Building a Better In-Flight Meal | Longevity science | Scoop.it

An independent research center for food science and legislation, recently created the “mega healthy” concept airline meal that’s not only delicious, but also satisfies all of 222 Article 13.1 health claims approved by the European Commission.

 

The creation of the meal evolved out of challenge from Leatherhead CEO Dr. Paul Berryman, who tasked his team of scientific, regulatory and marketing experts to devise a meal that could meet all 222 claims. “It was great fun,” Dr. Berryman recalled. “I thought of the airline meal concept when flying back from Vitafoods in Geneva. I had spent three days talking about health claims and at a round table event I suggested that Leatherhead could make a product with all 222 claims, no problem! It wasn’t that simple, but we did it within one week!”

 

Dr. Berryman explained that the meal is specially designed for long haul flights and is packed with minerals, vitamins and “everything else that EFSA currently thinks is healthy.”