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Doctors halt dairy weight loss ads

By  Clarisse Douaud

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the nation's dairy industry are putting a stop to claims in their advertising that dairy products cause weight loss following a petition from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed in...

FSA begins UK business guidance review

By  George Reynolds

The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today announced the start of a review of its own guidance, which aims to make regulations easier to understand and follow for firms.

Danone and Yakult to accelerate R&D cooperation

By  Stephen Daniells

France's Danone and Japan's Yakult will continue their strategic alliance involving closer cooperation on R&D and entry into new markets, maintaining their positions as leaders in the probiotics market.