The seventh edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans asks people to balance calories with activity and eat more vegetables, fruit, whole grains, low-fat dairy and seafood while cutting sodium, saturated and trans fat, added sugars and refined grains. It carries 23 key recommendations.
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Food law, regulation, government advisories and the legal fights over what reaches your plate.
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USDA to Fully Deregulate Monsanto's Genetically Engineer Alfalfa (PR)
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced full deregulation of Monsanto's genetically engineered alfalfa, passing over options to keep limits on planting. Most of the 250,000-plus public comments opposed it, and the Cornucopia Institute says opponents will likely resume their court fight.
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Was Your Catfish Slaughtered Like This?
Mercy For Animals says undercover video from Catfish Corner near Mesquite, Texas shows workers skinning and dismembering catfish that are still conscious and struggling, with no attempt to stun them. The group documented 66 incidents for the Dallas County District Attorney's office.
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'Food Freedom' Dies, Raw Milk Up Next in Wyoming
After turning down a so-called Food Freedom bill, a Wyoming legislative committee is due to consider a proposal legalizing raw milk sales through herd-share agreements, in which consumers buy an ownership stake in a cow or herd.
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Food Safety Modernization Act: Putting the Focus on Prevention
FDA Commissioner Hamburg writes that the Food Safety Modernization Act directs the agency to build a prevention-focused oversight system spanning the whole food supply, noting foodborne illness strikes 48 million Americans a year. Processors of all food types must now evaluate their hazards.
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Nutrition facts label does not help curb obesity epidemic
A study due in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found King County's mandatory menu labeling changed nothing at Taco Time restaurants, affecting neither total sales nor average calories per purchase. Lead author Eric Finkelstein doubts such rules will curb obesity.
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US Government to Europe: Give This to Your People Or There Will be "Some Pain"
Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables show that in 2007, ambassador to France Craig Stapleton, alarmed by France's ban on Monsanto's GM corn, urged retaliation to cause "some pain" across the EU. Mercola treats this as proof Washington has been advancing Monsanto's goals.
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FAN wins a stunning victory on sulfuryl fluoride
The Fluoride Action Network reports that EPA granted all its objections to sulfuryl fluoride as a food fumigant and will end the fumigant's use on food, a step the agency told FAN was a first in its history. EPA plans to announce it in the Federal Register with 90 days for comment.
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FDA: Don't Use Dietary Supplement Rock Hard Extreme
The FDA warned consumers away from the supplements Rock Hard Extreme and Passion Coffee after lab tests found synthetic sulfaildenafil, a chemical close to Viagra's sildenafil, which can interact with nitrates and drop blood pressure to dangerous levels.
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Meat products will carry nutrition information on labels - USDA
The USDA will require nutrition facts panels listing calories, total fat and saturated fat on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry, either on the package or at the point of purchase. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the labels should help shoppers follow the Dietary Guidelines.
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Both House and Senate Vote YES on Food Safety Bill
The House has passed the food safety bill and sent it to the president. The piece traces how the Senate revived H.R. 2751, a dormant Cash for Clunkers measure, substituted the text of S. 510 for it by unanimous consent, and renamed it the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
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Holiday Food Safety During Pregnancy
CDC holiday food safety advice for pregnant women: wash hands often, cook meat until well done, reheat hot dogs and deli meats until steaming, skip unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses, and avoid eggnog unless it is alcohol-free and made with pasteurized eggs.
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U.S. Policies to Blame for Beef Export Restrictions (PR)
R-CALF USA told Senate Finance Committee staff that the US has given importers legitimate reason to impose 30-month age limits on US beef, and urged senators to stop seeking concessions from Japan, South Korea and China until the US tightens its own BSE import rules.
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Today, the FNB has failed millions...
The Vitamin D Council attacks the Institute of Medicine's new intakes, 400 IU a day for infants and 600 IU for pregnant women, arguing the pregnancy figure falls far short of the 5,000 IU Bruce Hollis's work supports and that the toxicity warning lacks reproducible evidence.
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FDA bans Four Loko, other alcoholic energy drinks
The FDA warned four companies to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic malt beverages, including Four Loko, concluding caffeine is not generally recognised as safe in such drinks because it can mask the cues drinkers use to judge how intoxicated they are.
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United Fresh and Industry Allies Oppose Tester Amendment to Senate Food Safety Legislation (PR)
The United Fresh Produce Association and 19 other produce groups told the Senate they oppose Senator Jon Tester's amendment to S. 510, which would exempt small farms and businesses from federal food safety requirements. They argue policy must rest on risk and science.
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Senate Moves Forward on S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (PR)
United Fresh Produce Association's Robert Guenther welcomed the Senate's cloture vote on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act but objected to language exempting some farms and facilities by location, size and buyer, saying outbreaks hurt businesses of every size.
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Uncle Sam wants you to eat more cheese
A New York Times investigation by Michael Moss found Dairy Management, funded partly by the USDA, helped Domino's develop pizzas with 40 percent more cheese and paid toward a $12 million campaign, while research it funded turned up no evidence that cheese aids weight loss.
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