• Review: Time to Re-evaluate Saturated Fat Recommendations
    Saturated fats per se may not be responsible for many of the adverse health effects with which they have been associated, and it is time to re-evaluate the dietary recommendations that focus on lowering serum cholesterol and to use a more holistic approach to dietary ...More
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  • DSM Wins Human Nutrition Innovation Award
    DSM China Ltd. won the Nutrition Innovation Gold Award in recognition of its contribution to nutritional science by enhancing and improving human nutrition and the support it offers to the academic community in product development and applications. ...More
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  • Plastic Food Packaging Linked to High Blood Pressure in Kids
    Dietary exposure to phthalates that can leech from plastic packaging and mix with food may cause significant metabolic and hormonal abnormalities in children, especially during early development, according to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics. The findings ...More
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  • Bühler Joins Partners in Food Solutions Consortium
    Partners in Food Solutions, a nonprofit organization founded by General Mills, announced Switzerland-based Bühler has joined its consortium of food companies working to improve the ability to produce high-quality, nutritious and safe food at affordable prices, and to ...More
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  • Eating Candy Doesn’t Increase Obesity, CVD Risk
    Good news for candy lovers. Adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight nor have greater risk factors for cardiovascular disease than people who eat candy once a week or even less than three times a month, according to a new study ...More
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  • New GMO Apples Do Not Brown, Bruise
    Two varieties of genetically modified apples may hit the market by the end of 2013, as reported by ANI News. ...More
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  • Compound in Mediterranean Diet Inhibits Cancer Cells
    A compound found in parsley, celery and other plant products, including apples, oranges and nuts that are part of the Mediterranean diet, may stop breast cancer cells from inhibiting their own death, according to a new study published online in the journal Proceedings of ...More
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  • Foster Farms Recalls RTE Grilled Chicken Strips in 6 States
    Foster Farms is recalling approximately 6,165 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips that contain the allergens wheat and soy, which are not declared on the product label, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced May 21. ...More
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  • What’s Bleach Doing in My Fruit?
    Oranges and citric acid
    It’s not uncommon to find stories in the popular media that frighten people away from processed food by pointing out some scary sounding chemicals used in food production. How do these “dangerous toxins" get in our food? ...More
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  • Snack Food Association Names Tom Dempsey CEO
    The Snack Food Association has named Tom Dempsey, former president of UTZ Quality Foods, Inc., as its new chief executive officer effective July 1, 2013. Dempsey’s focus will be to help increase SFA’s value to its members, while helping to develop a long-term strategy that ...More
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