Government advice to pregnant women to restrict consumption of fish to avoid risking the brain development of foetuses by ingesting high levels of dangerous toxins, has been questioned by a leading nutritional scientist.
Functional food manufacturers need to stop moaning about the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims regime and wake up to the abundance of opportunities for expansion.
Corporate nutritionist Kate Cook has attacked the government’s Responsibility Deal for a “one-dimensional approach” to calorie labelling on food that risks damaging sales of foods such as salmon and endangering public health.
Fat and fatty acidsIs the relatively low intake of omega-3 fatty acids in Western diet contributing to the obesity epidemic?This article discusses a...
Fungi could serve as a more cost-effective source of omega-3 fatty acids than fish or microalgae, according to researchers at CABI: a not-for-profit...
The best way to increase UK consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids would be to can tuna in its own oil, according to experts.The Parliamentary...
Sarah Britton observes how food and drink manufacturers have incorporated omega-3 fatty acids into their products to promote heart health on a global scale
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a qualified health claim relating to the reduced risk of coronary heart disease, to be used...
