Dietary calcium, not supplements, cuts kidney stone risk
A high intake of calcium-rich foods may reduce young women's risk of developing kidney stones, report US scientists this week, but taking calcium supplements is unlikely to offer any benefit.
Archives for April 26, 2004
Fresh milk with omega-3 makes debut in Ireland
Europe's first pasteurized milk enriched with omega-3 fatty acids has launched in Ireland, thanks to new technology that allows a fish oil emulsion to be added to milk just before it goes into cartons, writes Dominique Patton.
'Nut-free' nut flavours for new labelling rules
The countdown begins to new food allergen labelling rules in Europe that herald an end to the 20 year old '25 per cent' rule. Taken together with escalating incidences of food allergies, new opportunities have arisen in the marketplace for ingredients...