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Buying local isn't always better for the environment
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered, according to new research by the University of Exeter (UK). Published in the journal Food Policy, the study ...
FDA cracks down on ibuprofen pain relief gels
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to eight companies for illegally marketing pain relief ointments containing ibuprofen.
Tests nipped risk of tainted pistachios in bud
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A nationwide recall of 2 million pounds of pistachios in the wake of a salmonella scare has increased calls for more stringent food testing laws.
Nutritious fast-food kids' meals are scarce, researchers find
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Only 3 percent of kids' meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in the first study to examine the nutrient quality of such meals in a major U.S. metropolitan market.
SKorean firms recall asbestos-tainted baby powder
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Three South Korean manufacturers said Thursday they are recalling baby powder products after health authorities announced that they contain cancer-causing asbestos.
Field of germs: Food safety is in farm worker's hands
Feb 20, 2009 |
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The recent salmonella outbreak linked to 575 illnesses and eight deaths across 43 states was shown to come from a dirty peanut processing plant in Georgia. And while it is essential for food processing plants to be clean ...
Meltdown 101: Package sizes at the grocery store
Jul 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Your eyes are not deceiving you in the grocery store. Yes, your bag of Doritos just got bigger. No, the price didn't change.
Nanoparticles could pose threat to humans: scientists
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009 |
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They can make fabric resistant to stains, improve the taste of food and help drug research, but nanoparticles could also pose a danger to human health, experts warned Wednesday.
Should companies with unhealthy products be regulated to protect health?
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Should businesses that sell products which are responsible for a huge numbers of deaths, illness and injury, such as tobacco and junk food, be held accountable and made to improve public health? Two experts debate the issue ...
FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
Experts argue nano food-additives require new oversight
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology policy experts are urging that food additives that contain nanoscale materials be subject to new safety testing to ensure that their use does not pose unintended risks.
FDA: Arthritis drugs pose cancer risk to children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.
Food counterfeiting, contamination outpace international regulatory systems
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Intentionally contaminated Chinese milk killed several children and sickened 300,000 more, causing concern around an increasingly connected world economy. Demand for inexpensive products virtually guarantees future repeats ...
Private inspections of food companies seen as weak
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The mortgage meltdown exposed the weakness of self-regulation in financial markets. Now the salmonella outbreak is doing the same for the food industry.
Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?
