EFSA estimates safe intakes for caffeine
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine, in which it estimates acute and daily intakes that raise no safety concerns for … Continue Reading →
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Ohio House okays ban on pure caffeine, powdered alcohol sales
According to the Associated Press, a bill banning the sale of pure caffeine products in Ohio cleared the state House on May 27, one year after a high school senior … Continue Reading →
EFSA determines 400 mg/day of caffeine is safe
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its long-awaited caffeine risk assessment. IFT Daily News
Children’s caffeine intake steady from 1999 to 2010
A study published in Pediatrics shows that overall caffeine intake did not increase among kids and teens between 1999 and 2010, but coffee and energy drinks became increasingly significant contributors … Continue Reading →
Caffeine may enhance long-term memory
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that the consumption of caffeine enhances certain memories at least up to 24 hrs after it is consumed. IFT Daily News
FCC revisions proposed for omega-3s, natural sweeteners, caffeine
To help ensure the quality of popular food ingredients increasingly being incorporated into products sold in the United States and worldwide, standards for omega 3-rich krill oil and natural, low-calorie … Continue Reading →
Caffeine is Everywhere
It’s not the ingredient that bothers consumers, but the amount of whatever it is in the product. Refresh read more Supermarket News
Study: Caffeine may not impact diabetes risk
A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that sugar-sweetened beverages may increase the risk for type2 diabetes, irrespective of caffeine content. IFT Daily News
Measuring Caffeine in Energy Drinks
As a consumer and a beverage editor in this industry I think manufacturers would do themselves a favor to quit futzing around and label it already. Refresh read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →