The introduction of prescription requirements for access to infant formula may reduce infant nutrition levels in Australia, the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) warned today.INC’s CEO Jan Carey said:...

Diet and exercise have long been the top two elements of effective weight loss. Now add a third: reading the labels on packaged foods. Washington State University Economist Bidisha Mandal has found that...

US-grocery retailer Whole Foods market has launched an App to help users “eat and live better”. Called the Whole Foods Market Missions App, it revolves around more than 70 challenges known...

The Heart Foundation and National Stroke Foundation today expressed disappointment that neither major political party has offered a national action plan addressing Australia’s leading cause of death...

Kellogg’s Special K brand in the U.S. has reformulated many of its cereals to include fibre, offering more positive nutrition to a brand long associated with weight management.Many Special K brand...

A new and simplified Product Information Form (PIF) offering a wider variety of information about food ingredients, their composition and the presence of allergens was launched by the Australian Food and...

The Food Standards Agency, the UK food watchdog, will lose its remit over nutrition and labelling after the coalition government confirmed it would revamp the agency.The UK’s Department of Health...

On Monday, Ajinomoto announced that the two companies were to join forces to develop products that are low in sugar and salt and that meet consumer demand to manage weight. Kellogg has insisted its tie-up...

The proportion of the adult population in the UK classified as obese has soared, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ‘Social Trends’ report, published yesterday...

Minister for Defence Science and Materiel announced a $12.6 million funding boost for redevelopment of the Scottsdale Defence Nutrition and Food Science facilities in Tasmania on Friday. “The redevelopment...