Food & Agriculture

MINNEAPOLIS, June 28 (UPI) — Most U.S. adults express at least some concern over the possible effects of the oil spill on Gulf of Mexico seafood, a survey indicates.
The survey, part of an ongoing weekly consumer confidence poll conducted by The Food Industry Center at the University of Minnesota conducted jointly with the Louisiana [...]

STANFORD, Calif., May 3 (UPI) — A “stealth” strategy motivates students to change eating habits for environmental and social reasons — not personal health, U.S. researchers said.
The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found students taking a course on the ethical, environmental and social ramifications of food consumption made healthier [...]

FDA: Not ready to regulate salt content
WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says while today’s average salt intake is too high, it is not ready to regulate the amount of sodium contained in foods.
“Today’s average sodium intake is several times what the body requires and its long-term effect on our [...]

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says while today’s average salt intake is too high, it is not ready to regulate the amount of sodium contained in foods.
“Today’s average sodium intake is several times what the body requires and its long-term effect on our health is very serious,” the [...]

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to prevent thousands of deaths from hypertension and heart disease by reducing salt in food, insiders say.
FDA sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the government intends to work with the food industry to gradually reduce sodium in everything from soup [...]