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Food e-News provides selected news stories each week on food and drinks, with the emphasis on technical and scientific matters and issues relating to product contamination.

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Please note the next issue will be on the 18th August 2010

 
Edition 494: 7 - 21 July 2010
Imported “extra virgin” olive oil may fail international and USDA standards; How phytochemicals in plants may protect against inflammation; Higher intake of vitamin E may reduce risk of dementia and Alzheimer Disease; Fluoride in tea; Belief more effective than dieting; Manufacture of sucrose-free chocolate using stevia and DP inulin; Fish oil may fight breast cancer; Vitamin D lack link to Parkinson’s; Chocolate cuts pregnancy risk; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 493: 23 June - 7 July 2010
Garlic and onion may promote iron and zinc bioavailability; The antioxidant activity of ginger and cumin; High blood pressure caused by high fructose intake; Conjugated linoleic acid in diary products and risk of myocardial infarction; First steps in using diet to control gut health; Extra virgin olive oil could protect against breast cancer; Chocolate and blood pressure; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 492: 9 - 23 June 2010
Free range eggs are higher in dioxins than caged eggs; Apple polyphenols could help combat allergies; Gluten-free beers a possibility; Supertasters prefer salty foods ; Drinking tea and coffee can reduce the risk of developing heart disease; Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk; Diet and cataracts; Vitamin D deficiency and a range of rheumatic conditions; Higher vitamin B6 levels may reduce lung cancer risk ; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislations headlines;
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Edition 491: 26 May - 9 June 2010
Effect of cocoa product consumption on lipid profile; Chemical may inhibit and target bitter aftertaste; Bacteria and obesity; Stevia is preferred sweetener in chocolate drinks; Ginger may reduce exercise-induced muscle pain; Coffee consumption unrelated to alertness: stimulating effects may be illusion, study finds; Asthma and diet; Non-dairy calcium intake and prostate cancer; Kiwifruit monoK pectin may be useful as a pre-biotic; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 490: 19 - 26 May 2010
Pistachio nuts may lower cholesterol; Lipid saturation and satiety; Toxic compounds from adhesives may leach into foods; Beetroot Juice may boost stamina; Reducing Niacin Intake Can Prevent Obesity; Vitamin D as effective in orange juice as in supplement; Protecting coffee against pests; Probiotic yoghurt and child health; Sugar-sweetened beverages and blood pressure; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 489: 12 - 19 May 2010
Mice study finds no 3-MCPD carcinogenic potential; Probiotic cheese may aid immunity in elderly; Meat consumption and risk of incident coronary heart disease ; How the brain guides dietary choices ; Furan formation in UV treated fruit juice; Food allergens focus of new study; Growers can boost benefits of broccoli and tomatoes; Study suggests diet soda could help prevent kidney stones; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 488: 5 - 12 May 2010
Beverage consumption and colon cancer risk; Eating nuts may lower cholesterol; Dietary carotenoids and food allergy; Triglycerides may cause heart disease; Sucralose may not adversely affect human glycaemic response; EU Healthgrain projects highlights better gluten-free products; Potato storage; Annual High-Dose Oral Vitamin D and Falls and Fractures in Older Women; Study suggests decline in UK fish stocks more severe than thought ; Study suggest crash diets 'work best'; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 487: 28 April - 5 May 2010
Flaxseed health benefits; Olive oil and ulcerative colitis; Popular fruit and vegetables not healthiest; Omega 3 rich drink; Peppers and weight loss; High levels of salt found in curries; Caffeine consumption and foetal growth; Fructose and liver disease; Broccoli may help prevent breast cancer; Vitamin E shows promise for treating liver disease ; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 486: 21 - 28 April 2010
Red wine and stroke damage; Season of birth and food allergy; Does sense of smell affect lifespan?; Vitamin pills ‘of benefit’ in pregnancy; Refined sugar worse than fat?; Onion as a natural preservative; Fish oil supplements ‘don’t help the elderly’; Study suggests phosphorus accelerates signs of aging; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 485: 14 - 21 April 2010
Vitamin D and breast cancer; Olive oil and gene expression; Meat and bladder cancer; Lack of omega 6 linked to severe dermatitis; Diet and healthy lifespan; Effect of added sugar intake on cholesterol and triglyceride levels; Eggs safe despite melamine in chicken feed; Some B vitamins reduce cardiovascular risk; Dark chocolate benefits livers; Sweetener blend show prebiotic chocolate potential ; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 484: 7 - 14 April 2010
Diet and dementia risk; Florigen gene makes tomatoes extra sweet; Eating eggs for breakfast can help weight loss; Multivitamins may increase breast cancer risk; Gut bacteria contain seaweed genes; Glycemic index and heart disease; Broccoli-extract may protect skin from harmful UV; Therapeutic effect of fermented milk on chronic gastritis; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 483: 31 March - 7 April 2010
