Mediterranean Snack Foods Company has added Lentil Crackers to its Mediterranean Baked line. Promising to be gluten-free and featuring 6% of the recommended daily allowance of iron, the ingredient legend touts vegetable oil in the form of olive oil and/or sunflower oil and/or palm fruit oil.
Menu items with descriptions that reference gluten, cholesterol, sugar and other health-related topics are expanding on restaurant menus as more operators recognize an increasing number of Americans adhere to special diets.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children with food allergies jumped 18% between 1997-2007, and researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago found 8% of U.S. children under the age of 18 have at least one food allergy.
The troubled economy has brought about a number of changes in the way people shop for food. Companies that engage the whole family in shopping; recognize the growing number of shoppers with food allergies; and use innovative marketing methods are most likely to meet with success.
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found a possible link between norovirus, a virus that causes "stomach flu" in humans, and food allergies.
The 29th Annual New Products Conference was held September 12-14 in Naples, Fla., with a range of speakers and topics addressing the latest trends and expectations of food and beverage consumers.
Food labels like gluten-free and dairy-free are experiencing "meteoric growth" in the U.K., with more consumers saying they have developed food intolerances or have made changes to their diet, reports a market research group.
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