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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children. The FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and dispose of any in their possession.

Turkish Airlines, which was recently named "Best Airline ofEurope" for the sixth consecutive year by Skytrax*, celebrated the official opening of its prestigious first lounge in the U.S., the Turkish Airlines Lounge Washington D.C., at Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.

Sales of groceries through e-commerce platforms reached $48 billion in the 12 months to June 2016, according to a new report by Kantar Worldpanel, published today.

Ginkgo Bioworks today announced that it has signed an agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), one of the world's largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, to develop custom strains of microorganisms that will be used to produce a key cultured ingredient.

According to the latest market report published by Persistence Market Research titled "Natural and Organic Flavors Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2016-2024", globally, the revenue generated from the sales of natural and organic flavors is estimated to be valued at US$ 4,608.6 Mn by 2016 end, and is expected to increase at a CAGR of 7.6% during the forecast period (2016-2024).

Many foods or beverages are flavored—but how can you tell where those flavors come from?

Five organizations, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), the International Life Sciences Institute North America (ILSI North America), GS1 US, 1WorldSync, and Label Insight have formed a collaborative public-private partnership to deliver "A Partnership for Public Health: USDA Branded Food Products Database" with the goal of strengthening public health and the open sharing of food composition data.

Bolstering the opportunities that allow rural people in developing countries to remain at home is a critical component of any plan to tackle the contemporary migration crisis, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.

EFSA has completed its re-evaluation of all food colours permitted for use in the European Union before 2009. For the final re-evaluation, EFSA’s experts concluded that available data on titanium dioxide (E 171) in food do not indicate health concerns for consumers. But they recommended new studies be carried out to fill data gaps on possible effects on the reproductive system, which could enable them to set an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI).

Researchers from the United States suggest that replacing animal protein with a similar amount of protein from plant sources is associated with lower mortality. They observed a weak association between animal protein intake and an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, while plant protein intake was associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes.