Soft drinks boost kids’ sugar intake – but may not increase BMI
British schoolchildren get about 10% of their total energy from soft drinks – but new research suggests high consumption levels do not necessarily lead to higher BMIs.
Archives for July 16, 2013
Ardagh designs new lightweight ‘modern’ Malibu bottle
Ardagh has redesigned the Malibu bottle for a more contemporary look and environmentally-friendly impact.
A WEEK IN BEVERAGE ADVERTISING: 17/7/13
Diet Coke Hunk sweats on UK health and safety complaint to ASA
Today's podcast rounds up two UK drinks adverts involving a Diet Coke hunk, a lawnmower and a Chinook helicopter from Coke and Heineken, which led to Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudications.
ACTION WILL REIGNITE ROW OVER WHETHER FDA SHOULD BETTER DEFINE 'NATURAL'
PepsiCo brand Naked Juice cuts ‘all natural’ claim after $9m US payout
PepsiCo brand Naked Juice will stop using ‘all natural’ to describe its products due to lack of detailed regulatory guidance around the word ‘natural’, after agreeing to settle a class action for $9m.
Plastic Recyclers Europe demands separate PET recycling streams
Plastics Recyclers Europe has warned that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and trays must be recycled separately due to potential contamination.
Lawsuit battle begins over packaging resin
Eastman Chemical Company is locked in a court battle over whether a resin used in its plastic packaging is free of chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA).
Oz watchdog tells companies that water cannot possibly be ‘organic’
Seven Australian suppliers of bottled water will remove “organic” claims from their labelling and marketing material after they reached an agreement with the country’s consumer watchdog. An eighth supplier has withdrawn its product from sale.