Nutrition + Consumers

Moscow / RU. (rt) The The Russian government says reports that Russia will have to boost grain imports are «groundless» but bread prices seem set to rise. Russians eat more bread a year than nearly anybody else in the world ...

Washington / D.C.. (ec) Chairmen Henry A. Waxman and Bart Stupak of the U.S. Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to Kellogg Company President and CEO A.D. David MacKay requesting information regarding the recall of 28 million boxes of cereal products.

London / UK. (rbc) The British Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) upheld a complaint from the Real Bread Campaign (RBC) that a magazine advertisement for Tesco in-store bakeries breached the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code´s clause on truthfulness.

Chicago / IL. (mi) Last month´s recommendations from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) confirmed what Mintel´s research and consumers have already been suggesting: restaurants need healthier menus.

Chicago / IL. (mi) Menus around the United States are in the process of getting a makeover. The new health care bill will require all restaurants, with 20 or more locations, to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and drive-thrus.

Chicago / IL. (npd) It appears that a thriftier consumer may be emerging from the Great Recession. According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, many consumers feel that their financial situation will not improve or will be worse over the next year.

Harrisburg / PY. (psu) Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences food scientist. The research indicates that genetics influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we like.

Dusseldorf / DE. (md) In the beginning there was organic food. Controlled farming, fruit and vegetables with no chemicals – the industry boomed. An increasing number of consumers were suddenly ready to have a rethink and they also demanded this from retailers.

Brussels / BE. (ep) Food labels should feature mandatory nutritional information and guideline daily amounts, according to draft EU legislation as adopted by MEPs this week. However, they rejected a proposal for «traffic light» values ...

Boston / MA. (hsph) In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Eating brown rice was associated with a lower risk.