Natural, organic, whole foods are the best choice for fighting cancer, but this is not an obvious conclusion from scientific research. Scientists can ethically gather a great deal of information about how various foods and food additives increase or decrease the risk of developing cancer. It is very rare to get scientific information about how foods and food additives help the body defeat cancer.
That is because there are so many variables in treating people who already have cancer that the benefits of an organic diet cannot be identified separately from …

In July 2008, Health Canada published in Canada Gazette, Part I proposed regulatory amendments for the labelling of food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites. The department has now reviewed the comments received and is publishing documents detailing some of the changes being made to the proposal as a result of the consultations.
As a result of the over 140 comments received up until early December 2008 following the publication of the proposed regulatory amendment in Canada Gazette, Part I in July 2008, Health Canada has made several decisions and changes …

A man was jailed for over two years today for selling “organic” products that turned out to be nothing of the sort.
Neil Stansfield, the 41-year-old director of One Food Limited, also received a six-year directorship ban for the fraud.
An investigation by Trading Standards officers revealed that Stansfield, along with his wife and the firm’s operations manager, bought non-organic ingredients from supermarkets, and had employees repackage them before they were sold to consumers across the UK. The five-year scam netted the trio £500,000.
At Northamptonshire crown court, Stansfield, from Newnham, near Daventry, …

RICHMOND, Va. — The new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect on Tuesday, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration’s new authority to regulate tobacco.
The ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distribution includes candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored cigarettes, which health and federal authorities say are more appealing to youth. It does not include a ban on menthol or other flavored tobacco products like cigars — issues that the FDA is studying.
“Candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults …

Sweeteners are considered an essential ingredient of most products of the canning industry, except vegetables. They act as preservatives and maintain desirable appearance, flavor, color and body in the products.
Altering the type and amount of sugar in standardized preservation recipes will alter these characteristics.
The principal sweeteners used in canning are sugar (sucrose), and corn syrup. The non-caloric sweetener, saccharin, is found in diabetic foods. Aspartame and Acesulfame K, also considered non-caloric sweeteners, are approved for use in a limited number of foods.
When canning fruit without the addition of sugar, or …