A total of 7,732 complaints and queries were handled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line in 2023. There were 4,395 complaints from consumers, with more than

Vegan food is, generally, food that does not contain animal products. Yet there is an important distinction​ between food labelled as such, and food with a ‘free-from’ label.Unlike ‘free-from’, ‘vegan’ is not an allergen label but a dietary one, meaning that those who have allergies to certain ingredients, such as dairy, fish, eggs, crustaceans, and

A new study, carried out by researchers in Korea, has found that radish kimchi is associated with a lower prevalence of abdominal fat in both men and women.According to the findings, published in BMJ Open, consuming up to three servings of kimchi, a traditional Korean dish, per day could reduce the likelihood of obesity in