Several weeks ago, Big Y, a northeast grocery chain, introduced a new brand with a story. The “no frills” branding of years ago is long gone, and simply stating the chain’s name on the packaging won’t do either. Consumers want … Continue reading
BPA Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?
Six US manufacturers will stop using Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles, according to a recent Washington Post article: The six largest manufacturers of baby bottles will stop selling bottles in the United States made with bisphenol A, a controversial … Continue reading
HarvestMark Lets You Trace Your Melon Back to the Patch Where it was Born
This week, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack announced the implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law for meats and nuts. The law has many loopholes, but it is a good first step. In the meantime, private enterprise is always a … Continue reading
Pepsi Switches Back to Sugar from High Fructose Corn Syrup
PepsiCo is due to release its Pepsi Cola and Mountain Dew brand soft drinks in a sugar sweetened formula, a throwback to the 1970′s. The retro brand, aptly named Pepsi Throwback, is due to be release in a few weeks, … Continue reading
What Parents Have Learned from the Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
In one sentence: Err on the side of caution – don’t buy a product with peanuts for the time being. If it hasn’t been recalled yet, it may be tomorrow. As parents and slightly paranoid consumers, when someone tells us … Continue reading
Even More Upsetting: Factory Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Peanut Butter
More updates on the salmonella / peanut butter outbreak. According to USA Today: The government Tuesday accused the peanut butter manufacturer tied to a nationwide salmonella outbreak of shipping products in 2007 and 2008 after internal tests found bacterial contamination, … Continue reading
Killer in the Kitchen – Undeclared Allergens in Packaged Foods
Every year, 30,000 people are rushed to the emergency room because of an allergic reaction to food. Some 150 die, a high percentage are kids. In many cases, despite special care taken not to consume any product suspected to contain … Continue reading