Fizzy drinks need child-friendly ‘teaspoon labels’ to spell out sugar content, say UK councils

Fizzy drink companies should put child-friendly labels on the front of their products spelling out the sugar content in teaspoons, in a bid to beat tooth decay and child obesity, councils say.

Soda Marketing Campaigns Undermine Public Health

In this week’s PLoS Medicine series on ‘Big Food’ US experts call for health advocates to launch strong public health campaigns to educate policymakers and the public regarding the dangers of sugary beverages and to clarify the fact that industry corporate social responsibility campaigns are misleading and distract from their products’ health risks…

Hospitals Told To Give Big Macs The Boot

Leading pediatricians, cardiologists, and child psychologists in the United States who belong to a network of more than 1,900 healthcare professionals have called on McDonald’s to cease marketing their products to children. The Ronald Macdonald style advertising and toys with happy meals started coming under scrutiny some years ago and the pressure is growing against the junk food behemoth…

Carbendazim In Orange Juice – FDA Informs Juice Products Association

The following is an addendum to a FDA Letter to the Juice Products Association dated January 9, 2012.