BSNA News
NEW BSNA Infographic on Baby Foods
BSNA members are committed to supporting parents and care-givers in the feeding of infants in the first three years of life by offering a wide range of specifically formulated food products. To provide an illustrative overview of the key role commercial complementary foods can play in supporting the appropriate nutrient intake in healthy babies, the legislation in place and the current nutritional picture across Europe, BSNA have designed a new baby foods infographic.
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No detectable pesticide residues found in baby foods in the UK: FSA monitoring programme highlights approaches to food safety that have been made by baby food manufacturers
All EU countries have a national monitoring programme and all major components of national diet are sampled for pesticide residues. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) carries out this essential monitoring role in the UK. FSA’s pesticide residues surveillance programme monitors pesticide residues* in food and drink, including infant foods, in the UK supply chain.
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Industry commitment to providing high quality, safe and age appropriate nutrition for infants and young children
The infant nutrition industry is committed to acting in a responsible, ethical, and professional manner. Our purpose is to provide safe and adequate nutrition for infants. When marketing follow on-formula and young child formula we provide the information necessary to support their safe and proper use.
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RCSLT and BDA formally adopt IDDSI
The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) and The British Dietetic Association (BDA) have formally adopted the IDDSI Framework.
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The Value of Nutrition on Prescription
Nutrition is imperative to our existence and over the years the awareness of the importance of good nutrition has increased, including the role that nutrition can play in preventing and managing disease and medical conditions. High quality nutritional care should be at the heart of patient care but, in reality, it is still often ignored.
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An Update on Specialist Nutrition
An update on specialist nutrition, produced by BSNA, is now available in the October edition of Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine.
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How can food and drink manufacturers tackle public health issues?
Tackling the Health Challenge – 2nd November 2017, FDF, London
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Making a Meal of it
Breastmilk is unequivocally the best source of nutrients for a healthy infant, however in order to provide accurate information and advice to parents, are you updated on the various formula milks available on the market? Katherine Sykes overviews the recent shifts in the regulation, innovation and prescription of formula milks.
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The Importance of Appropriately Managing Malnutrition
Malnutrition is a serious problem, with more than three million people in the UK either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. This is estimated to cost the public purse £19.6 billion a year. Katherine Sykes discusses the importance of appropriately managing malnutrition in a recent article in Complete Nutrition.
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A recent study reports a significantly higher patient adherence to a gluten-free diet when receiving gluten-free foods on prescription
Adhering to a GF diet is known to be challenging, and this is shown by levels of adherence ranging between 36-96%. In England, National Prescribing Guidelines recommend prescribing 18 units per month for adults clinically diagnosed with CD. However, a number of local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are currently restricting or removing GF prescriptions, resulting in disparity.
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