Fruit and vegetables may not reduce cancer risk; Vitamin K and cancer; Study suggests a high fat diet may be addictive; Dioxin levels in food and feed; Time of day fat consumption matters; Caffeine intake and semen quality; ASA partly upholds complaint about baby follow-on formula; Soybean may inhibit fat accumulation; Product recalls and alerts; Food Safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 482: 24 - 31 March 2010
Flaxseed may lower cholesterol in men; German study shows chocolate may improve cardiovascular health; Effect of DHA and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on health and disease; Effect of irradiation dose on nutrients in spinach; Response to Nanotechnology report published; Dietary fat consumption and endometriosis risk; EFSA sets reference values for nutrient intakes; Agave fructans could help combat osteoporosis; Jamie Oliver’s healthy school meals raised results; Replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats to improve heart health; How BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether) reacts with components of canned foods; Blackcurrant extract shows anti-asthma potential; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines ;
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Edition 481: 17 - 24 March 2010
Orange juice and inflammatory stress ; Patient race may affect vitamin D supplementation; High fructose corn syrup and obesity; Soluble fibre can help fight illness; Antioxidant activity of spices and potential role in the food industry ; Walnuts and prostate tumors; Salt research published; Could seaweed reduce fat absorption?; Effect of Japanese traditional diet on blood pressure; Dark-roasted coffee contains stomach-friendly ingredient ; Product recalls and alerts; Food Safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 480: 10 - 17 March 2010
Britons least likely to suffer food sensitivity; Papaya and cancer; The health benefits of eggs; Magnesium and colorectal cancer ; Calcium may help you live longer ; Resistant starch and satiety; Obesity and unhealthy eating; Fat is the sixth ‘taste’; EU backs ban on international trade in bluefin tuna; Vitamin D may reduce heart disease risk; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation;
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Edition 479: 03 - 10 March 2010
Genotype and weight loss success; Sugar sweetened drink may increase risk of diabetes; FSA report on attitudes to new food technologies; Pectin and alginic acid help reduce acrylamide formation; How Vitamin D boosts the immune system; Lunchtime coffee break best for fighting diabetes; Frozen vegetables claimed to be “more nutritious than fresh” ; Cocoa flavanols may help reduce blood pressure; Bioactive peptides from fish; Effect of zinc supplement on the mood of young women; Inulin blend offers low-fat dairy products ; Stability of vitamin C tablets; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines;
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Edition 478: 24 February – 03 March 2010
Coffee consumption and type 2 diabetes; Calcium, magnesium intake and mortality; Antimony found in commercial juices; Genes linked to celiac disease identified; Garlic, nitrosation and cancer prevention; Plasma polyphenols after coffee consumption; Effects of boiling on the allergenicity of shrimp; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 477: 17 - 24 February 2010
Olive Oil may replace trans-fat shortenings in bakery; Pregnancy diet may affect infant allergies; Technology, trade and consumption may impact on microbial food safety; Certain dairy peptides may aid cardiovascular health; Green Tea, catechins and oxidative stress in the eye; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 476: 10 - 17 February 2010
Coffee and endothelial function ; Saturated fat and heart disease; How cooking affects rhubarb polyphenols; 70% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system by 2050; Phytoestrogen intake and cancer risk; Rye bread shown to be effective in relieving constipation; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 475: 3 - 10 February 2010
Bisphenol A and asthma; Complex aromas may increase a feeling of fullness; Regulations governing Public Analysts to be brought up to date; Beer and bone health; Cooking and contamination of cookies; Colon cancer and pomegranate juice; Elevated mercury levels found in canned tuna fish in America; FSA National Diet and Nutrition Survey; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 474: 27 January - 3 February 2010
Magnesium, memory and learning; Periodontal disease and omega 3 fatty acids; Lipid oxidation promotes acrylamide formation in high fat foods; Vitamin D may protect against Crohn's disease; Allergen cross-contamination raises labelling concerns; Folate and depression; Product recalls and alerts; Food Safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 473: 20 - 27 January 2010
Vitamin D and colorectal cancer; Wheat Hypersensitivity Report; Effect of dietary salt reductions on future cardiovascular disease; Bioavailability and catabolism of green tea polyphenols; Using carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) to mask polyphenol bitterness; Daily drink of blueberry juice might stop memory loss; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 472: 13 - 20 January 2010
Mediterranean diet and cancer; Salt, cancer and cardiovascular disease; Tetraplex PCR detection and quantification of allergens; Rosemary may stop carcinogen formation in cooked beef ; Thermal breakdown products of sucralose; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 471: 6 - 13 January 2010
