Preference for salt may begin in the cradle, scientists warn
Early dietary exposure to foods containing added salt shapes a greater preference for salty tastes throughout infancy and childhood, suggests a new study.
Archives for December 22, 2011
Canadian and US officials issue pepper Salmonella warnings
US and Canadian food safety authorities have issued separate warnings on a brand of jalapeno and Serrano peppers potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
Soft drink sales stalled when clear caloric information given, Johns Hopkins study
Sales of soft drinks to adolescents in Baltimore City nose-dived when study participants were exposed to ‘easily understandable’ information about calorie content, according to a new US study.
Government agencies tout food safety efforts – but experts warn over budget cuts
President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) has made significant progress, reporters were told in a conference call on Wednesday – while a separate study suggested budget cuts were having an impact on food safety.
Ground beef recalled after multi-state Salmonella outbreak - FSIS
An unknown quantity of ground beef products potentially contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium has been recalled in the US, food safety authorities have announced.