WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has warned the Procter & Gamble Co. two of its products are being marketed illegally.
The FDA said the Cincinnati company’s Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and Vicks Nyquil Plus Vitamin C are illegally marketed combinations of drug ingredients and a dietary ingredient.
Both of the over-the-counter medicines, which contain vitamin C in addition to several drug ingredients, are marketed as treatments for cold and flu symptoms.
The FDA said the combinations of drug ingredients and dietary ingredients cannot be …

Japanese cuisine has long captivated the world with its healthy and tasty food, long known for its emphasis on seasonality, quality of ingredients and meticulous presentation.
While Japanese may be one of the healthiest cuisines in the world, many non-Japanese people including Indonesians are not really into traditional Japanese food, especially its raw delicacies such as sashimi.
For many non-Japanese, its dishes’ intense flavors and use of oil can be excessive.
However, non-Japanese can still enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine in a different way – by combining it with local cuisine, says chef Hirohisa …

The food industry program that tried to convince Americans that junk food was health food is shutting down after the Food and Drug Administration said it was going to start checking the veracity of its claims. Good riddance to the Smart Choices program, a case study of what can happen under lax regulation.
Smart Choices logos, sporting a green check mark, began appearing on the front of food packages this summer, after nearly two years of development. Almost immediately, the program came under fire for criteria so broad that it included …

Of the 5,300 food samples tested by the Centre for Food Safety in September, 99.8% were satisfactory. Ten items failed the tests.
 
A sausage was found to contain sorbic acid, a preservative is not permitted in this type of food.
 
A chilled yellow croaker was found to contain colourings Tartrazine and Sunset Yellow FCF which are not permitted in chilled fish.
 
An orange roughy fillet was found to contain mercury exceeding the legal limit, and a fresh fan scallop contained cadmium.
 
A sample of oyster sauce had the preservative formic acid exceeding the legal …

Have you been disappointed with the way your homemade wine has turned out? I know quite a number of people who have not been pleased with their results. Sometimes it’s off flavors. Or worst of all, wine turning into vinegar. Here are some common mistakes that home winemakers often commit which could result in something your not all that proud of:
Mistake #1 – Not Sanitizing Equipment
This is quite possibly the biggest and most often made mistake of home winemakers. Just because a batch of wine turned out fine previously, and …

The food industry-led “Smart Choices” program has ended, as it should.
The effort launched in August as an attempt by companies to avoid additional federally mandated nutritional standards.
Participating manufacturers included a green label on package fronts to easily denote healthy food choices for consumers.
Cereals such as Froot Loops, with sugar listed as the No. 1 ingredient, received the green check. Cocoa Puffs, Cocoa Krispies and other sugar-laden cereals also received the label, alongside foods such as Country Crock spread, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and many others.
Participating companies included Kellogg’s, Kraft Foods, …

Monsanto, the company which spent an astounding eight million dollars last year on lobbying, is planning to flood the food market with poor quality omega 3 oils from its genetically modified (GM) soy beans.
Monsanto, which is trying to control the world’s farming market and infect nature with its genetically modified seeds, plans to sell its omega 3 frankenfood to processed food companies. The food companies will then claim that their frozen dinners and microwave meals are healthy because they contain omega 3 oils.
Yet you can bet your bottom dollar that …

FDA: Procter & Gamble Unlawfully Marketing Two Vicks Cold and Flu Medicines
Containing Vitamin C
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration today sent a warning letter to Procter & Gamble notifying the
company that its Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and Vicks Nyquil Plus Vitamin C
are illegally marketed combinations of drug ingredients and a dietary
ingredient.
(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO )
Both of the over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, which contain vitamin C in
addition to several drug ingredients, are marketed as treatments for cold and
flu symptoms. The FDA took the action against the Cincinnati-based …

Ohio State University food science researcher V.M. “Bala” Balasubramaniam isn’t feeling pressure to perform. He’s using pressure.
The associate professor of food science and technology studies how high-pressure food processing can be used and refined to preserve low-acid foods, allowing them to stay fresh for extensive periods while inactivating the bacteria and other pathogens that would otherwise make them unsafe.
Balasubramaniam, who also has appointments with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Ohio State University Extension, and his research associate Jeremy Somerville just published an article on their work, “Pressure-Assisted …

Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson needs to ensure a comprehensive review of the labelling of genetically engineered (GE) food ingredients and GE food safety in New Zealand, now that 40 different GE food applications have been approved for use in New Zealand, including foods derived from 61 GE plant lines, according to the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand.
ShareSoil & Health says the latest approvals have gone through despite an increase in evidence of the health risks from GE food. GE plant lines approved include canola, corn, potato, cotton, …