Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued a proposal to Amend Schedule 20 of the revised Food Standards Code (September 5, 2017).
USA: Qualified Health Claim

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the use of a qualified health claim related with the early peanut introduction and reduced risk of developing peanut allergy.
Australia: Agricultural Export Legislation

The Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources of Australia announced that the draft Export Control Bill 2017 is available for comment.
South Korea: Standards and Specifications for Foods

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea notified the World Trade Organization of the Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods.
5th Expociruelas Secas

The main event of the Chilean dried prune industry will take place on November 9, addressing several topics that have a direct impact on the exporting business, mainly focused on quality. What is quality to the importer? What challenges does the comercialization face at its destinations? What practices need to be carried out aiming to […]
Walnut Consumption May Help Induce Favourable Nutrient Profile in Elderly People

Diet quality is known to decline among elderly people, whom require higher levels of nutrients to promote and maintain an optimal health status. The main objective of this study published recently in the British Journal of Nutrition was to observe the daily inclusion of walnuts (43g/day) to the habitual diet of free-living older adults (walnut group) and then compared with a similar group of participants but abstaining from walnut consumption (control group).
Nut Consumption is Associated with Reduced Mortality

This study, published recently in Food & Function journal conducted a search through PUBMED and EMBASE to evaluate the nut-mortality association. Previous studies showed a consistent inverse association between nut consumption and all-cause mortality, but the associations with cause-specific mortality remained unclear.
Nut Consumption is Associated with Reduced Mortality
This study, published recently in Food & Function journal conducted a search through PUBMED and EMBASE to evaluate the nut-mortality association. Previous studies showed a consistent inverse association between nut consumption and all-cause mortality, but the associations with cause-specific mortality remained unclear.
Walnut Consumption May Help Induce Favourable Nutrient Profile in Elderly People

Diet quality is known to decline among elderly people, whom require higher levels of nutrients to promote and maintain an optimal health status. The main objective of this study published recently in the British Journal of Nutrition was to observe the daily inclusion of walnuts (43g/day) to the habitual diet of free-living older adults (walnut group) and then compared with a similar group of participants but abstaining from walnut consumption (control group).
Almond Consumption May Help Improve HDL “Good” Cholesterol

This recently study published in The Journal of Nutrition wanted to determine whether incorporating 43g/day of almonds in a cholesterol-lowering diet would improve HDL cholesterol.