Nutrition, Health & Wellness
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Coca-Cola losses nutrition value, customer contacts labeling appeal in Kenyan apex court
KENYA – International beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola has been ordered to place labels on nutrition value and customer contacts on its soft-drink glass bottles by the…
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Infant milk formula popularity is on the rise in Africa despite sustained efforts to limit its use
Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood. Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly…
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Consumer Report finds little progress towards eliminating risk of heavy metals in baby foods
US – Consumer Reports (CR) has conducted new tests on baby foods and found that while levels of lead, arsenic, and cadmium appear to be…
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Controversy surrounds aspartame as international health body considers it possible carcinogen
GLOBAL – International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research arm, is to issue a red flag on the…
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Fonterra launches new nutrition science venture arm
NEW ZEALAND – Fonterra, the global leading dairy nutrition co-operative has launched a corporate venture arm, Nutrition Science Solutions, to invest in the area of…