Nanotechnology and Food; Kokumi and calcium taste receptors; Effect of sucralose on sugar metabolism; Rye bread and acrylamide risk ; Fruit and vegetable consumption linked to better vision; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 470: 23 December 2009 - 6 January 2010
Gender difference, caffeinated beverages and adolescents; Edible tissue of lambs fed a melamine diet; Sugar-free sweeteners fool taste buds but perhaps not the brain; Food 2030 – a strategy for more sustainable food; Pomegranate could combat hormone-linked breast cancer; Identification of cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 469: 16 - 23 December 2009
Review of 2009; A new mechanism discovered for Salmonella invasion of gut cells; Aroma release and satiety; Artificial sweeteners may affect sugar metabolism; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 468: 9 - 16 December 2009
Sustainable diets; Have scientists determined safe acrylamide levels?; Restricting sugar may cause overeating; Danish report on furan in heat processed foods; CVD risk of stearic acid compared with trans and other fatty acids; Regular coffee and tea consumption appears to reduce diabetes risk; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 467: 2 - 9 December 2009
Dark chocolate and oxidative stress resistance; Tracing the botanical origin of olive oil; USDA survey of dioxins and PCBs in meat and poultry; Is there a link between antioxidant intake and reduced incidence of allergy in children?; Diet, lifespan and fertility; Additive, antagonistic and synergistic properties of antioxidants by ORAC and EPR; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 466: 25 November - 2 December 2009
High-polyphenol diet might delay degenerative diseases; IFST Statement on Mycotoxins; Geographic origin of shark fins traced by DNA; Adhesive properties important to probiotic efficacy; Eating 30% less meat good for health and the planet; FSA publishes report on attitudes to GM food ; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 465: 18 - 25 November 2009
Safety of folic acid supplementation; Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, DNA damage and genotoxicity; Genetic variation may reduce ability to convert beta-carotene to vitamin A; Predicting food hygiene behaviour – the HAPA approach; DHA-enriched bacon; Dietary protein and bone health; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 464: 11 - 18 November 2009
EFSA updates safety advice on six food colours; Effect of “Western” diet on human microbiota in germ free mice; The effect of chocolate on stress and other metabolic markers; Maternal peanut exposure and allergy risk in offspring; SACN alters advice on energy requirements; Selenium intake linked to cholesterol levels; Vitamin D and estrogen levels linked to bone and heart health; Food-borne illness can have lasting consequences; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 463: 4 - 11 November 2009
EFSA/ESCO report on the risks and benefits of folic acid fortification; AGEs in processed and fried foods linked to disease risk; Gelatin and soy protein may reduce bitterness of spray-dried casein hydrolysates; Assessing adequate vitamin C intakes; Coffee and metabolic syndrome ; Allergenic proteins in tomato and the safety of tomato products; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 462: 28 October – 04 November 2009
Dietary patterns and depression; Diet, gut bacteria and the immune system; Anti-cancer properties of shogoals from ginger oil; Meat eating may increase type 2 diabetes risk; HFCS under scrutiny again; Organic vs conventional wheat grown in Switzerland; IFST statement on organic foods; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 461: 21 - 28 October 2009
Impact of health claims in different European countries; EFSA opinion on the health risks of arsenic in food; Effect of four diets on Alzheimer’s Disease pathology; Higher dairy product intake can help fight obesity; Phytosterols as a marker of olive oil adulteration; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 460: 14 - 21 October 2009
Sodium intake maybe physiologically set; Oligomeric proanthocyanidins and dementia; Religious slaughter does cause animals pain; Could coffee help prevent dementia?; Royal Society sees a grand challenge on global food security; Folic acid fortification and colon cancer risk ; Fortified milk can boost toddlers iron levels; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 459: 7 - 14 October 2009
ASA finds Danone’s Actimel claims not scientifically proven; Glutamate specific taste receptor; Prenatal bisphenol A exposure and behaviour in 2 year old girls; Meat consumption linked to prostate cancer risk; Omega-3 may prevent age-related sight loss; Health Canada’s fortification policy under scrutiny; Is nibbling or feasting the best way to prevent heart disease?; Herbicides and lipid-lowering drugs block taste receptors in gut and pancreas; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 458: 30 September - 7 October 2009
Mediterranean diet may help reduce depression; Oestrogenic effects of trigonelline from coffee beans; Olive oil extract and Alzheimer’s disease; Vitamin D and risk of falling in older people; Consumer compliance with heart-healthy diets; Genotype and environment affect tocopherol content of soybeans; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 457: 23 - 30 September 2009
NZ study links lower IQ to margarine, higher IQ to fish; How Listeria spreads: new mechanism identified; Soda and obesity ; Internalisation of caliciviruses in lettuce; Using trace metals to identify the origin of farmed shrimp; Bioavailability of flavan-3-ols in different cocoa and chocolate matrices; Effect of chitosan and thyme oil on ready-to-cook chicken product; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 456: 16 - 23 September 2009
