The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the food companies to phase out partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in processed foods over the next three years. The elimination of PHOs, which are the primary dietary source of ...
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US-based Back to Nature Foods has introduced a new range of artisanal soups to its existing product portfolio. Made with ancient grains, the soups are available in variant flavors such as Chicken & Wild Rice with Kamut, gluten-free ...
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US-based natural food firm Bear Naked has launched the new Granola-based Real Nut energy bars in four flavors including Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter, Maple Nut and Almond Cranberry. Made with natural, minimally processed ...
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Organic candy company Legit Organics debuts the "boss" of all candy bars: Shot Caller. Featuring the classic combination of roasted peanuts, salted caramel, and airy nougat drenched in a rich milk chocolate cloak, the Shot Caller is ...
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Invented in China in 2003 with the idea to revolutionize the world of smoking , the electronic cigarette has become a high-profile star ten years later . Currently , it is often in the news . Everyone also knows the dangers of tobacco but ...
Clif Bar & Company, a US-based organic foods and drinks producer, has unveiled a Kit’s Organic Fruit + Seed, a nutritious snack bar. Claimed to be made with all organic fruit and seeds, the snack bar contains no added sugar, zero ...
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FDA proposed format nutrition labels The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic ...
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Smart Balance, a pioneering leader in great tasting, heart healthier spreads, today announced that it is transitioning its flagship line of buttery spreads to non-GMO. Following an extensive revamp of ingredients sourcing and ...
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Do you ever wonder how controversial ingredients end up in your food in the first place? For instance, why are energy drink companies allowed to add novel ingredients such as botanical extracts to their products? And why were companies ever ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was busy in 2013, especially when it came to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). As the year draws to a close,?Food Safety News decided to take a look back at the agency's comings and ...
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Sara Avant Stover, founder of The Way of the Happy Woman,has this to say about Premenstrual Syndrome: "PMS ... is the first domino that goes down before the rest of them tumble. Another way that you can think of PMS is as a warning bell." ...
With this coming February being American Heart Month and with the holiday gluttony behind us, maybe this is a good time to look at the causes and cure for heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in civilized nations with ...
As challenging as it might sometimes seem, shedding those excess pounds and keeping them off is not an impossible task. For many overweight and obese people, simply making a few basic dietary changes is enough to achieve dramatic weight ...
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A University of Pittsburgh research team recently published results in the journal PLOSOne regarding omega-3's ability to improve memory. A major difference from other memory studies was their subjects were young, 18 to 25, non-smoking ...
Pathogenic bacteria already exist in even a healthy gut. But the healthy gut maintains a balance between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria of usually 80 to 85 percent beneficial to 20 or 15 percent pathogenic. This ratio is normal for a ...