You may remember several months ago, nutrition headlines were all pink. What started as a petition by a Houston mommy blogger, to get a highly processed meat by-product out of her daughter’s school lunch, led to the great pink slime … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia An encouraging development in the world of food manufacturing. Food giant Cargill has shut a production line in Wichita, Kansas that has been manufacturing hydrogenated oils: President of Cargill’s dressings, sauces and oils division Mike Venker said … Continue reading
The American Dietetic Association, the largest organization of dietitians in the US, has accepted a new sponsorship from Truvia. Truvia is the brand name of a stevia based sweetener manufactured by Cargill, recently approved as safe for consumption by the … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia Stevia has received the coveted GRAS (generally regarded as safe) status from the FDA. The New York Times reports: Federal regulators have approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, … Continue reading
Rumors are flying that later this week Coca Cola will introduce to markets three Odwalla brand juices, sweetened with stevia. This despite the fact the the FDA has yet to recognize stevia as GRAS (generally regarded as safe). Why would … Continue reading