Exposure of Canadians to perchlorate from fruit and vegetables; Meat intake, nitrates, nitrite, nitrosamines and glioma risk; Making heat-stable whey protein nanoparticles; Vitamin D may improve chances of surviving cancer; In changing circumstances, consumers choose less familiar foods; Does a vegetarian diet increase the risk of osteoporosis?; Vitamin K analysis supports the triage theory; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 455: 09 - 16 September 2009
FSA report on the increased incidence of listeriosis in the UK; Genome of Irish potato famine blight sequenced; Chocolate cravings in perimenstrual women; Good and bad news for meat consumers; Plant antimicrobials used in edible apple film wraps; Fruit and vegetables may help prevent cognitive impairment; Amino acids and a reduction in acrylamide formation; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 454: 02 - 09 September 2009
Effect of pre-washing on mercury content of fish; Development of low-fat high-water chocolate; Sulforaphane in broccoli may help prevent atherosclerosis; Naturally occurring flavonols as omega-3 PUFA antioxidants; Double benefits of erythritol for diabetics; DNA barcoding may help fight bushmeat trade; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 453: 26 August - 02 September 2009
Fishy aftertaste in wine and seafood pairing; Dietary fibre, reproductive hormones and anovulation; Effect of pomegranate by-products and ellagitannins on gut bacteria; Horizontal gene transfer between probiotics and pathogens in the gut; DNA barcoding of premium salmon and trout species; Food insulin index; Product recalls and alerts; Food Safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 452: 19 - 26 August 2009
Are all omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids created equal?; Possible link between immune response to wheat and type 1 diabetes; Furan in foods and coffees from five European Union countries ; Migration from novel packaging materials; How vitamin D protects against CVD in diabetics; New peanut allergen identified; Effective communication essential for pathogens; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 451: 12 - 19 August 2009
WCRF advice on bacon, ham and cancer; Artificial sweeteners do not raise cancer risk; Update on honey bee colony collapse disorder; Fast food 'makes you less intelligent' ; Folic acid fortification may not be necessary, could even be risky; Chocolate linked to better heart health; Asparagus extracts as a hangover cure; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 450: 05 - 12 August 2009
Towards a food security strategy for the future; High-fructose corn syrup contamination with HMF and toxicity to honey bees; Beetroot juice could help athletes train for longer; Nanoparticles could help solubilise natural colourants; Tea catechins and bone health; Sugary soft drinks may lead to a fatty liver; Innovative natural functional ingredients from microalage; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 449: 29 July - 05 August 2009
Regional variations in food allergies; Food polyphenols affect vasodilatation by nitric oxide ; Component of lecithin may help to metabolise fat and glucose in the liver; FSA’s review of organic foods provokes much comment; High fat, high sugar foods can affect brain receptors; Global fish stocks not quite as low as predicted; Science-based definition of nutrient density; Possible uses of oil organogels in foods; Product recalls and alerts ; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 448: 22 - 29 July 2009
Securing food supplies up to 2050; Milk consumption heart disease, stroke and diabetes; Milk in childhood may reduce stroke later in life; Linoleic acid and ulcerative colitis; Common blue dye may help recovery from spinal injuries; Absence of pomegranate ellagitannins in most commercial extracts; Hardness of rinsing water may affect bacteria on chicken skin; Omega-3 fatty acids, fish intake and risk of type 2 diabetes; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 447: 15 - 22 July 2009
FSA reports on survey of process contaminants in retail foods; Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in elderly; Probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic supplementation and cows milk allergy symptoms; The role of grapefruit flavanoid in prevention of diabetes and heart disease; Liquid chitosan coating may prolong fish shelf life; Multivitamin, vitamin C and vitamin E supplements and mortality risk; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 446: 08 - 15 July 2009
Health Canada reports on bisphenol A; Omega 3 supplementation during pregnancy may decrease infant allergy; Whole grain and hypertension; Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of cocoa powder; Folate may reduce risk of colorectal cancer in women; Umami taste receptor; Alzheimer’s disease not helped by omega-3 fatty acids; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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Edition 445: 01 - 08 July 2009
Caffeine may reverse and protect against Alzheimer’s disease in mice; Update on methodologies for determining dietary fibre; Refinement of threshold of toxicological concern for chemicals in food; Novel replacements for saturated and trans fats; EFSA offers no guidance on probiotic health claims; Anti-cancer effects of phytosterols; New PCR method for the specific detection of wheat glutenin; Product recalls and alerts; Food safety; Legislation headlines; Other headlines;
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