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Kellogg has agreed to pull a health claim it made on Rice Krispies in the US. The cereal giant had advertised its Rice Krispies brand as helping "support your child's immunity". However, after a probe by the Federal Trade Commission, Kellogg has agreed to not make claims about any potential health benefits unless it has scientific evidence, the watchdog said.

The deal is the second Kellogg has made with the FTC. Last year, the US food giant agreed to stop making a claim that its Frosted Mini...

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A sales tax on certain candy and gum products is due to come into effect in Washington State on June 1, as part of the state’s effort to plug its $2.8bn deficit.

According to a definition posted on the state’s department of revenue website: “Candy is a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners combined with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings and formed into bars, drops, or pieces. Candy does not require refrigeration. Candy does no...

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Recently, PepsiCo has announced it will be cutting back on the levels of salt fat & sugar by up to 25% across the globe by 2015. PepsiCo is not alone in reducing the amount of salt, sugar and fats from products. Kellogg is one of a number of leading manufacturers who have been improving their health credentials by reducing the salt content across brands such as Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes and Mars have been working on reformulating Mars bars for over five years.

For manufacturers the need to...
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US food safety officials have written warning letters to 16 manufacturers that claim the companies have broken labelling laws.

Two Nestle divisions, snack group Diamond Foods and pie maker Schwan's Consumer Brands are among those to have received the letters in the last ten days, according to the FDA website.

The FDA letters issue a series of warnings to the companies on the health claims made on product labels and on brand websites.

Nestle divisions Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Gerber ...

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The European Food Safety Authority’s scientific panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has lowered the Acceptable Daily Intakes for the artificial food colours Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) and Ponceau 4R (E124) - three of the food colours linked to hyperactivity in the "Southhampton Study" As a result, the Panel concluded that exposure to these colours could exceed the new ADIs (acceptable daily intakes) for both adults and children.

The Panel found that the currently avai...

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