The one positive thing to come from all this is that it has raised our awareness of the need to monitor these overseas as well as domestic food sources. What procedures you plan to put in place to test food and feed products coming in from overseas, especially countries with lax food safety standards; And recently after news broke of the pet food contamination, Americans may have been surprised to learn that this is even true for dog and cat food. It is unconscionable that America does not...

Every day seems to bring a new study touting the latest food or diet fad, each promising to help you live a longer, healthier life. Would you prefer butter or margarine on your biscuit? Butter is an animal product and it contains cholesterol - about 10 percent of the USDA recommended daily allowance in a tablespoon. Sugar-free foods may indeed be made without sugar, but they can still be packed with carbohydrates. The USDA recommends eating no less than the fewest number of recommended...

The nutrition guideline program encompasses beverages, snacks and food products vended at business and industry client locations serviced by VMI member companies. VMI conducted a detailed review of nearly 2,000 products commonly available in vending machines and created a directory of products that meet our guidelines. This issue is being addressed by producing food items that meet the guidelines in the companies' own commissaries based on recipes developed by the dietitian. Vending Market...

It's a sign for the women to wake and cook the religious offeri Ped Med: Chelation stirs controversy Published: May 4, 2007 at 12:09 PM By LIDIA WASOWICZ UPI Senior Science Writer Increasing numbers of autistic children are treated with a controversial technique traditionally reserved for patients suffering from heavy-metal poisoning. It's a sign for the women to wake and cook the religious offeri Ped Med: Chelation stirs controversy Published: May 4, 2007 at 12:09 PM By LIDIA WASOWICZ UPI...

Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration expect that approximately 6,000 hogs, now under quarantine, will be euthanized even as they announced that the likelihood of illness after eating pork from the animals is very low. Some of the salvaged pet food, basically the stuff that doesn't make it into a bag, was passed on to hog farms that turned it into feed. Rice protein and wheat gluten imported from China and used in pet food was contaminated with melamine, a...

Organic food still accounts for a tiny portion of the overall baby food market, but it is definitely growing. Department of Agriculture inspects food producers to insure they meet its standards for organic products. Parents like Amell-Nash are propelling a surge in organic baby food sales, and that has prompted more companies to either join or expand their offerings in the sector. Freezing the food instead of jarring it retained more freshness and nutrients, she said, adding, "By freezing,...