Soy firms coordinate Haiti donations
A multinational alliance called SoyFoods Haiti Alliance Relief Effort, or SHARE is coordinating donation and delivery of protein-rich foods to the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
Archives for February 2, 2010
City leaders to target ‘junk food’ makers
Fast food companies are the new bugbear of London’s mayor, who used the launch of a new event comparing childhood obesity in New York and London to pledge action.
Zero-calorie fruit-based sweetener gets FDA GRAS
BioVittoria has received an FDA letter of no objection that its fruit-derived zero-calorie Fruit-Sweetness sweetener is GRAS (generally recognized as safe), the company said on Monday.
FDA requests $4bn budget to ‘transform’ food safety
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested $4.03bn for food safety and public health promotion as part of President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget – a 23 percent increase on 2010’s $3.3bn budget.
‘Jury still out’ on sweeteners and metabolic effects
The scientific literature does not support a link between intakes of artificial sweeteners and metabolic changes in children, says a new review from the US National Institutes of Health.
Omega-3 may slash psychotic disorder risk: Study
Supplements of omega-3-rich fish oil may reduce the likelihood of developing psychotic disorders in high-risk people, say results of a new clinical trial.
Salt action takes negotiation and pressure, FSAI
The Food Safety Authority Ireland may not publish extensive salt reduction targets for industry, but it has been working hard to encourage companies to cut salt in their products since 2004.
Local trend hitting home in last five years
Interest in locally-produced food has mushroomed in the last five years, indicates a new survey that considers manufactured food as well as locally grown and raised produce.
Salmonella to have no lasting impact on peanut demand: USDA
Last year’s deadly salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products will have no long term impact on peanut demand and production, according to a report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).
Supermarket buying policy key to cutting campylobacter
The UK Food Standards Agency has urged supermarkets to overhaul their poultry purchasing policies in a bid to combat the problem of campylobacter throughout the supply chain.
Canada criticised over food safety inaction
The Canadian Government has been censured for failing to introduce any visible measures to tackle problems with the country’s food safety system months after a report highlighted a raft of key flaws.