News on Health and Nutrition from the Americas

June 18, 2016

Fire at Olde York Potato Chip Plant

A fire broke out at the Olde York Potato Chips plant in Brampton, Ontario early Friday morning (June 17).

June 10, 2016

[Video] Perú: Clausuran proyecto que benefició a 1500 productores de papa

El proyecto “Producción competitiva de papa en los distritos de la Encañada, Huasmin y Sorochuco”, se inició hace cinco años con el propósito de revalorar, rescatar, promocionar y difundir las bondades de las papas cajamarquinas. Acaba de clausurarse oficialmente.

Potato Processor Dickinson Frozen Food fined 273 K for Major Health and Safety violations related to Ammonia Leak.

June 02, 2016

Potato Processor Dickinson Frozen Food fined 273K for Health and Safety Violations related to Ammonia Leak

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found an Idaho frozen food manufacturer failed to safeguard employees and was unprepared to respond to a potentially lethal release of 1,300 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia on Dec. 1, 2015.

May 30, 2016

Un muerto y 19 intoxicados por fumigación de cultivo de papa en Colombia

Un trágico saldo de una persona fallecida y 19 más intoxicadas, dejó el uso irresponsable de un fungicida sobre un cultivo de papa, en la vereda San Rafael, del municipio de La Calera, cerca de Bogotá, durante la noche de este miércoles, informaron miembros del cuerpo de bomberos de Cundinamarca.

Irresponsible pesticide use in Colombia results in one dead, nineteen poisoned

May 30, 2016

Irresponsible pesticide use in Colombia leaves one dead, nineteen poisoned

Irresponsible use of fungicide on a potato crop in Colombia left one person dead and 19 intoxicated

May 23, 2016

Colorado State University develops nutrient-rich purple potatoes

Purple potatoes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when trying to increase vitamin, mineral and antioxidant intake. However, a group of researchers from CSU have recently developed potato varieties that satisfy these nutritional needs and could act as a preventive measure to several diseases.

May 19, 2016

Potatoes Blamed for High Blood Pressure - Really!

There is good research, not so good research, bad research and occasionally there is research that significantly raises my blood pressure. A recent study on the link between potatoes and high blood pressure falls in the latter category.

May 19, 2016

Acrylamide-Reducing Yeast achieves GRAS-status

Renaissance BioScience Corp. has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has “no questions” in regards to Renaissance’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notice for its non-GMO, acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker’s yeast strain (GRAS Notice No. GRN 000604).

Consumir mucha papa podría aumentar la hipertensión

May 18, 2016

Comer mucha papa causaría hipertensión

Investigadores del Hospital Brigham de Mujeres (BWH, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Escuela T. H. Chan de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Harvard, en Estados Unidos, han analizado qué ocurre cuando se supera el consumo moderado y han descubierto que una ingesta elevada de patatas y patatas fritas puede estar asociada con un mayor riesgo de presión arterial alta (hipertensión) de adultos. Su trabajo se detalla en un artículo publicado este martes en 'British Medical Journal'.

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Boulder Canyon Expands Its Better-For-You Potato Chip Line-Up With New Flavors Cooked In Avocado, Coconut And Olive Oils

May 12, 2016

Boulder Canyon Expands Better-For-You Potato Chip Line With Flavors Cooked In Avocado, Coconut And Olive Oil

Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods® underscores its position as category innovators with the introduction of three new uniquely-flavored potato chip offerings cooked in premium, better-for-you oils.

April 23, 2016

Desarrollo de sistemas resilientes al clima en altiplano peruano recibe premio internacional

Las innovaciones logradas en seguridad alimentaria por tres mil familias agricultoras del altiplano peruano gracias al apoyo del CIP y del CIRNMA de Puno (Perú), fueron galardonadas con un premio internacional.

April 20, 2016

Benefits Vegetable Oils for Heart Health Questioned

A study published in The BMJ shows that replacing saturated fats with vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid lowers blood cholesterol, but may not curb heart disease risk or help you live longer. The findings question the widely held belief that vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid are good for heart health.

April 12, 2016

Pasta and Potato Salad recalled due to possible Listeria contamination of onions used as ingredient.

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling nineteen refrigerated salad items due to notification from one of their ingredient suppliers that Listeria monocytogenes may be present in one lot of onions that was used in the manufacture of these salads.

Veggie Fries win top prize at at the Natural Products Expo West

April 05, 2016

Veggie Fries win top prize at the Natural Products Expo West

Boston, Massachusetts-based Farmwise, LLC's Veggie Fries® have won the top prize at the Natural Products Expo West Pitch-Slam

March 30, 2016

Snyder's-Lance Introduces several new Snacks across its brand portfolio

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) continues to drive innovation by bringing new and exciting snacks to pantries across the United States in 2016.

March 22, 2016

Simplot's Innate Potato (First Generation) Receives Canadian Government Clearance

Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed their respective food and feed safety assessments of the J.R. Simplot Company’s first generation of Innate® potatoes.

March 11, 2016

FDA issues final guidance on acrylamide

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance to the food industry to help growers, manufacturers and food service operators take steps to reduce levels of acrylamide in certain foods.

March 10, 2016

Mondelez International launches GOOD THiNS, a new Savory Snack Brand in the Cracker Aisle

A new snack is hitting shelves. Mondelēz International is responding to consumer demand for more wholesome savory snack options with its first new snack brand in over a decade: GOOD THiNS.