Researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke have found that mouse models used to estimate how carcinogenic some substances are to humans could be underestimating the danger.
A new, more sensitive method for detecting egg and milk allergens in baked goods has been developed by the company AB SCIEX. The number of people with food allergies is increasing world wide and so determining if allergens are present in food is of growing importance.
It is well known that cranberries can help fight urinary tract infections and work has been carried out developing extracts. However, comparisons of an extract and cranberry juice found that cranberry juice was better at preventing and fighting infections than the extract.
Research published in the Journal of Food Processing and Preservation has demonstrated that darker coloured potatoes retain a higher level of antioxidants after processing than standard ones.
With the increase in cases of rickets over the last 5 years, Kellogg’s has decided to fortify all of its children’s breakfast cereal with Vitamin D by March 2012.
A research article published in this month’s Science Translational Medicine demonstrates that probiotic yogurt does have an effect on gut bacteria. McNulty and colleagues ran two parallel studies using identical human twins and Gnotobiotic mice, i.e. mice with only certain known strains of human gut bacteria in their guts.
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. (2268 kg) of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in bulk from their stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland after a multi state outbreak investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are investigating illnesses in at least six people in Minnesota that are connected with a recall of organic shell eggs due to contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis. The contaminated eggs were traced back by the MDA to Larry…
FDA experts say black licorice contains the compound glycyrrhizin, which is the sweetening compound derived from licorice root. Glycyrrhizin can cause potassium levels in the body to fall. When that happens, some people experience abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure.
The safety of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E 320), a synthetic antioxidant food additive, has been reevaluated by the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS). The acceptable intake (ADI) has been increased.
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