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Salt of The Earth Launches Sodium-Reducing Food Ingredient Umamix Bold
Apr 11, 2016Salt of the Earth has launched a new all-natural food ingredient Umamix Bold that claims to cut sodium levels in food products, besides boosting the flavor. Umamix Bold will also help in eliminating the use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) ...
Tags: Salt of The Earth, Umamix Bold, Sodium-Reducing Food Ingredient
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General Mills Slapped with Lawsuit Over Cheerios Protein Claims
Nov 13, 2015US-based General Mills is being sued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest for alleged misleading labeling as well as false advertising. In its promotional campaign, General Mills has stated that its Cheerios Protein is ...
Tags: General Mills, labeling
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Diageo Adds Nutritional Information to Alcohol Beverage Packaging
Oct 9, 2015British alcoholic beverages company Diageo is including nutritional information on the packaging of its whisky brand Crown Royal to provide readily available facts to consumers. Crown Royal is the first alcohol beverage brand to ...
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Nestle Cut Added Nesquik Flavored Milk Products
Apr 14, 2015Swiss food company Nestle SA has announced that it is cutting the added sugar in its Nesquik flavored milk products. Nestle has taken successive measures recently to lessen sugar and salt in its offerings amid increasing public health ...
Tags: Nestle SA, added sugar, milk products
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Coca-Cola' Ad Suggesting Skier Ligety's Success Is Due to His Consumption of It Soft Drink
Feb 27, 2014WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A Washington food advocacy groups questions Coca-Cola's TV ad suggesting Olympic skier Ted Ligety's success is due to his consumption of it soft drink. The Center for Science in the Public Interest said Ligety ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Olympic, soft drink
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments,Compiled by The Editors
Jan 24, 2014Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: States Consider Labels for Genetically Modified Foods A number of states are considering laws requiring labels on food products that ...
Tags: FDA, Malta Goya, Health, AP Report
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Sessions Aim to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
Jan 13, 2014When it comes to foodborne illness, fresh produce belies its healthful aura: Fresh fruits and vegetables account for 24 percent of U.S. foodborne illness in which both the responsible food and contaminant are identified, according to a 2013 ...
Tags: on-Farm Safety, Safety of Fruits, Safety of Vegetables
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Caffeine Might Do More for The Brain Than Boost Alertness -- It May Help Memory Too
Jan 12, 2014Swarms of morning commuters clutch cups of coffee to kick-start the workday. But a new study suggests caffeine might do more for the brain than boost alertness -- it may help memory too. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at ...
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The Controversial Artificial Sweetener Is Safe for Human Consumption
Dec 26, 2013After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
Tags: food safety, EFSA, aspartame
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Americans' Love of Salt Continued Unabated, Putting People at Risk for High Blood Pressure
Dec 25, 2013Americans' love of salt has continued unabated in the 21st century, putting people at risk for high blood pressure, the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, U.S. health officials said Thursday. In 2010, more than 90 percent of U.S. ...
Tags: American, love of salt, high blood pressure, salt intake
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FDA Released Version of a Voluntary Plan to Phase out Use of Certain Antibiotics
Dec 12, 2013The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of a voluntary plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotics are added to the feed or drinking water of cattle, hogs, poultry and other ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Chicken and Oc May Seem Like an Obvious Pairing to Culinary Enthusiasts
Nov 21, 2013Chicken and oc may seem like an obvious pairing to culinary enthusiasts, but at least one Pennsylvania farm is demonstrating its extraordinary health benefits in food production as well. For three years or so, chickens at Bell & Evans have ...
Tags: chicken, farmer, oregano oil, cinnamon, antibiotics
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The Alcohol and TTB Issued a Ruling
Jun 3, 2013On May 28, 2013, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a ruling (Ruling 2013-2) that allows alcohol beverage industry members to provide consumers with nutritional information about their products and provides guidelines ...
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FTC Rule to Force The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
Feb 25, 2013US public interest groups - Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, National Consumers League and Shape Up America! - have proposed Treasury Department to finalize the rules for standardizing the alcoholic ...
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The US Food Industry Has Welcomed The Publishing of Two Major Requirements
Jan 8, 2013The US food industry has welcomed the publishing of two major requirements by the US Food and Drug Administration aimed at helping prevent foodborne illnesses and improve food safety. On Friday (4 January), the FDA released two draft rule ...
Tags: US, food industry, US Food and Drug Administration, foodborne illnesses