Salud y Nutrición de Los Estados Unidos

Julio 07, 2009

Comisión del Codex Alimentarius adoptó 30 nuevas normas

La Comisión del Codex Alimentarius ha concluido, tras una semana de reunión, adoptar 30 nuevas normas internacionales para mejorar la inocuidad de los alimentos a nivel mundial y proteger así, la salud de los consumidores según la Organización de las N...

Julio 03, 2009

New obesity data from the US: obesity continues to increase

Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over: United States, 1997–2008 The CDC has recently released these and other data on the Obesity in the United states, up to 2008. Follow the link for details of the data and additional informat...

Junio 30, 2009

ConAgra Foods Studies: Modest reductions in calorie and sodium intake can significantly benefit health

ConAgra Foods announced today the results of two new studies showing modest reductions in calorie and sodium intake can significantly benefit health, leading to improved productivity and a reduction in U.S. medical expenditures. The analysis of governm...

Junio 30, 2009

Restaurant Chains in California prepare for menu labeling

Chain restaurant operators throughout California said they are prepared to comply this week with the first phase of a state menu-labeling mandate, but many noted that preparation did not immediately include posting calories on menus and menu boards. Be...

Junio 29, 2009

New York City Wages War On Sodium

In New York City, it was a straightforward suggestion that left a lingering aftertaste in many people’s mouths: The city’s Department of Health and Hygiene exhorted restaurants and food manufacturers and the marketers serving them to reduce sodium cont...

Junio 17, 2009

Trans Fats Hinder Multiple Steps in Blood Flow Regulation Pathways – Study

In the August 2009 issue of the international journal Atherosclerosis, University of Illinois emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow reports for the first time that trans fats interfere with more than one key enzyme in the regulation o...

Junio 12, 2009

Building a Healthier Savory Snack

Crispy, salty, crunchy … savory snacks are healthier than ever. But what’s next? Manufacturers and ingredient companies are working together to help build the next generation of savory snacks. Making healthier savory snacks is leading to paradigm shi...

Starbucks menu in new York (Source: CSPI)

Junio 10, 2009

Compromise on menu-labeling reached

A negotiated bipartisan agreement by three U.S. lawmakers that combines key elements of two existing Senate menu-labeling bills is drawing wide praise from inside and outside the industry. Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Tom Carper, D-Del., and Lisa Murkowsk...

Junio 08, 2009

IFT highlights Health Benefits of Resistant Starch

Resistant starch may help control diabetes, aid in weight management and reduce colon cancer risk, according to new studies presented at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2009 Annual Meeting and Food Expo®. Suzanne Hendrich, Ph.D., professor of...

Junio 07, 2009

Nuevos desafíos en la inocuidad de la papa

Presentación en PowerPoint de Rodolfo Rivers, Consultor de Inocuidad y Calidad de los Alimentos del Grupo Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria de la FAO/RLC (25/11/2008). En su exposición describe las Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (BPA) y explica qué promu...

Mayo 27, 2009

Could food processors face the same fate as automakers?

According to Hank Cardello, food industry expert and author of Stuffed: An Insider’s Look at Who’s REALLY Making America Fat, the same problems that have menaced the Detroit auto industry could soon plague the food industry. If food processors don’t wa...

Mayo 27, 2009

Burger King Corp. Announces Three Additions to Kids Meal Menu That Meet Its Stringent Nutrition Criteria

Burger King Corp.(NYSE:BKC) announced today that it is enhancing its BK® Kids Meal menu with offerings that meet its stringent nutrition criteria for advertised Kids Meals, as part of the company’s commitment to its BK Positive StepsSM program. With th...

Mayo 11, 2009

CSPI takes on salty restaurant meals: 'Heart Attack Entrées with Side Orders of Stroke'

Unsafe levels of sodium chloride, or salt, in chain restaurant meals increase one's chance of developing hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The nonprofit food safety and ...

Mayo 07, 2009

Frito-lay launches SmartFood popcorn clusters - for women only

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit is launching a new snack, SmartFood popcorn clusters, which give women the indulgent flavors they love and also nutrients that they often don’t get enough of. A one-ounce serving of SmartFood popcorn clus...

Heat and Control's heated centrifuge to lower oil content of potato chips

Abril 22, 2009

Reduce oil content kettle chips with heated centrifuge

An easy way to lower the oil content of kettle chips, is to use a heated centrifuge.

Abril 11, 2009

Be careful working with industrial fryers

A 28-year-old man who works at the Cavendish Farms french fry plant in Jamestown was airlifted to the Minneapolis St. Paul burn unit on Thursday evening following a workplace accident, WDAY reported Friday.

Abril 07, 2009

Simplicity is the new selling point for food products

Haagen-Dazs's new line of ice cream, Five, doesn't hide the ingredients in tiny type on the back of the carton. Every one -- milk, cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla bean -- is prominently displayed in bright-orange capital letters.

Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI)

Abril 07, 2009

PVMI offers Purple Pelisse, a colorful high anti-oxidant potato

All new potato varieties developed by the Pacific Northwest Tri-State Breeding Program are now licensed to PVMI (the Potato Variety Management Institute), a non-profit marketing and administration organization for the Tri-State Potato Breeding Program.