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... the london-listed firm said yesterday that a decision from the codex alimentarius commission would help markets including india, indonesia, thailand and the philippines approve the use of stevia in food and drink products ... speaking about the eu standing committee’s decision earlier this week to recommend the use of stevia as an ingredient in food and beverages, mitchell said that he expects the final approval to come in november, with products set launch on the european market by january 2012 ... mitchell expects a faster rate of adoption in europe than in the us, as many of the multinational manufacturers have products containing stevia already being sold in the us and australia for two years

... food and drink europe (fde) welcomed the draft regulation, “after nearly three years of long, often difficult discussions” whilst highlighting disappointing omissions and unresolved aspects of the regulation ... “industry has done a lot to reduce the tfa content in their products on a voluntary basis ... ” “fibre is another such case in point - the voluntary declaration of fibre is also not foreseen compared to what is currently available for consumers on food and drink products

... however, the company admitted it had not met certain targets including plans to launch and "take to scale" children's lunchbox and breakfast products that met ofcom's nutrient profile by 2010 ... pepsico said the availaibility of walkers baked products had fallen by 10% since 2008 ... nonetheless, pepsico uk & ireland president richard evans said the company was "delivering on our promise to reformulate our core products and reshape our portfolio" ... " globally, pepsico is aiming to triple its sales from healthier food and drink products from the us$10bn it made in 2010 to $30bn in 2020, a target it first outlined last february ... a month later, pepsico & ireland president richard evans said he wanted the company to be a "champion of change" in reformulating its products amid rising concerns about health obesity

... november 2011 should see steviol glycosides get regulatory backing for use in food in drink products in the european market, according to a european commission (ec) representative

... authorities across asia are increasingly considering health logos for food and beverage products, according to the eas ... international food policy consultancy eas said that health logos on food and drink products which meet certain nutritional criteria are growing in the asian region ... levie cequena, food and health policy manager for eas asia highlighted the growing popularity of health logos on products, noting that singapore, thailand and malaysia have all recently prioritised programmes to counter obesity ... ” cequena highlighted initiatives in singapore, where products can carry a ‘healthier choice symbol’ if they meet nutritional guidelines established by the country’s health promotion board

... two artificial flavours that can be used in a wide variety of food and drink products offer “no safety concerns” at the tested levels, according to efsa’s latest scientific opinion ... the flavours are used in flavoured food products and were found in nine out of the 18 food categories listed by the panel ... the nine categories include dairy products, edible ices, confectionery, cereals and cereal products, bakery, meat and meat products, foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages and composite foods such as meat pies ... however when the panel examined the information provided by the european flavouring industry on the use levels in various foods “it appeared obvious that the msdi approach in a number of cases would grossly underestimate the intake by regular consumers of products flavoured at the use level reported by the industry, especially in those cases where the annual production values were reported to be small

... new 11/05/2011 europe’s food industry drives reformulation of consumer favourites to meet healthier lifestyle goals (brussels, 11 may 2011) the ciaa (confederation of the food and drink industries of the eu) today hosted a multi-stakeholder debate highlighting the actions taken by europe’s food manufacturers to reformulate food and drink products in order to improve their nutritional composition and offer europe’s consumers a wider range of food choices to suit their diets and lifestyles ... europe’s food and drink industry is actively working on a voluntary basis (through the eu platform for action on diet, physical activity and health, for example, as well as other fora) to reduce salt, fat, sugar and other nutrients of concern, whilst simultaneously retaining consumer appeal (in terms of taste, texture and appearance), and ensuring the highest standards of food safety and stability ... regulatory issues also came to the fore with manufacturers underlining the importance of being able to communicate information to consumers when beneficial changes have been made to the nutritional composition of products and, finally, that there is a need to ensure that companies who reformulate do not experience competitive disadvantage by doing so

... organic monitor predicts an eight per cent rise of european organic food and drink sales in 2011, as the global economy is coming out of recession more capital is now available for companies to invest ... europe accounts for almost half of the global revenue from organic food and drink products in 2010, usd$59bn in total ... such spike in activity can only consolidate the organic food and drink industry ... food price inflation? with commodity prices increasing, what could be the impact of speculation on the organic industry? “we do not see food inflation- or rising prices of organic products to affect the investment climate in europe ... with more capital available, the future of the organic food and drink industry will see a healthy growth rates and even more deals, mergers and investments

... a petition from the centre for public interest litigation argued that a conflict of interest existed in allowing staff from large firms to be involved in judging the public safety risk attached to food and drink products

... com the region is one of the most robust functional food markets in the world, with a range of products available ... datamonitor said this drives manufacturers to take into consideration these factors, launching products which feature claims such as ‘no sugar’, ‘low fat’ and ‘low calories’ ... functional confectionery japanese functional confectionery products use ingredients such as konjac powder, which swells 200 times in the stomach and prevents overeating, gaba which promotes mental relaxation, cpp-acp which suppresses loss of minerals from teeth ... china is the only other country that has used konjac in confectionery products in the last two years, although it has been used in other food categories in europe and the us ... gaba is already used in confectionery products in europe and drink products in thailand and us