Melatonin Brownies Known As "Lazy Larries" Are Unsafe, Says FDA
The FDA has written to HBB LLC, a manufacturer of melatonin brownies that they are unsafe and could be seized. The brownies contain melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone known to regulate our sleep-wake cycle.
August 2, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brownies-contain, diet, fda, hbb, hormone-known, llc, makers-say, melatonin-brownies, naturally-occurring, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, sleep
Do Food Dyes Make Some Children Hyperactive? FDA Investigates
Parents and teachers have been wondering for decades whether food dyes might undermine children’s concentration spans and make them hyperactive. Now the Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether such a link actually exists. An FDA-advisory committee starts a two-day meeting today to determine whether food dyes are associated with hyperactivity, according to available data…
March 30, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: decades-whether, determine-whether, diet, fda, food, food-dyes, might-undermine, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, two-day-meeting
Cancer Risk: Ban Caramel Coloring In Pepsi, Other Foods Says Group
A nonprofit group is calling for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban artificial caramel coloring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other foods because animal tests suggest the additive is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals…
February 17, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: additive, animal-tests, ban-artificial, caramel-coloring, fda, foods, foods-because, nonprofit-group, nutrition / diet, on call diets, pepsi, suggest-the-additive
FDA Seeks To Invest In Foodborne Illness Prevention, Medical Product Safety And Countermeasures
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.3 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget – a 33 percent increase over the FDA enacted budget for FY 2010.
February 15, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 2012-request, covers-the-period, diet, fda, fiscal-year, health-as-part, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, over-the-fda, percent-increase, period, president, promote-the-public, public
Rolf’s Patisserie Desserts Linked To S. Aureus Food Poisoning, Recalled
All Rolf’s Patisserie desserts made since November 1 have caused a recent outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) food poisoning, and have been recalled, the FDA announced. Some of the products may have been repackaged and sold under different labels in wholesale, retail and online markets, as well as to institutions…
December 24, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: been-recalled, been-repackaged, desserts-made, fda, food-poisoning, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, online-markets, patisserie, products, recent-outbreak, staphylococcus, the-products, under-different
Many Dietary Supplements Tainted With Prescription Compounds, Says FDA
A growing number of so called “dietary products” contain compounds which exist only in FDA-approved prescription drugs or closely-related drugs (analogs). In some cases the ingredient is a novel synthetic steroid, which cannot be called a dietary ingredient, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced today…
December 16, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cases-the-ingredient, contain-compounds, diet, dietary-ingredient, dietary-products, fda, growing-number, ingredient, novel-synthetic, some-cases, the-ingredient
Listeria Found In Texas Processed Celery Plant, FDA Confirms
Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium capable of causing illness, sometimes severe and even fatal, was found in processed celery and in several locations at the SanGar Fresh Cut Produce plant, San Antonio, Texas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced…
November 4, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antonio, bacterium-capable, causing-illness, diet, fda, food, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, processed-celery, produce, sangar, several-locations, sometimes-severe, texas
One Egg Farm Gets Warning Letter While Another Gets The OK From FDA
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October 19, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dated-15th, fda, from-the-fda, further-action, include-seizure, llc, may-result, oncalldiets, seizure-or-injunction, take-prompt, warning-letter
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September 29, 2010 · by webmaster · in Nutritional News · Tags: beverages-qualified, claim, fda, heart, makes-it-ideal, nutrient-composition, oncalldiets, weight-management, zoic