EFSA to seek new data on aspartame; Ajinomoto remains confident from FoodNavigator.com

EFSA plans to issue a public call for new data on aspartame in the coming weeks; meanwhile, producer Ajinomoto has welcomed the Commission’s request for fast-tracked reevaluation of the sweetener, saying it will give EFSA the opportunity to restate its position.

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011

DHA omega-3 may offer sports protection from NutraIngredients.com

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is the critical omega-3 fatty acid in the brain and research backs its ability to boost brain function. But can it slow the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease and help protect sportspeople against concussion?

Wirral Borough Council offered Burton's £450,000 not to crunch biscuit plant

from FoodManufacture.co.uk

Wirral Borough Council says it ''left no stone unturned'' in trying to persuade Burton’s Foods not to close its Moreton biscuit factory, and even offered the company a £450,000 grant as a sweetener.

Tate & Lyle to resume sucralose production in US as demand soars from FoodNavigator.com

Tate & Lyle is planning to re-start production at its mothballed sucralose plant in the US, as hot demand for the sweetener means it needs more capacity from two global sites.