The Government Of Canada And Food And Consumer Products Of Canada Launch Major Nutrition Labelling Initiative

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Nancy Croitoru, President & CEO, Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC), announced the launch of the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign to help Canadians make informed food choices…

FDA Heightens Focus On Retail Food Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called today for stepped up efforts to improve food safety practices in retail food establishments, specifically pointing to the need for the presence of certified food safety managers to oversee safety practices…

Finding A Healthy Path During Holiday Travel

The increasing prices of airline tickets are making the car a more popular option for going to see family members this holiday season.

Eating Healthy Over The Holidays

With all the dinners and parties that go along with the holiday season, it can be difficult for people trying to watch what they eat. Nicole Patience, a registered dietitian at Temple University, says there are a number of things people can do to make sure their efforts don’t get derailed…

European Medicines Agency Recommends Use Of Fibrates As Second-line Treatment

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has concluded that the benefits of the four fibrates bezafibrate, ciprofibrate, fenofibrate and gemfibrozil continue to outweigh their risks in the treatment of patients with blood lipid disorders…

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Selects AB SCIEX To Provide Mass Spectrometry Systems For Food Contaminant Testing

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased eight of the company’s AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S. food supply.

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Selects AB SCIEX To Provide Mass Spectrometry Systems For Food Contaminant Testing

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased eight of the company’s AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S

Fish Oil Supplements During Pregnancy Do Not Aid Infant Brain Development, Study Finds

A popular supplement among pregnant women — docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil — has no clear benefits for an infant’s cognitive development, contradicting a view among many obstetricians and their patients, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New York Times reports…

World Bank Extends Food Crisis Response Fund For Countries Experiencing High Food Prices

“The World Bank on Monday cited growing instability in food prices” before announcing that it would extends its Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) through June 2011, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports (10/18)…

Culinary Expert Nathan Fong Challenges Canadians Living With Diabetes To Enter First Ever OneTouch(R) Breakfast Challenge

Rise, test, shine! Each morning provides an opportunity to start the day off right, and for people living with diabetes that may mean making lifestyle choices like checking blood glucose levels and eating a balanced breakfast. Food is one of the main factors that directly impacts blood glucose levels – and one that can be managed…

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