A proposed rule by the USDA will require beef processors to label any cut of beef that has been mechanically tenderized and include cooking instructions that will kill any potential pathogen that has been introduced to the beef by the process.
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Ten Guidelines For Creating A Healthy Pantry
What’s in your pantry? Is it filled with natural or processed foods? If you removed all but the healthy products, what would remain? Read these ten guidelines for a healthy pantry.
Would You Exercise 50 Minutes For That Loaded Hot Dog?
Does knowing a hot dog with the works has 404 calories deter you from wolfing it down? How about knowing you’d have to play 50 minutes of tennis to burn those calories?
Celebrate Earth Day Weekend: Protest with GMO Free USA!
This Earth Day, put your actions where your mind is — join honk-and-wave protests across the country, to demand corporate accountability in food labeling — boo, Kellogg’s! — and raise awareness about GMOs.
Learn How Big Food Companies Support (Or Not) Good Nutrition
Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) just released its first report on the nutrition-related policies and practices of 25 of the largest global food companies.
Don’t Be Leanwashed: Five Food-Words That Should Be Banned
Are Froot Loops healthy because they’re “made with whole grains”? Is a 100-calorie bag of cookies good for you? We’re bombarded with food labels and ads designed to mislead.
Fish Fraud: Mislabeled Seafood
The Boston Globe is the latest organization to conduct an investigation into fish fraud to find out how much of our seafood is mislabeled. They found that nearly half of the fish tested were labeled incorrectly. Legislators in Massachusetts are reacting.
Understand Why Genetically Engineered Salmon is Scary
FDA is preparing to announce its approval of genetically engineered salmon soon. Even worse, this fish may not even be labelled as genetically engineering or genetically modified.
UK Gives Red Light to the Food Standards Agency
I’ve often looked to the UK as a great model of cautious, thoughtful food policy, but it looks like the new government there is taking its cues from the food [ … ]
Should GM Foods be Labeled?
[social_buttons]Should GM (genetically modified) foods be labeled as GM foods? I would say that obviously they should — we label everything from nutritional content to ingredients to place of origin [ … ]
Smart Choices Food Labeling Program Suspended!
[social_buttons]Last week was a win for healthy foodies! Food manufacturers opted to suspend the Smart Choices labeling program, which would have deemed products like Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms as [ … ]
COOL – Good, Bad, Indifferent?
On September 30, 2004 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim final rule for the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program for fish and shellfish as required [ … ]
Food Facts: Milk Labels, Choices, and rBGH
Milk is big in our house. We eat ice cream, butter, cheese, and yogurt. I love my morning coffee with just enough half-and-half to turn it a lovely shade of [ … ]