Breakfast cereals: ‘Almost zero correlation’ between health claims and nutritional content
Four recent studies examined claims appearing on the packaging of food items. They compared the claims with reality and found a significant mismatch.
May 13, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: claims, compared-the-claims, examined-claims, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, packaging, recent-studies, the-packaging
Getting children to embrace healthy food
Researchers at the University of Bonn: attractive packaging makes identical products taste betterIf the packaging has an appealing design, primary school children also reach for healthy foods.
June 24, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: appealing-design, attractive-packaging, betterif-the-packaging, makes-identical, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, packaging, primary-school, products-taste, the-packaging, university
The chemical compound contaminating your Friday night glass of wine
We all know what risks our favourite wines and spirits pose to our health but now scientists reveal that the packaging of these drinks may be just as damaging.
August 11, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: all-know, favourite, health, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, our-favourite, our-health, packaging, scientists-reveal, spirits-pose, these-drinks
Detecting spoiled food without opening the container
A color-coded smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, also could be used to determine if medications and other perishable products were still active or fresh, they said.
March 19, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: active-or-fresh, consumers-whether, containers, diet, green-beans, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, opening-the-containers, packaging, perishable, the-containers, the-packaging
Food Safety: Packaging From Recycled Cardboard May Transfer Unsafe Levels Of Mineral Oil
Concerns that foods packed in material made of recycled cardboard may contain mineral oil above agreed limits are causing some food companies to change their packaging material, and in one UK company’s case, to stop using recycled board altogether…
March 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: above-agreed, causing-some, diet, food-companies, material-made, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, packaging, packaging-material, recycled-cardboard