The Center for Science in the Public Interest Tuesday congratulated Jack in the Box for stopping toy-based marketing to children, “regardless of its motive.”
The advocacy group was reacting to
Earlier this month, the food pyramid officially became old news as the government rolled out a new image to promote healthy eating: a plate depicting the five food groups and
This past weekend, environmental health professionals, local, state and federal health department officials, industry representatives, teachers and students, convened in Columbus, Ohio for the 75th National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
U.S. News and World Report, a weekly news magazine with a penchant for ranking things, did not think much of the Paleo or “Caveman diet.” It ranked the Paleo
America’s widely recognized food pyramid is being replaced by a simpler, more relevant nutritional symbol: a plate. First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina
Six teams of high school students from across the country treated Capitol Hill staff to fruit- and vegetable-packed Caribbean crunch salad, chicken with orange-infused brown rice, North Carolina-style pulled chicken
A group of scientists and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) are urging federal regulators to speed up the release of the government’s latest data on pesticide residues in fruits
The marketing of melatonin-laced brownies to children was a just a local issue last week, but not anymore.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Wednesday asked U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Not so long ago, milk was this country’s number 1 food safety concern. Before milk was routinely pasteurized beginning in the 1920s, it regularly caused large outbreaks of deadly
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revealed new detail about how antibiotics are used in animal agriculture, an issue of growing controversy in food policy and public health
“After you touch your ducklings or chicks, wash your hands so you don’t get sick!”
So reads the beginning of a new pamphlet designed to educate the public on
Hand washing is paramount after handling animals in public places, according to new guidelines on animal handling from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NAPHV).
This month the