A sponsor's profile: Kellogg.Dr Margaret Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. Allman-Farinelli, Editor of Nutrition & Dietetics dietetics /di·e·tet·ics/ (-iks) the science of diet and nutrition. di·e·tet·ics n. The branch of therapeutics concerned with the practical application of diet in relation to health and disease. , recently asked the following questions of Rebecca Boustead, Manager, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: N&D: The new food labelling laws will soon he in place. Are there any implications of which Kellogg would like to make dietitians aware? Kellogg: The new labelling laws will now allow consumers and health professionals to have access to nutrition information for the foods they purchase. Packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one must now carry a basic nutrition information panel and nutrition information must be available at the point of purchase for non-packaged foods. Kellogg products have carried nutrition information panels for over 20 years. The main changes to Kellogg labels as a result of the new labelling laws include the reporting of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be in the nutrition information panels, more detailed allergen allergen /al·ler·gen/ (al´er-jen) an antigenic substance capable of producing immediate hypersensitivity (allergy).allergen´ic pollen allergen labelling, and percentage labelling of characterising ingredients. All of this information is contained on the side panel of our products in an easy to read consumer friendly format. To further help consumers and health professionals understand what the changes mean, and the changes to Kellogg's nutrition information, we have developed a fact sheet called 'How to read food labels'. Copies of this fact sheet can be obtained by contacting the Kellogg Consumer Services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, Centre on 1800 000 474. N&D: How does Kellogg keep consumers up to date with nutrition information? Kellogg: At Kellogg, we are dedicated to providing up-to-date nutrition information to consumers and health professionals. We do this in a variety of ways including providing nutrition information on packs, producing fact sheets and brochures on a variety of nutrition topics, and answering consumers' enquiries that come through our Consumer Services Centre via our 1800 number. Over the past six months the Kellogg Consumer Services Centre has received over 1000 calls related to nutrition. The five most common nutrition enquiries included requests about: gluten gluten, mixture of proteins present in the cereal grains. The long molecules of gluten, insoluble in water, are strong and flexible and form many cross linkages. free products; general nutrition information; allergens, in particular nuts; specific brochures; and general health. Of the enquiries we receive about brochures, some of the most requested brochures include; 'Kellogg's Nutrition Information Booklet', 'Kids Health and Fitness', 'Fibre for Kids', 'Fibre for Life', 'Wake up to Breakfast', and 'Food Facts'. Further information or copies of our nutrition brochures and fact sheets are also available from Kellogg's Consumer Services Centre on 1800 000 474. |
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