Food allergy diets can stunt kids growth
Diets that are restricted because of food allergies may impair growth in affected children, and the more allergies, the greater the affect, researchers reported here.In a retrospective chart review, ...
View ArticleTexas Food Bank Network to participate in federal push to end child hunger
The Texas Food Bank Network is teaming up with grassroots anti-hunger groups across the country to launch a new policy campaign. Washington, Keep Your Hunger Pledge is an attempt by those ...
View ArticleUSDA Releases Report on the Growing Importance of Food Hubs in Rural America
NEW ORLEANS, La., February 26, 2013 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the release of a report which provides a comprehensive look at the economic role, challenges and ...
View ArticleFood stamps ... for pets
The charity called Pet Food Stamps is based in New York, but recently became available to anyone in the country, ABC News reported. More than 45,000 pets have been signed up in two weeks. It's ...
View ArticleDonkeyburgers Anyone South African Study Reveals Widespread Mislabeling Of...
While Western Europe reels from revelations that certain commercial meat products contain horsemeat, a study by a university in South Africa indicate widespread fraud in the labeling of its own ...
View ArticleCDC Adults Consuming Fewer Calories from Fast Food
Adults have consumed fewer of their daily calories from fast food in recent years than they did a few years ago, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A study ...
View ArticleH-E-B Kicks Up Spurs Campaign
H-E-B ’s new shaving cream is so powerful that it enabled Tony Parker to lift a car with one hand to retrieve his basketball. That’s one of the scenes from "The M1 Effect," a ...
View ArticleNew York man arrested in meat cleaver attack on wife
A man in Chinatown was arrested after allegedly attacking his wife with a meat cleaver before being stopped by two firefighters. MyFoxNY.com reports that the firefighters were going through their ...
View ArticleHorsemeat scandal frozen burgers and meals badly hit - video
Edward Garner from consumer knowledge group Kanter Worldpanel says 43% fewer frozen burgers have been sold in the four weeks leading to 17 February. He says much of the drop can be attributed to a ...
View ArticleFood Vision set to help navigate journey to the industry’s future
The next 5-10 years will present a significant challenge for global business, with a new event promising to help business leaders navigate the 'biggest period of global change since the ...
View ArticleDont Supersize Me Chain Restaurants Must Cut Calories for Their Own Business...
Is this diet damaging restaurant chains' health? (Photo credit: SteFou!) For the restaurant industry, like most others, moral arguments have little or no place in financial decisions. As a ...
View ArticleWould Your Kid Eat This 10 Chain Restaurants Low-Cal Kids Meals
Calories: 220This is the lowest-cal option I found -- and I think when my kids hear "nuggets," they're not going to eat them unless they're fried. There'd be big pushback at ...
View ArticleHow agroforestry schemes can improve food security in developing countries
Agroforestry - the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and livestock systems - has strong potential in addressing problems of food insecurity in developing countries. Done well, it allows ...
View ArticleGovt mulls ban of online dairy food sales
The government may ban the sales of dairy products and bulk food from online shops from April 1, Beijing commerce authorities said Tuesday.Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce has started ...
View ArticleDubai Industrial City reiterates support to food and beverage sector
WAM DUBAI: Dubai Industrial City , a member of TECOM Investments, announced today that it is committed to support the food and beverage sector in the UAE, and to provide all the necessary facilities ...
View ArticleStore Owner Given 30-Month Federal Prison Sentence for Food Stamp Fraud
Khaled Saleh, 48, owned Sunset Food Market in Waukegan and was charged with giving customers cash in exchange for the money that was on their electronic food stamp cards and nutrition ...
View ArticlePublix Leads All Retailers in Satisfaction Ratings
Publix Super Markets led all retailers in customer satisfaction ratings in 2012, according to results of the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Publix, based in Lakeland, Fla., scored 86 on the ...
View ArticleConsumers More Interested in Antibiotic-Free Meat
Conventional supermarkets’ meat departments now typically have at least a limited selection of antibiotic-free meat products, a category that some natural food stores offer exclusively. ...
View ArticleHy-Vee Dog Food Recall Prompts Toxic Mold Concerns In Drought-Hit U.S. Corn
Feb 25 (Reuters) - High levels of a dangerous toxin found in bagged dog food on a grocery store shelf in Iowa have highlighted the prevalence of a problematic mold in last year's U.S. corn crop, ...
View ArticleNew refs keep food cool at lower costs
There are some things we can be frivolous about, like buying that wildly inappropriate top or that nth pair of flipflops, because they are relatively inexpensive. But when it comes to home ...
View Article