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Ingredient markets, clinical studies under scrutiny, regulatory, AI visibility. Every insight is sourced — PubMed, EFSA, dated reports — and ends with what it changes for your pipeline.

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Foods for young children: 49% fail to meet a WHO standard

A review of 2,783 baby foods sold in Austin reveals that 81% are ultra-processed and 49% fail to meet at least one of the WHO’s nutritional standards.

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FDA front-of-pack: why the delay in the rule complicates manufacturers' strategy

The FDA did not publish its front-of-pack rule in 2026. This delay fragments regulation, strengthens MAHA pressure and weighs on manufacturers' strategies.

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Pesticides and plasticisers: 168 contaminants toxic to the microbiota identified

A study published in Nature Microbiology reveals that pesticides and plasticisers disrupt the microbiota and encourage antibiotic resistance.

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Ultra-processed foods and early-onset colorectal cancer: the study that reshuffles the deck

A Harvard/JAMA Oncology study from November 2025 confirms the link between ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer in women. Analysis.

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Ultra-processed foods: when the Lancet sounds the death knell for an economic model

The Lancet targets ultra-processed foods as a driver of chronic disease. New policies in sight: what are the risks and opportunities for you?

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Food security in Europe 2025: The gap between perception and reality

Exclusive deciphering of the EFSA 2025 barometer on food safety in Europe. 72% of concerned citizens, but what are their real priorities?

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Ingredients

EAT-Lancet 2025: strategic GPS (at last) for the ingredients industry

Actionable deciphering of EAT-Lancet 2025: roadmap 2026-2030, KPIs, PHD reformulation, sustainable sourcing, access. Everything you need to know!

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Food innovation: why is Europe lagging behind?

Europeans are shying away from the food innovation of Food Tech, between a rejection of ultra-processed foods and an attachment to naturalness.

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Consumer brands

PNNS5: a turning point for nutrition in France

Controlled advertising and promotion of D/E products, nutritional excise duty, extension of the Nutri-Score, the PNNS5 announces major changes.

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Consumer brands

Green kiwifruit: How Zespri won the EFSA's holy grail

It's official as of 31 July 2025: the European Commission has authorised a health claim for green kiwifruit. This is a first.

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