Women who consume a diet high in saturated fats, such as those found in meat and dairy products, may experience faster cognitive decline over time compared to women who eat a diet rich in monounsaturated fats found in plant foods, such as avocados and olive oil, according ...More
The number of U.S. consumers using private-label food and beverage products continues to rise with 27% of Americans choosing to purchase private-label products in 2011 compared to only 18% in 2000. While that is good news for some, a new report from the NPD Group warns ...More
The U.S. Dairy Export Council released its 2011 “Year In Review" report that found the United States set multiple export records for the year, including total export value of $4.82 billion, a gain of around 30% over 2010 and $1 billion over 2008 when U.S. dairy exports ...More
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has released its annual Dairy Facts 2011 book that provides a comprehensive overview of 2010 sales, consumption and production data for the dairy foods industry, and offers a comprehensive summary of the industry's overall ...More
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I am pretty confident we are stocked up on all the supplies necessary to create a culinary feast for 16 hungry pilgrims. And let me just tell you, I am not going back out into the retail battlefield if I am missing an ingredient. ...More
The California Department of Public Health issued a statewide recall and quarantine of raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures after five children were sickened with the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 after drinking unpasteurized milk produced by the dairy. ...More
Cheesemongers of the world rejoice, new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found eating cheese may not be as bad for cholesterol levels as other types of fat. The findings suggest cheese actually lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...More
Hold on to your giblets, the cost to feed a family of 10 a classic home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner, including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings, will cost a whopping 13% more this year. ...More
Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) issued a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) when used as ...More
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