food safety
All entries tagged with food safetyAnother Food Safety Bill Headed to the U.S.
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About one third of Americans are "very or extremely" concerned about food safety, with this percentage of people holding firm since 2007.
National food scares, like the salmonella-peanut butter outbreak, are blamed for propping up America's uneasy feelings.
That's why a new bill, on its way to the Senate, seeks to improve U.S. food safety.
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Is Your Multi-Vitamin Safe?
A study carried out by the independant company ConsumerLab.com found that many multivitamins actually contain significantly higher or lower levels of vitamins and minerals than they claim on the packet.» Continue...
Healthy Eating: Obamas Lead By Example
Healthy eating is very much on the agenda at the White House, with Michelle Obama helping out at a soup kitchen which serves fresh foods, as well as stressing the importance of locally-grown, fresh foods in her own family's diet.» Continue...
The Eating Late at Night Myth: We're Not Gremlins

With the holiday season in full swing, a reference to the classic '80s film "Gremlins" seems most apropos. If you'll recall, owning a gremlin (well, in Gizmo form, that is) required following some very specific rules, chief among them being that you cannot, under any circumstances, feed them after midnight. OK, no problem. They don't get to eat after midnight. No big deal. But, what about us humans? Why is it that we've been told, for so many years, that we shouldn't eat late at night, either? Will we turn into gremlins if we do?
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Don't Get Sick: How to Picnic Wisely
I got to admit. I'm not much of an outdoorsman. I prefer the comforts of air-conditioning and indoor plumbing, but for many of us summertime means cookouts, barbeques, and picnics.
And if you're not careful, the wrong food preparation can leave you scrambling for the indoor plumbing. That's why registered dietician Keri Glassman shared some picnic safety tips with the CBS Early Show. Here's the gist of it:
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