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Limiting and labeling trans fats in food is not enough

...according to Walter Willett, an epidemiologist and nutrition professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, who argues to food manufacturers that they should be banned altogether.

1 Aug 2007

New FDA food inspection standards - will they make food safer?

In the midst of the continuing botulism scare, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. have released guidelines outlining how food safety experts should inspect U.S. businesses that make, process and package food.

31 Jul 2007

FDA announces new food safety programs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a national program to bring about the adoption of more uniform, equivalent, and high quality regulatory programs by state agencies responsible for regulating facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food under FDA's jurisdiction.

31 Jul 2007

Gluten-free foods - growing market - taste issues

An estimated 2 million Americans are afflicted with celiac disease, an intolerance for food containing wheat, and the market for gluten-free products is booming even while food companies and researchers have yet to fully solve their greatest challenge - making products taste good.

31 Jul 2007

Lunchtime salads may not be such a healthy option!

A campaign group in the UK says some lunchtime salads and pasta contain so much salt that they should come with a health warning.

31 Jul 2007

TB globe-trotter flies home alone!

Globe trotting tuberculosis victim, American lawyer Andrew Speaker, has been released from hospital and has returned home.

30 Jul 2007

New Australian centre for obesity, nutrition, exercise and public health

The Institute of Obesity, Nutrition & Exercise will draw together some of Australia's leading researchers, scientists and academics in four key divisions; Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise, and Public Health, Epidemiology and Policy.

27 Jul 2007

New report shows minimum income required by older people in UK

A University of London team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has just published a report in the International Journal of Epidemiology defining the minimum income required by older people to live healthy and decent lives.

26 Jul 2007

Sewage-contaminated groundwater found at offshore reefs of upper Florida Keys

Athens, Ga. A new University of Georgia study finds that sewage-contaminated groundwater is reaching the offshore reefs of the Upper Florida Keys, possibly threatening corals and human health.

25 Jul 2007

Allergen-free peanuts

An agricultural researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has developed a simple process to make allergen-free peanuts.

24 Jul 2007

Real-time, two-way translation systems

Wartime military patrols and civilian encounters can be especially dangerous if neither group understands the other's language.

24 Jul 2007

New Yorkers warned on mercury in fish

The results of a new survey have revealed that one in four New Yorkers have elevated levels of mercury in their blood which are higher than others both locally and nationally.

24 Jul 2007

Springer journal looks at prevention of homelessness

Experts are urging a new focus on prevention to address the plight of millions who are homeless in the U.S. and Europe.

24 Jul 2007

A quarter of adult New Yorkers have elevated blood mercury levels

A quarter of adult New Yorkers have elevated blood mercury levels, according to survey results released today by the Health Department, and the elevations are closely tied to fish consumption.

24 Jul 2007

Older tipplers need aged based drinking guidelines

A British expert says alcohol drinking guidelines need to be introduced which are based on age, in order to protect consumers' health.

23 Jul 2007

Man with a small brain shows that size isn't everything!

French doctors have discovered a man who led a normal life yet his brain was considerably smaller than normal.

22 Jul 2007

Botulism in chili sauce latest food scare in U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. has warned the public about canned products which may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism.

21 Jul 2007

Court throws lifeline to seriously ill baby

A seriously ill baby girl has been given a lifeline by a high court in Britain.

21 Jul 2007

Food safety on the world agenda

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and WHO are urging all countries to strengthen their food safety systems and to be far more vigilant with food producers and traders.

19 Jul 2007