For the past two decades food manufacturers have grown fat selling “functional foods” that claim to make you healthier. Now regulators in Europe are asking manufacturers to provide scientific evidence to support those claims. Mireia Bes reports.
The emergence of so-called functional foods – foods that have been modified to promote better health in one way or another – has done wonders for food company balance sheets over the past 20 years. Probiotic dairy products are a prime example. Starting in the 1990s with Yakult, a bacteria-enriched yogurt drink made by …

Metametrix Announces Availability of Phthalates & Parabens Profile to Help
Identify Everyday Exposures
 
DULUTH, Ga., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Personal care products that we use
everyday contain chemicals that act as endocrine disruptors, which hinder the
normal functions of our hormone systems.  Phthalates, also known as
plasticizers, are added to plastics to make them flexible to mold into shapes
for product packaging and as fragrance for perfumes and air fresheners.
Parabens are added to personal care products, such as cosmetics, to extend
shelf-life and eliminate fungi and bacteria.
Today, Metametrix Clinical Laboratory (http://www.metametrix.com) announces
the Phthalates & Parabens Profile, which …

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Registered Dietitian Keri Glassman spoke to Jeff Glor about new controversial food labels called “Smart Choices” meant to help shoppers choose healthier food and beverages.
 
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(CBS)  A new food-labeling campaign called “Smart Choices,” which is backed by many of the nation’s largest food makers, was designed to help shoppers easily identify smarter food and beverage choices. The …

As people around the world look for new and tasty foods, the splendid Asian noodle is quickly becoming an international favorite.
Witness eight wheat noodle manufacturing plant managers, food scientists, a chemical engineer, and a company president from South and Central America, all learning new techniques and honing skills recently acquired at the Wheat Marketing Center’s new, week-long Advanced Asian Noodle Technology Short Course in Portland.
The course was directed by Dr. Gary Hou, world-recognized Asian noodle expert, and WMC’s Technical Manager and Asian Foods Specialist. He was joined by speakers from …

Paul Lieber is a cosmetic chemist with Royal Labs in Johns Island, South Carolina. Paul’s experience and expertise in the natural skin care product arena qualify him to discuss what really makes a skin care product natural and how to choose truly natural and healthy skin care products.
I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with Paul frequently – on the phone – and getting to know him since January 2006. I’ve been impressed with Paul’s knowledge about truly natural skin care products and his dedication to creating and producing top quality …