Arla Organic Skimmed Milk Recalled

DENMARK – Arla Foods a.m.b.a. is recalling Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (Harmonie Økologisk Skummetmælk) because some of the batches may be contaminated with pieces of glass. Therefore the product may pose a health risk to consumers.
The recalled product is Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (...
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Nutrition Education Programs Bolstered by New, Evidence-Based 'GENIE' Tool from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Effective nutrition education programs are key to improving the nation’s health, and a new tool from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation is available to strengthen nutrition education programs.
The Guide for Effective Nutrition Interventions and Education (GENIE), a v...
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Study looks at calcium in canola meal as part of pig diet

When formulating diets for pigs, it is more accurate to use values for standardized or true nutrient digestibility than values for apparent nutrient digestibility because the former are additive in mixed diets. Research at the University of Illinois is helping to determine the true...
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Crop intensification and organic fertilizers can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa

Farmers in Africa can increase their food production if they avoid over dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and practice agricultural intensification – growing more food on the same amount of land – using natural and resource-conserving approaches such as a...
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GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps installed at German food factory

GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps have been installed at raw meat supplier Heinrich Manten in Germany following an accidental lamp breakage. The installation safeguards Manten’s production site against glass contamination and also protects against injury to personnel. Whilst ch...
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Children’s Preferences for Sweeter and Saltier Tastes Are Linked to Each Other and to Measures of Growth

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that children who most prefer high levels of sweet tastes also most prefer high levels of salt taste and that, in general, children prefer sweeter and saltier tastes than do adults. These preferences relate not only to food intake...
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Knowing whether food has spoiled without even opening the container

A color-coded smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, also could be used to determine if medications and other perishable...
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New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease

A new study raises questions about current guidelines which generally restrict the consumption of saturated fats and encourage consumption of polyunsaturated fats to prevent heart disease. The research was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.


An international research...
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Tips for Reading Food Labels

We encourage people to think more about what they eat on a daily basis. We realise that some of consumers are not sure what they should be eating. We recommend that nutritional information included on food labels or provided by manufacturers are to be a good base for monitoring the consumers’ d...
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Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH Recalls Organic Cheese

GERMANY – Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH & Co.KG is recalling Bioland Bio Hofkäse (organic farmhouse cheese) and Unsere Heimat Hofkäse (Our home farmhouse cheese) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Listeria.
Listeria is the name of a bacteria found in soil and water and so...
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Why Eating a Diet Very Low In Nutrients Can Extend Lifespan

A new evolutionary theory in BioEssays claims that consuming a diet very low in nutrients can extend lifespan in laboratory animals, a finding which could hold clues to promoting healthier ageing in humans.
Scientists have known for decades that severely restricted food intake reduces the...
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New reason to eat oats for heart health

Eleven top scientists from around the globe presented the latest findings on the powerful compounds found in oats in a scientific session titled, Physicochemical Properties and Biological Functionality of Oats, at the 247th Annual Conference of the American Chemical Society in Dallas, TX. ...
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High-Tech Materials Purify Water with Sunlight

Sunlight plus a common titanium pigment might be the secret recipe for ridding pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other potentially harmful pollutants from drinking water. Scientists combined several high-tech components to make an easy-to-use water purifier that could work with the world’s most b...
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Tequila Plant Could Lower Blood Glucose Levels And Help Lose Weight

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers said.
The main reason it could be valuable, they explained, is that agavins,...
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Better-tasting reduced-fat desserts, dressings, sauces: Coming soon?

Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better-tasting, more eye-appealing and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and salad dressings that could be on the market soon, researchers reported here today.
To date, a major problem with removing fat from these...
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Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: How sweet it is!

Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers said here today.
Medical professionals sometimes use honey successfully as a topical dressing, but it could play a larger...
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Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than we thought

A study led by the University of Leeds has shown that global warming of only 2°C will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards.
Professor Andy Challinor, from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and lead ...
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Nectar: A sweet reward from plants to attract pollinators

Evolution is based on diversity, and sexual reproduction is key to creating a diverse population that secures competitiveness in nature. Plants had to solve a problem: they needed to find ways to spread their genetic material. Flying pollinators—insects, birds, and bats—were nature’s sol...
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Bionic plants

Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more useful by augmenting them with nanomaterials that could enhance their energy production and...
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10 Facts about the Changing Fast Food Industry

There is no question that dieting and healthy eating has become a greater topic of conversation in recent years and the fast food industry has taken notice. Lower-calorie Satisfries at Burger King, no GMOs at Chipotle Mexican Grill, meals of less than 500 calories at El Pollo Loco, and locally ...
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