EFSA approves oat beta-glucan claim
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims panel has approved a health claim linking consumption of 3g of oat beta glucans per day with improved cholesterol levels.
Archives for December 9, 2010
Flint hikes European packaging ink prices on raw material woes
Flint Group has blamed an imminent 22 per cent price hike on packaging inks in Europe on soaring raw material costs and warned further increases were likely next year.
Plastic packaging growth in US forecast to exceed paper
Superior properties such as lightweighting and barrier protection will enable plastic packaging growth to outstrip that of paper in almost all US markets to the end of 2014, according to one industry report.
Prebiotic wheat bran extract gets FDA GRAS no objection
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter of no objection for the wheat bran extract Brana Vita, giving manufacturers a new prebiotic for a range of food and beverage products.