Press Releases on May 16, 2016 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Seeing Red: Report Finds FDA Fails to Protect Children in Light of New Evidence on Food Dyes

January 19, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration is failing to protect children from the disturbing behavioral problems caused by artificial food dyes, even though evidence of those problems has continued to mount since 2011, when an FDA advisory panel …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Child Nutrition Bill in Senate Reflects Bipartisan Compromise

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan January 19, 2016 A Senate bill that would reauthorize child nutrition programs is a sensible bipartisan compromise that preserves the important progress made in the last five years while giving a …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

CVS Sued Over False and Misleading Claim that its Algal-900 Supplement Improves Memory

Company Relies on Discredited In-house Study Conducted by a Supplement Manufacturer February 1, 2016 CVS boasts that its Algal-900 DHA dietary supplement is “clinically shown” to improve memory, but relies solely on an industry-conducted study that the …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Restaurant Roulette: How Many Calories in Chicken Tikka Masala or Pad Thai?

February 3, 2016 Americans are getting increasingly used to seeing calorie counts on chain-restaurant menus as the industry prepares to comply with the menu-labeling provisions enacted into law in 2010. Calorie counts have otherwise been mandatory at …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Salmonella and Campylobacter Performance Standards Move the Ball but Don't Cross the Goal Line

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett February 4, 2016 The new performance standards announced today by the Food Safety and Inspection Service should reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination on ground chicken and turkey as …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Mars to Remove All Dyes from M&Ms and Other Foods

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 5, 2016 Mars, Inc.’s bold action, announced today, that it will get synthetic food dyes out of its entire human food portfolio is a huge advance for parents and children and should serve as a …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

CSPI Downgrades Sucralose from "Caution" to "Avoid"

New Animal Study Indicates Cancer Risk February 8, 2016 The Center for Science in the Public Interest has downgraded its safety rating of sucralose, the artificial sweetener also known by the brand name Splenda, from “caution” to “avoid” in the group’s …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Mr. Metric Launches Redesigned, Responsive Website

Mr. Metric, the leading metric fastener specialists in North America, has unveiled its revamped website at mrmetric.com. SAN JOSE, CA, USA, May 16, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mr. Metric, the leading metric fastener specialists in North America, has …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

North America Folding Carton Market to Grow at a CAGR of 2.09% to 2020

“Folding Carton Market in North America 2016-2020” new report to its research database. The report Spread across 75 pages with tables and figures. PUNE, INDIA, May 16, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The research analysts forecast the folding carton market in …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Soda Companies Turning to Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Replace Sagging U.S. Soda Sales

"Carbonating the World" Tracks Soda Industry in Big Tobacco's Global Footprints February 9, 2016 With soda sales in a tailspin in the United States, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are borrowing a page from the tobacco industry playbook and investing …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Jack in the Box Removes Soda from its Kids Menus

Statement of CSPI Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel Jessica Almy February 10, 2016 The American restaurant industry gets many things wrong, but it’s starting to get this one thing right: kids’ menus shouldn’t be used to push soda on kids. We congratulate …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

House Passes Anti-Menu Labeling Bill that Would Keep Nutrition Information from Consumers

February 12, 2016 The House of Representatives passed on a vote of 266-144 the “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act,” which would allow restaurants and other food establishments to make up their own serving sizes, deny customers calorie information on …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Scientists Support Warning Labels on Soda in NY State

February 18, 2016 “SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.” That’s the message some of the nation’s leading experts on nutrition and public health would like to see on soda and other sugary …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Judge Preserves New York City's Sodium Symbols on Menus

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 24, 2016 New Yorkers won an important victory today for their health. Today, State Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower ruled that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene can enforce …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Americans Guzzling too Much Soda, Despite Declines

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 25, 2016 Despite what we know today about how sugar drinks, which include regular soda, fruit drinks, sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks, contribute to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and tooth …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Philadelphia Mayor Proposes 3-Cent-Per-Oz Soda Tax

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 29, 2016 Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposal to tax soda at the rate of three cents per ounce deserves the support of all members of the city council. Soda is nutritionally worthless and …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

FDA Issues Guidance to Industry on Reducing Acrylamide in Foods

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson March 10, 2016 Scientists were surprised in 2002 to find high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, occurring naturally in many common foods, particularly French fries, bread, breakfast cereals, and other …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

CSPI Asks for a New Warning Label on Synthetically Dyed Foods

Proposed Warning Labels Are Needed to Inform Parents that Food Dyes Cause Behavioral Problems in Children March 15, 2016 Foods that contain Red 40, Yellow 5, or other synthetic food dyes should bear a label warning parents that the dyes can adversely …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Six Candy Companies Pledge Not to Advertise to Kids Under 12

March 16, 2016 Six candy companies whose brands include Brach’s, Lemonhead, Ghirardelli, Jelly Belly, Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Welch’s Fruit Snacks have agreed not to advertise to children under age 12, according to an announcement from the Council of …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Soda Sales Continue Nearly Twenty-Year Freefall

Per Capita Consumption Drops 27% From 1998 Peak March 29, 2016 Americans, eager to reduce their risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and tooth decay are continuing to cut down on their consumption of full-calorie soda, according to new data released …

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