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Men’s Health Roasts 20 Worst Drinks in America

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Men’s Health has released a run-down of the 20 unhealthiest drinks currently available in America in their popular Eat This Not That section. The feature compares drinks across a variety of categories...

Ad body launches code for NZ food makers

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Food makers operating in New Zealand face a new code overseeing how they advertise their products in the country.New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority, a body that promotes “self-regulation”...

Government spotlights high-sugar drinks in indigenous areas

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 The Australian Government is looking to reduce the consumption of high sugar drinks in remote communities. The move comes on the back of a study published by the Menzies School of Health Research on...

CSR profits boosted by sugar business

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Australian conglomerate CSR Ltd saw its profits boosted by improved earnings in its sugar business for the full-year. The sugar and building materials conglomerate reported a 29% rise in underlying full-year...

CSR denies Japanese interest in Sucrogen

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CSR has denied that there is interest from a Japanese consortium in its sugar business, Sucrogen, after a report in the Australian Financial Review yesterday suggested that a group including Mitsubishi...

General Mills sets sodium reduction goal

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Leading food company General Mills –  responsible for over 100 consumer brands including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, and Muir Glen – is accelerating...

CSR mulls new offer from China’s Bright Food

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CSR Limited announced on Thursday that it has received a $1.75 billion dollar conditional offer from Bright Food to acquire CSR’s Sugar and Renewable Energy business, Sucrogen. A previous offer...

Fruit juices ‘worst offenders’ in children’s drinks investigation

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A new breed of sparkling fruit juices that contain more sugar than CocaCola have been labelled ‘Worst Offenders’ in a review of 40 popular drinks by Dr Rosemary Stanton and children’s health...

Adverts for children’s foods “virtually ceased”

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Advertising of high fat, sugar or salt foods on children’s television has “virtually ceased” in Australia following the success of the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC)...

UK FSA sets guidelines for saturated fat and sugar

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Following a public consultation in the summer of 2009, the Food Standards Agency has today recommended that food manufacturers reduce saturated fat in foods such as biscuits, cakes, buns, chocolates and...