No Stomach for Tougher Food Oversight
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It took a book called "The Jungle," a grim assessment of work inside slaughterhouses, plus a campaign by labor unions, medical professionals and consumer groups, to pressure Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act on the same day in 1906.
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Many parents struggle to know which foods are healthy for their children, a survey shows.
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Astronaut, Leroy Chiao, and his crewmate have eaten through more food than Mission Control anticipated. (NASA). By GINA TREADGOLD.
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A state lawmaker wants to ban restaurants from serving food to obese customers  -  but please, don't be offended. He says he never even expected his plan to become law
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New eating guidelines issued by the U.S. government on Wednesday stress losing weight by eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains but stop short of limiting any specific food group.
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Keep the food pyramid but make it more understandable, food industry and consumer group officials told a panel of Agriculture Department officials on Thursday.    The department is revising its nutrition graphic to reflect new eating guidelines that are due out early next year by a dietary guidance advisory committee...
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A panel of nutrition experts  proposed new U.S. dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge  a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short  of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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China should not be singled out for particular concern over food safety, a big problem that rich and poor countries alike must tackle through better regulation, top World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
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Some of the leading sandwich chains are today criticised by a consumer group for failing to give customers nutritional information about the fat, salt and sugar content of all their products
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Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds have seized on new foods designed to keep them on the go -- no utensils needed. There's soup in heat-and-sip cups. Yogurt in squeeze tubes. Mini cookies in little cans that fit in car cup holders. Even frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches ...
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A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General underscores why it's important not to skimp on dairy products or seafood when trying to whittle your waistline. It turns out that Americans, most of whom eat too much, often don't get enough calcium, vitamin D or activity to keep their bones healthy.
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With budgets tight, conference planners are feeling squeezed as they try to balance rising food and labor costs with increasingly sophisticated palates.
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Genetically modified (GM) foods should be a concern for those who suffer from food allergies because they are not tested, regulated, or required to be labeled.
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Congress is alarmed at the FDA's inability to safeguard food imports. But should we really worry about E.Coli as much as al-Qaeda?
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If an increasingly overweight America's eyes are bigger than its stomach, then placing more nutritional information in plain sight could allow shoppers to see their way to more healthy choices while scanning food labels.
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If you're wondering how you can eat out without overloading on calories, a bill slated to be introduced in the D.C. Council today could soon help.
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Like many mothers, Deborah Deatrick is often short on time, which makes it especially challenging to choose nutritious foods for her family.