Improving food quality by studying the microbial composition of raw milk
Findings from a new study, reported in the journal mBio, may help food companies improve the quality of dairy products.
August 25, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: food-companies, improve-the-quality, may-help, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, quality, the-journal
Kids meals, toys, and TV advertising: A triple threat to child health
Fast food companies advertise children’s meals on TV with ads that feature toy premiums, and it has been suggested that the use of these toy premiums may prompt children to request eating at fast…
October 30, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, eating-at-fast, food-companies, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, premiums-may, prompt-children, request-eating, the-use, these-toy, toy-premiums
Food Safety: Packaging From Recycled Cardboard May Transfer Unsafe Levels Of Mineral Oil
Concerns that foods packed in material made of recycled cardboard may contain mineral oil above agreed limits are causing some food companies to change their packaging material, and in one UK company’s case, to stop using recycled board altogether…
March 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: above-agreed, causing-some, diet, food-companies, material-made, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, packaging, packaging-material, recycled-cardboard
Potential Risks Associated With Food Industry Partnerships
Health charities and health organizations must tread carefully when partnering with the food industry as it may risk compromise health promotion goals, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Partnerships with major food companies are attractive for health charities and organizations because they bring additional funding and support…
February 1, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bring-additional, cmaj, compromise-health, diet, food, food-companies, health-organizations, journal, may-risk, oncalldiets, the-food
NACCHO Commends New York City Department Of Health And New Corporate Commitments To The National Salt Reduction Initiative
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), whose vision is health, equity, and well-being for all people in their communities through public health policies and service, commends the leadership of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the six major food companies that have joined in the National Salt Reduction Initiative to re…
November 25, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: communities, county, department, food-companies, health, health-policies, mental, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, through-public
New Food Zapping Process
A collaborative agreement between CSIRO and two German organisations is providing Australian food companies with access to a new processing technology which uses low-energy electron beams rather than heat or chemicals to decontaminate food…
September 30, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: australian, csiro, diet, electron-beams, food-companies, german, heat-or-chemicals, new-processing, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, technology-which, uses-low-energy