The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is using patients’ shopper cars to help tracking the trail of Salmonella caused by the tainted flavor enhancer hydrolyzed vegetable protein HVP and identify retail facilities that sold the tainted products. ...More
ALBANY, N.Y.—Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (Brooklyn-51 AD) introduces legislation that would prohibit restaurants and food establishments from using salt when preparing food for consumers. Violators would face a $1,000 fine for every dish that violated the law. ...More
Eighty-six percent of consumers are interested in the government implementing objective front-of-pack labeling that calls out calories and beneficial nutrients such as vitamin D or fiber, according to a new survey by FoodMinds. ...More
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recommended Metabolic Research Inc., discontinue certain claims made for the company’s “Stemulite” dietary supplement ...More
.S. District Judge Dan Polster this week ordered Dannon to pay consumers up to $45 million in damages under the terms of a class-action settlement reached in federal court alleging misleading advertising about its Activia® and DanActive® yogurt products. ...More
In an effort to curb rising obesity rates and encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, officials have proposed increasing taxes on unhealthy foods or offering subsidies for healthy foods. Researchers at the University of Buffalo tested the two tactics ...More
Sen. John McCain issued a floor statement in the Senate defending the Dietary Supplement Safety Act and suggesting criticisms of its provisions are without merit. ...More
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon to highlight the Obama Administration's priorities for the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. ...More