Overhaul of Food Safety Rules in the Works
from The Washington Post
The Obama administration took its first step yesterday toward overhauling food safety regulations that have been blamed for a steady stream of food recalls and related illnesses. The new proposals, recommended by a working group that President Obama created in March, emphasize prevention, enforcement and improving the government's response time to such incidents. More 
Demand for Natural Products Drives Strong Attendance
from Natural Products Association
Natural MarketPlace, July 9-11, 2009 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, The Venetian Resort Hotel, Las Vegas, is expecting a strong attendance next week of over 4,400 industry members, increasing buyer attendance almost 100 percent over 2008. Produced by New Hope Natural Media in partnership with the Natural Products Association, this year’s show will feature products and services from 175 different exhibiting companies in the areas of supplements, health & beauty, natural living, and food & beverage. More
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- The New York Times
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FDA Announces Reportable Food Registry Discussion Dates
from NutraIngredients-USA
The Food and Drug Administration has announced three public meetings to discuss the Reportable Food Registry, to explain its role and the responsibilities of those who are required to submit a report. The Registry requires reports to be filed through an FDA internet portal if there is reason to believe that adulterated food or feed will cause "serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals." More
USDA to Oversee School Snack Food
from Reuters
The U.S. Agriculture Department would be given the power to regulate all food sold in schools -- including vending machine snacks -- when Congress renews child nutrition programs, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said this week. More
How Storytelling Can Help Your Company
from BNET Insights
Remember that creative writing class you took your senior year of college because you wanted an easy elective? It turns out that dusting off the notebook where you wrote about plots and characters might be a way to help you lead your company. More
Here's an Idea: Bring Back the Suggestion Box
from The New York Times
For all those small-business owners looking for additional sources of profitable revenue — and who isn’t? — one option may be to go back to something old-fashioned: the suggestion box. Here are some suggestions about using that old idea effectively. More
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Supplement Might Help Compulsive Hair Pullers
from HealthDay News via Forbes
A common health-food supplement might help ease the urges of people with a compulsive hair-pulling disorder called trichotillomania, U.S. researchers report. They tested the effectiveness of the amino acid N-acetylcysteine in a 12-week study that included 50 people with an average age of 34. Most had started compulsive hair pulling by age 12. More
Sugar Substitute may Prevent Cavities in Toddlers
from Reuters
Young children given syrup containing the naturally occurring sweetener xylitol may be less likely to develop decay in their baby teeth, results of a study hint. Early childhood cavities, also called baby bottle tooth decay or nursing cavities, are characterized by severe tooth decay early in life and remain a problem, Dr. Peter Milgrom from the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues note in a report. More
Environmental Links to Disease
from The Wall Street Journal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an environmental public-health tracking network to help scientists and the public explore potential links between environmental contaminants and chronic diseases. While the health effects of lead and certain other contaminants are generally known, other suspected links between diseases and pollutants remain unproven, partly because environmental and health data are collected and kept separately, said Michael McGeehin, an official with the CDC's National Center for Environmental Health. More
Cracking the Green-cleaning Code
from Natural Foods Merchandiser
Say what you want about the bleak economy and shrinking grocery budgets: Green cleaners are cleaning up. Sales in the category quadrupled from 2003 to 2008, reaching $64.5 million, according to recent data from Chicago-based market research company Mintel. More
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Vegetable Protein Lowers Blood Pressure
from Food Product Design
Consuming an amino acid commonly found in vegetable protein may be associated with lower blood pressure, according to a new study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers assessed whether blood pressure is associated with glutamic acid intake—the predominant dietary amino acid in vegetable protein—and with each of four other amino acids that are relatively higher in vegetable than animal protein. More
Obesity Worries Lift Health Food Prospects in Asia
from Reuters
It's the growing number of customers such as Bill Chung, who is on a diet after packing on 30 kilograms that food companies hope to attract as they expand health food lines in Asia. Affluence and sedentary lifestyles have brought health problems such as obesity and diabetes to Asia, prompting locals such as Chung to fill up their shopping carts with products such as oats, yogurt and vitamins. More
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