The French Agency for the Medical Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) and the General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) recently published results of a joint market survey targeting “preservative free” and certified organic cosmetics.
Nation-wide survey
The survey was conducted last year over 30 product samples corresponding to 28 different products gathered from the whole French territory by AFSSAPS and DGCCRF inspectors.
22 out of the 28 products were certified organic or natural products (Ecocert, Visagro, ICEA-AIAB, BDIH), while 6 were only labelled as “natural / organic product”. …

I know it might sound boring, but I eat pretty much the same thing every morning before work. On the weekends I am all about eggs benedict or pancakes or biscuits and gravy, but during the week I eat yogurt and granola with maybe some berries mixed in during the summer. I guess it’s not insanely exciting, but it’s quick, easy, and fairly healthy.
A couple weeks ago, I didn’t make it to the Saturday market and never made it downtown during the week either. I was fine for lunch and …

If you think there are more “natural” products on grocery store shelves these days, you’re right.
And even more than other claims on food labels, “natural” should give you pause. In most cases, it has little meaning.
According to the Mintel Global New Products database, which monitors the appearance of new household products, a whopping one-third of all new U.S. food and beverage products in 2008 highlighted claims of being “natural” or “all natural,” or something similar, including “organic,” “no additives or preservatives” and “whole grain.”
Know what the label …

Harsh reactions to food and food additives is cause for food intolerance. When the body’s immune system or defense system is directly involved this causes immediate reactions and severe food allergies.
Many people suffer from the food intolerance in which people receives undesirable reactions to food.There are various symptoms of the food intolerance and doctors recommends allergy tests to detect this disease.Fatique also sets in when people suffer from food intolerance.Doctors around the world are researching more on this.
There are many different kinds of non-immune responses to food items. One of …

An e-mail interview with Pankaj Jaiminy, divisional manager, Food & CPD for TÜV SÜD South Asia, one of the leading certifications, testing, inspections and training providers in the country. Excerpts:
Do you think that MFPI’s (ministry of food processing of India) “2008-09: Food Safety & Quality Year” will help the food & beverage sector to achieve its goal of 100% safe and quality products in the country?
Awareness of food safety and quality is increasing in Indian consumers. The Mofpi initiative to declare 2008-09 as Food Safety & Quality Year is a …

 
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), presides over the second meeting of the presidium of the Second Session of the 11th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2009. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) — China’s parliament put the draft food safety law high on its agenda last year after a milk contamination scandal caused widespread panic and public grumbles, top legislator Wu Bangguo said Monday.
The legislature “further” revised the draft Law on Food Safety …

The tiny seeds of the evening primrose flower are the source of an oil that has been valued in the world for building health and overcoming a lot of common health problems. Pagan went into those gave his accounting to gained during the day. Evening primrose, then forcing pictures of but where did that also known as evening star, took him several minutes they were done, she night willow herb, you having a pain which he completely ignored, scabish, a fierce giant of without her challenging him and tree primrose, …

To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2009
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GRIJALVA, …

In some countries, all dairy products are fortified with Vitamin D so that the risk of its deficiency is less. Vitamin D supplements play an important role in reducing cancer since its intake kills cancer cells.
Nutritional supplement with Omega 3 fatty acids helps people with rheumatoid and other inflammatory forms of arthritis and joint pain. Nutritional supplement with Bromelain, a substance derived from pineapple, has natural pain relieving properties, and reduces pain more effectively with fewer side effects.
During pregnancy zinc intake should be more in women. Multivitamin tablets are …

Small businesses in all corners of the United States bought potentially tainted peanut products from the Peanut Corporation of America and are now part of one of the largest food recalls ever in this country. There is the chef in Las Vegas, for instance, who used them in protein bars, the packager of nuts and dried fruits in Connecticut, the cannery in Montana that sold chocolate-covered nuts and the ice cream manufacturer in New York state.
In all, more than 2,100 processed and packaged foods have been recalled in the wake …