Government Of Canada Promotes Safe Food Handling Practices With On-Line Resources

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has created four web-based videos that promote safe food handling practices in the home. The four main messages of Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill are demonstrated in four meal preparation videos to help Canadians better understand these important food safety messages and put them into practice…

Folic Acid Does Not Show Heart Benefits, Study

A systematic analysis of 8 large trials concluded that use of folic acid supplements does not appear to be linked to reduced rates of cardiovascular events, despite having been shown to lower blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid thought to be a risk factor for diseases of the heart and blood vessels…