Salud y Nutrición de Los Estados Unidos

Octubre 26, 2009

Unilever to Phase-Out the Smart Choices Program Logo While Awaiting FDA Guidance on Future Labeling

Unilever has long been committed to clear, transparent nutritional information for consumers, and therefore welcomes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announced plans to develop standardized criteria on which future front-of-package nutriti...

Octubre 23, 2009

Smart Choices Front of Pack Labels Halted after FDA warning

An industry-funded food labeling program was halted on Friday just days after U.S. officials warned they were investigating if nutrition claims on the front of packages were misleading.The Smart Choices Program said it would "voluntarily postpone ...

Octubre 21, 2009

FDA analyzing front of package labeling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Oct. 20 that it would seek to clear up the confusion caused by a surge of nutritional claims that manufacturers have begun to make on packaged food labels. Point of purchase labeling including Front of P...

Octubre 18, 2009

Conagra Foods Introduces 100 Calories Less Pledge

ConAgra Foods announced today a new “100 calories less pledge”, an education and awareness building effort as part of its outreach at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food and Nutrition Conference in Denver. The pledge is a voluntary commitment...

Octubre 15, 2009

ConAgra Foods to Reduce Sodium in Products by 20 Percent by 2015

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, today announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds o...

Octubre 02, 2009

Piden dejar de promocionar comida rápida entre los niños

Consumers International (CI) hace un llamado a las empresas a detener la promoción de alimentos con alto contenido de grasas, azúcar y sal, dirigida a la población infantil, como parte de una estrategia para abordar esta crisis de salud pública. Recie...

Septiembre 28, 2009

Mintel: Potato Chips Sales jump during recession

It's confirmed: the recession really did make us chow down on potato chips and other salty snacks. A new report from Mintel shows that after years of mediocre sales increases, the potato chip market grew 22% during the economic downturn.

Septiembre 18, 2009

Acrylamide: Why french fries shouldn't be overheated

A natural byproduct of cooking high-carbohydrate foods at high temperatures, acrylamide turns up in a wide variety of roasted and baked foods, including potato chips, french fries, breakfast cereal, baby food, bread and crackers.Research has shown tha...

Septiembre 16, 2009

NNZ's Spud Shade bags prevent potato greening

The “green” movement is all the rage these days. And yet, if you’re a retailer or consumer of potatoes, green is the last thing you want.NNZ Inc., Lawrenceville, Ga., and Walnut Packaging Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., have joined to manufacture, market and ...

Septiembre 11, 2009

Supermarket Guru: Snacking is driven by value and health

Since so many consumers feel they lack control over significant economic matters today, they compensate by snacking. It’s the tiniest affordable slack that people allow themselves in order to feel a bit more comforted or a bit less frustrated. Although...

Septiembre 11, 2009

Lowering Sodium Consumption Could Save U.S. $18 Billion Annually in Health Costs

Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of life for millions of people, according to a new R...

Septiembre 10, 2009

USPB's 'Quick and Healthy' potato recipes highlight the convenient, nutritious and budget friendly potato

Myth or fact? It is possible to create affordable and nutritious meals from scratch in under thirty minutes without ever turning on the oven. Fact! With the United States Potato Board's (USPB) new "Quick and Healthy"recipe series, potato sal...

Septiembre 06, 2009

Industry food labels deceptive?

It's a controversy that's as close as your local supermarket shelf - those familiar government nutrition labels. Now some big food manufacturers are adding labels of their own."The purpose is to help people make choices about healthier food and to...

Septiembre 03, 2009

US consumers ‘unaware of acrylamide’

The majority of US consumers are unaware of acrylamide even as major North American governments are taking action to deal with the suspected carcinogen, according to new consumer research. Acrylamide is a chemical produced during high temperature cooki...

Septiembre 03, 2009

Restaurant Industry criticizes report’s suggestion that fast-food bans will curb obesity

Industry officials are assailing a recently published report recommending that local governments seeking to curb obesity should ban fast-food restaurants from operating near schools and in certain neighborhoods.A report by the Institute of Medicine and...

Agosto 31, 2009

Today's kids' menus are so.... last year.

Mintel Menu Insights, which tracks restaurant menu trends, says the average kids’ menu doesn’t offer enough variety or healthy food, even as parents, kids and chefs alike call out for better options.Analyzing kids’ menus from 2005 to the present, Minte...

Agosto 26, 2009

PriceWaterhouseCooper releases report on the functional foods market

A new report released by Pricewaterhouse Coopers shows that the U.S. functional foods market experienced sales revenue of $27 billion in 2007 and is expected to grow 8.5–20% each year. This is ahead of the overall industry, where growth is estimated at...

Agosto 25, 2009

Tate & Lyle Finds that Food & Drink Labels are Prime Real Estate for Manufacturers

Consumers’ secrets are out: When shopping for themselves and their loved ones, they are swayed by what’s prominently displayed on food labels. As U.S. consumers actively embrace healthier lifestyles, Tate &Lyle found that 55 percent of them displa...