I’m speaking next week in New York City at the State of Now Conference. The topic this year is Exploring the State of Health, Wellness, Fitness and Food. You can sign up to participate here. My ten minute talk will … Continue reading
The Top 3 Reasons for Food Recalls Are…
This is a guest blog post by Richard Perlmutter, MS. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that food companies inform the agency about any food (for both humans and animals) they have manufactured and released for sale that has … Continue reading
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Weighs in on Artificially Sweetened Milk
A few weeks ago we wrote about a proposal to change labeling requirements on chocolate milk. The FDA has been petitioned by the dairy industry to remove any indication from the front of pack regarding the milk product’s sweetener source. … Continue reading
GMO Food: How European Trade May Help America Eat Healthier
It’s no secret that Europe has firmly denied genetic modification into its food system. There are no GMO foods in the UK, France, or Germany. Unfortunately, The United States’ weak regulatory and safety frameworks, coupled with corporate funded politicians have … Continue reading
The Real Reason to Stay Away from Wrigley’s New Caffeinated Gum
Wrigley, the stalwart chewing gum manufacturer, is stirring up some controversy with its new Alert Energy Gum. The “energy” comes in the form of caffeine, and each piece of gum has the equivalent of half a cup of coffee. Wrigley … Continue reading
Do You Want Your Child to Drink Artificially Sweetened Milk?
No, we didn’t think so. Please do yourself a favor and tell the FDA what you think, by entering your comment on a proposed change it is considering in the labeling of flavored milk. The current labeling laws mandate the … Continue reading
Are Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Bars Getting Any Healthier?
We’ve written in the past about NutriGrain, a brand owned by Kellogg’s, and did not have good things to say about these bars’ nutrition profile (see here and here). So we were really hoping to see some improvement in a … Continue reading
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BREAKING: FDA Announces New Labeling: GMOs, Added Sugar, More.. [APRIL FOOLS]
Major news this morning! The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just published a
How Junk Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries (Part 1/2)
This is part one of a two part series of guest posts from Vani Hari, a.k.a. Food Babe. It originally appeared here. Thoughts of outrage, unfairness, disbelief, and ultimately grief consumed me while I was doing this investigation. A list of ingredients … Continue reading
Beyond BVO (Brominated Vegetable Oil) In Food Products
This is a guest blog post by Melanie Warner Now that Pepsi has removed brominated vegetable oil from Gatorade, it’s worth asking: Why was it there in the first place? Here was an ingredient that raised red flags back in … Continue reading