FDA must require tracking of produce: food groups (Reuters) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:33pm
Reuters - As more Americans get sick while
health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak
sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food
and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to
track the movement of produce. Salmonella probe adds foods served with tomatoes (AP) 2 Jul 2008 at 6:21am
AP - Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect. U.S. Officials Stymied in Salmonella Search (HealthDay) 1 Jul 2008 at 11:46pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- With the number of people
sickened in the nationwide salmonella outbreak now standing at 869, with
107 hospitalizations, U.S. officials acknowledged Tuesday that they were
no closer to identifying the source of the contaminant. New York restaurants go trans fat-free (AFP) 1 Jul 2008 at 7:22am
AFP - Artificial trans fats will be off the menu in New York restaurants from Tuesday, as city authorities seek to remove a major cause of heart disease from their residents' diets. Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky (HealthDay) 30 Jun 2008 at 11:46pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Are 3 or 4 grams of trans fats in a
serving of baked or fried food bad for you, or can you stop worrying? Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate (HealthDay) 30 Jun 2008 at 11:46pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of
obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based
strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific
statement. Fast food chains ditch trans fats to meet NYC ban (AP) 29 Jun 2008 at 8:40pm
AP - Fast food restaurants have been changing their recipes to adapt to New York City's trans fat ban. Here are some of the menu overhauls at major chains: NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats (AP) 29 Jun 2008 at 8:39pm
AP - Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind. Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory (HealthDay) 26 Jun 2008 at 11:47pm
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with type 2
diabetes are apt to have memory problems after eating a meal loaded with
fat, but a new study has found the damage can be undone if they take
antioxidant vitamins along with the unhealthy food.