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Obama Administration Rolls Out New Food Regulations

Steve Tanko — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:46:32 +0000

Over 80% of the nations food supply will now be subject to new regulations. The Obama administration and the Food and Drug Administration first proposed the changes in 2010, but they were held up until after the 2012 elections and the Obama’s second term started. President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act on Jan. [...]

Monster Energy Drinks Cited In As The Cause In Five Death Cases

Steve Tanko — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Officials with the Food and Drug Administration are looking into the cause of death of five separate cases that come are linking to Monster Energy Drinks.
According to the reports being analyzed, people have had adverse reactions after consuming the popular drink, which contains 240 milligrams of caffeine - seven times the amount of caffeine found in a 12-ounce cola

FDA Steps Up Guidelines For Sunscreen Labels

Steve Tanko — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:37:26 +0000

Sunscreen is a summertime-must. But how do you know that the sunscreen you’re using will protect you? The FDA’s new guidelines for sunscreen took effect June 1, 2012. Essentially, they forced sunscreen makers to beef up their protection levels. Old sunscreen protected us against UVB, the rays that largely cause sunburn, but left us unprotected [...]

FDA Vetoes Name Change For High Fructose Corn Syrup

Steve Tanko — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:20:13 +0000

Despite pleas from the Corn Refiners Association, the Food and Drug Association nixed a name change for High Fructose Corn Syrup yesterday. The industry group had applied for the name change two years ago, to counter the bad press (and reputation) that High Fructose Corn Syrup has gotten in recent years. Sugar makers had proposed [...]

Wood Fiber Common In Processed Foods

Steve Tanko — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:55:53 +0000

What are you REALLY eating? With the latest news about “pink slime” in ground beef, it might make you wonder. Apparently, it’s not “pink slime” that we should be concerned about; What about the wood that you’re eating?! Lately there have been rumors about sawdust used as fiber filling in processed foods. Well, not quite [...]

Front-Label Nutritional Information Doesn't Always Match What's On The Back

Steve Tanko — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:36:03 +0000

In a “perfect” world, consumers would be able to scan the shelves in the grocery store and make healthy choices based on the fronts of the labels. Unfortunately, this isn’t a “perfect” world and all too often, manufacturers claims on the fronts of cans and packages don’t match the back Nutrution Facts. No food company [...]

Top 10 Scariest Food Additives

Chris Allen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:35:30 +0000

These days everyone is watching food for salt, fat content, and sugar. I didn't even know that food had so many additives. Heres a great article about food, not only for weight, but for health.
Most of the food at your local supermarket is no more authentic than Snooki's tan. Our fruit comes packaged in Loops, our cheese delivered via Whiz. Sure, it's edible, but there's no way your great grandparents would recognize this junk as food.