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New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Feb 16 16

New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat

In the largest study of its kind, an international team of experts led by Newcastle University, UK, has shown that both organic milk and… New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat   

 
 

Wal-Mart urges meat suppliers to curb antibiotic use
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • • Public Health • May 25 15

Wal-Mart urges meat suppliers to curb antibiotic use

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is pressing meat, seafood, dairy and egg suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics, becoming the first large retailer to take… Wal-Mart urges meat suppliers to curb antibiotic use   

 
 

Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria
• Infections • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Apr 16 14

Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria

Cutting boards used to prepare raw poultry may be an important source of drug-resistant bacteria in hospital kitchens and private homes, according to a… Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria   

 
 

FDA moves to ban trans fats, citing health risks
• Dieting • • Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Nov 07 13

FDA moves to ban trans fats, citing health risks

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk… FDA moves to ban trans fats, citing health risks   

 
 

Study Shows Buying Breast Milk Online is Likely to Cause Illness in Infants
• Children's Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Oct 20 13

Study Shows Buying Breast Milk Online is Likely to Cause Illness in Infants

Results from a study led by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found more than three-fourths of breast milk samples purchased over the Internet… Study Shows Buying Breast Milk Online is Likely to Cause Illness in Infants   

 
 

China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 24 13

China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report

China’s food safety watchdog has launched an investigation into local juice makers after a media report said they used rotten fruit to make their… China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report   

 
 

Can GMOs Be Good for You? 7 Surprising Truths About the Frankenfoods We Feed Our Kids
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 04 13

Can GMOs Be Good for You

Unless you live in Europe, or you have a 100% organic diet, or you grow everything yourself, there’s a good chance that your family… Can GMOs Be Good for You? 7 Surprising Truths About the Frankenfoods We Feed Our Kids   

 
 

Food Safety and Bioterrorism Defense May Benefit from Improved Detection Test Developed at MU
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Apr 18 13

Sales of chicken products in China plummeted recently during an outbreak of a deadly new strain of bird flu. From bird flu to mad… Food Safety and Bioterrorism Defense May Benefit from Improved Detection Test Developed at MU   

 
 

Ractopamine is safe for use in Brazilian pork
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jan 24 13

Animal scientists in Brazil have found that a small dose of the feed additive ractopamine can boost pork production without changing how pork looks… Ractopamine is safe for use in Brazilian pork   

 
 

New food safety rules aim for more accountability
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jan 06 13

U.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne illnesses that… New food safety rules aim for more accountability   

 
 

China probes safety of Yum Brands’ KFC chicken products
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Dec 22 12

Yum Brands Inc’s fast-food chain KFC was supplied with chicken in China that contained excessive amounts of antibiotics, said food safety authorities investigating allegations… China probes safety of Yum Brands’ KFC chicken products   

 
 

Canada beef plant samples test negative for E. coli
• Infections • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Oct 20 12

Test samples from the XL Foods meat plant in Alberta have come back negative for E. coli bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)… Canada beef plant samples test negative for E. coli   

 
 

Several ill in Canada after eating possibly contaminated steaks
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 27 12

Several people became ill after eating steaks that may contain E. coli bacteria sold at a store in Edmonton, Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection… Several ill in Canada after eating possibly contaminated steaks   

 
 

Is organic healthier? Study says not so much, but it’s key reason consumers buy
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 04 12

Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?

Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research… Is organic healthier? Study says not so much, but it’s key reason consumers buy   

 
 

China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jun 28 12

A Chinese dairy company has recalled hundreds of cartons of milk after a mechanical error tainted the batch with alkaline water, the latest blow… China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk   

 
 

Keep Food Safety in Mind This Memorial Day Weekend
• Nutrition and Food Safety • May 27 12

Picnics, parades and cookouts are as much a part of Memorial Day weekend as tributes to the United States’ war veterans.

But, before tucking… Keep Food Safety in Mind This Memorial Day Weekend   

 
 

The Truth About Potassium Bromate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 18 12

In 2007, Chinese authorities pulled a batch of imported snack chips from store shelves because they believed the chips contained potassium bromate, a food… The Truth About Potassium Bromate   

 
 

Diseases from imported food on the rise: CDC
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 15 12

Food-borne disease outbreaks caused by imports seemed to rise in 2009 and 2010, with fish and spices the most common sources, the Centers for… Diseases from imported food on the rise: CDC   

 
 

Grapefruit and Prescription Drugs: Mix Carefully
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 11 12

One day in 1989, a Canadian medical scientist, a former world-class runner, was noodling around in his laboratory when he made a stunning accidental… Grapefruit and Prescription Drugs: Mix Carefully   

 
 

Coke, Pepsi to alter caramel color ingredient
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 09 12

Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc are making changes to the production of an ingredient in their namesake colas to avoid the need to label… Coke, Pepsi to alter caramel color ingredient   

 
 

Several countries allow fungicide found in US orange juice
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jan 24 12

U.S. regulators may ban orange juice shipments from Brazil after finding a fungicide prohibited in the United States, which sent orange juice futures to… Several countries allow fungicide found in US orange juice   

 
 

Arsenic in apple and grape juice
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Dec 01 11

Ten percent of apple juices and grape juices have higher arsenic levels than are allowed in drinking water in the United States, according to… Arsenic in apple and grape juice   

 
 

A fish test to make food safer
• Dieting • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Nov 09 11

Nowadays, half of all the fish we eat comes from fish farms. The problem is that these fish are increasingly being fed vegetable matter,… A fish test to make food safer   

 
 

FDA Warns About Cantaloupe-Linked Illnesses, Deaths
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 25 11

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Thursday not to eat cantaloupe grown in part of Colorado after two deaths from what it… FDA Warns About Cantaloupe-Linked Illnesses, Deaths   

 
 

Testing for food allergies
• Allergies • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11

It can be hard to tell if a case of hives or an upset stomach is a sign of a food allergy because so… Testing for food allergies   

 
 
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