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Friday, 21 February 20, 18:17 The Spanish consumer organisation OCU reported that a slimming cream sold online contains an active ingredient similar to those found in medicines, “whose non-prescribed use can be hazardous”. It has informed the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, Aesan, that the ingredient in question was ephedrine. Ephedrine (a natural alkaloid) is a stimulant of …

Friday, 21 February 20, 17:49 Mealworm flour is now available in Europe for food processing. Until recently, it was used primarily in animal feed. However, the approval of EU Regulations 2025/89 have allowed it to be used as a general-purpose food ingredient. The insect is not the only one to be used in food. Since 2018, the European Union approved …