Groups urge limits on popcorn additive
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Two senators, union leaders and researchers urged the federal government Friday to set tougher restrictions on a microwave popcorn additive linked to lung disease among factory workers heavily exposed to it.
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Biotech companies, medical device   makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three   former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for   increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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Some farmers suggest that the FDA's warning stemming from an E. coli outbreak is too broad.
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The American Heart Association has become the first big health group to urge a specific limit on trans fats in the diet &amp;#151; less than 1 percent of total calories &amp;#151; in new guidelines released Monday.
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Leaders of the British Medical Association Scotland call for better labelling on alcohol.
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Levels of a chemical used to make rocket fuel found in commonly consumed food are not high enough to pose a health risk to most people, including children and pregnant women, U.S. regulators said.
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An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.
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House Democrats on Wednesday ordered federal safety regulators to limit popcorn plant workers' exposure to a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment, saying further delay could cost lives.
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Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.
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Leading food manufacturers stand accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
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AN influential MP yesterday demanded that food safety experts carry out further tests on a preservative used in some soft drinks.  The call by Lib Dem Norman Baker came after an academic raised fears over E211, known as sodium benzoate.
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As the government says it wants to improve children's diet, teachers call for a ban on junk food advertising aimed at children.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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Many sweet foods popular with children contain potentially dangerous levels of salt which are putting their health at risk, a campaign group warns today
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Some critics dismissed the Academy Awards'carbon-neutral claim as a publicity stunt. But organizers say thereâs substance behind the label.
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Fearing an epidemic in child obesity, advocates in health-obsessed California urged federal regulators on Thursday to clamp down on advertising that celebrates America's love affair with fast-food.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Wayne Watson loved microwave popcorn so much he would eat at least two bags each night, breathing in the steam from the just-opened package, until doctors told him it may have made him sick.