UK Sport eases position on food supplements 22-Jul-2008 - UK Sport has altered its position in regard to the use of food supplements and now says supplements such as whey, isotonic drinks, creatine and multivitamin and mineral complexes should be safe in most cases. Organic nutritional advantages questioned again 22-Jul-2008 - A debate has ignited over the nutritional benefits of organic produce compared to conventional, with recent analysis disputing claims of its nutritional superiority. Industry fall-out from salmonella link to tomatoes 21-Jul-2008 - Food processers and manufacturers with tomato-based products are expected to feel the impact of a salmonella outbreak that has infected more than 1,200 people in the US. Budweiser to be Belgian? Big deal 21-Jul-2008 - The news that all-American brewer Anheuser-Busch is to be sold to Belgium's InBev for $52bn has made sports bar patrons across the US weep into their Budweisers. But the idea that an American firm must remain American for all time runs counter to the world of global commerce. Icing reformulated to meet health and wellness demand 17-Jul-2008 - A product reformulation provides naturally derived icing for use in toppings and eye-catching decoration on baked goods, according to supplier BakeMark UK. EFSA sets new intake level for aluminium in food 16-Jul-2008 - Scientists at EFSA have assessed the safety of aluminium in food and established a Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) of one milligram of aluminium per kilogram of body weight. Asthma study may reignite pregnancy-peanut debate 16-Jul-2008 - Consuming peanuts and peanut products during pregnancy may raise the infant's risk of developing asthma by about 50 per cent, suggests new research from The Netherlands. Low-fat dairy again linked to healthier hearts 15-Jul-2008 - A healthy lifestyle should include low-fat dairy products to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with poor kidney function, suggests new research from the US. Diet better than statins in kids' cholesterol control 15-Jul-2008 - The prescribing of statins for eight years-olds is tantamount to saying that food and diet have failed, and that children are incapable of changing their eating habits and lifestyle. European definition of colourings causes confusion 11-Jul-2008 - Gaps and a lack of clarity in European regulations for colourings mean the food industry is "often working at the boundaries of legal controls," said an industry expert.