The beneficial effects of wine on human health may originate from their nonalcoholic components, such as flavanoids and phenols. Some phenolic compounds can be protective, whereas others have been found to be mutagenic at high doses in laboratory studies. Fazel and coworkers found that quercetin can induce mutation during in vitro culture of animal cells, [...]

A survey of UK supermarkets’ own-brand gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free foods has found more than half had higher salt levels than standard versions, raising concern for the intake levels of celiacs and others who avoid certain foods.
There is a major drive to decrease levels of salt in packaged and processed foods, as part of efforts [...]

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected three article 13.5 probiotic and prebiotic health claims and one article 14 claim linking prebiotics with a range of benefits from immunity to diarrhoea for failing to demonstrate causality.
EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) rejected one emerging science, article 13.5 claim from Sunstar Suisse [...]