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Published by Aroq Ltd.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:56 GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:56 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The publication by the UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) of increased energy requirements and the ensuing media reaction has threatened to undermine public health education about obesity and overweight, Ben Cooper writes, and has posed questions for the Food Standards Agency about how it communicates complex scientific findings to the public.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108902Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMTHere is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108905Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMTKellogg has recalled its Chocotastic Pop Tarts in the UK and Ireland after the company received complaints that the products are mouldy.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108897Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:41:00 GMTThe EU's moves to regulate the health claims food manufacturers make on products is having a negative impact on innovation, ingredients giant DSM has told just-food.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108873Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMTUK health campaigners have criticised scientific claims that suggest calorie intake should be increased by up to 16%.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108815Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:00 GMTDenmark's reforming EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has relinquished her power to shape reform of the EU's Common Agriculture Policy.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108826Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:00 GMTThis week saw Kraft Foods table its long-awaited formal offer for Cadbury, to mixed reactions. In other M&A news, IFR Capital purchased Uniq's Polish and German businesses as it looks to create a pan-European food group. Retailers Wal-Mart and Sainsbury's both posted strong results but US baker Flowers Foods revealed sales had come under pressure from increased promotions. Here is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108808Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMTThe US Food and Drug Administration has published a revised version of its Food Code as part of its bid to tighten food safety in the country.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108744Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMTOver the past week, Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose shared some of his intentional expansion plans with just-food amid news that the retailer was adding branded products to its offering. Kraft Foods, meanwhile, delivered what many have billed as a pivotal trading update in its bid to takeover Cadbury. Elsewhere, Ahold said that it was on the lookout for expansion opportunities, including acquisitions; and Sara Lee management enlightened us as to why top-line growth at the meat-to-bakery group is lagging its peers.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108719Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMTPrivate label was the topic on the lips of Xavier Govare, CEO of Alfesca, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Delhaize CEO, and Sara Lee's Brenda Barnes this week, while Sir Stuart Rose stole the limelight with the news that Marks and Spencer is to roll out branded products across the UK.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108716Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture have organised a joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108718Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:00 GMTUK cheese maker Bowland Dairy Products Ltd has failed to secure damages from the European Commission in a dispute over the safety of its dairy products.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108693Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMTThe National Heart Forum said that data published by the government suggesting the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling should not distract from the need to introduce tougher measures against food and drink companies on labelling, advertising and pricing.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108678Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMTUK retailer Sainsbury's has recalled its Belgian Wholenut Dark Chocolate due to it possibly containing pieces of hard plastic.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108676Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:57:00 GMTChristopher Mack, executive chairman of Fresca, has said that the food industry should try to use and reinforce the grocery code of practice.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108668Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMTThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Fairbank Farms is voluntarily recalling 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108639Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:35:00 GMTPresident Obama has made tackling childhood obesity and nutrition a key priority. The FDA's recent announcement on nutritional labelling demonstrates the administration's willingness to act in areas where it deems self-regulation to have been ineffective, Ben Cooper writes, and this proactive approach may not be confined to food labelling.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108642Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:39:00 GMTAll eight US food manufacturers participating in the Smart Choices Program labelling scheme have agreed to drop the logo from their products amid claims the label could mislead consumers.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108615Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:19:00 GMTWhat goes into food and what is slapped on the outside dominated the headlines on just-food this week. Food manufacturers and retailers continued to fall over themselves to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable palm oil although, as our interview with the WWF revealed, there are those in the industry that have yet to take any action on the issue. One industry-wide action on food labelling in the US has hit the buffers with the country's leading food makers pulling out of the Smart Choices Program. Will US regulators now fill that void? These are the top ten stories on just-food this week.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108632Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:54:00 GMTSustainability is becoming ever-more crucial for food companies and, this week, the hot topic was palm oil. The WWF issued a report praising those who had moves to source greener palm oil - but castigated those who hadn't. Smart Choices, a US food labelling scheme devised to help consumers, was similarly rebuked for promoting fatty foods. And, all the while, executives from Fresh Del Monte Produce to Chiquita Brands International and Kellogg handed down their insights on the economic and business landscape.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108629Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:00 GMT