Nutrition, Health & Wellness
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WHO says low-calorie sweeteners are not a substitute for healthy diet despite popularity among health-conscious consumers
GLOBAL – The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised that nutritive sweeteners should ‘not be used as a means of achieving weight control or reducing…
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FrieslandCampina launches high purity prebiotic to accelerate prebiotic innovation in APAC
ASIA – Dutch multinational dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina is preparing to launch Biotis GOS-OP High Purity prebiotic ingredient that has levels of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) in the…
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Nestlé to end marketing of infant formula for babies up to six months of age globally in 2023
SWITZERLAND – Global multinational food conglomerate Nestlé has made a unilateral commitment to not promote infant formula for babies up to six months of age…
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Singapore government extends Nutri-Grade measures to freshly prepared beverages
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore will be introducing “Nutri-Grade”-related measures that will apply to freshly prepared beverages from the end of…
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Italy bans Nutri-Score, claims labelling system could be construed as misleading
ITALY – The Nutri-Score, also known as the 5-Colour Nutrition label or 5-CNL, has received another blow in Europe with Italian authorities banning its in…