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US: What does the label on your chicken really mean?
5/13/2008
Science Daily
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)—“100 percent natural” means the poultry doesn’t contain artificial ingredients like preservatives. But experts warn—there are no guarantees. “100 percent natural—remember—no inspections are done. So we don’t know if those claims are really true,” says Shannon Wallace, R.D., registered dietitian with Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
Chicken labeled as “organic” must meet much stricter standards. Inspections are conducted and organic chicken cannot contain artificial ingredients, hormones or antibiotics. But are those really harmful to consumers?
“The USDA does not make any claims that organically produced food is any safer or more nutritious than conventionally produced food,” adds Wallace.
For the complete news item, please visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512145154.htm
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NEW ZEALAND: Nutrient levels investigated
5/12/2008
New Zealand Food Saftey Authority
"Variations in nutrient claims are not a food safety concern andare expected as the level of nutrient on the nutrition panel isbased on an average," says New Zealand Food Safety Authority(NZFSA) Assistant Director (Joint Food Standards) Jenny Reid.Her comments come in response to concerns raised after studiescomparing actual nutrient levels with those claimed on the labelsof a variety of products have found discrepancies.
"A lot of factors will influence the levels in any single servingof food, including analytical methods, storage conditions and thefact that manufacturers need to cater for possible degradation ofthe nutrient during its shelf life."
As part of its annual monitoring work, NZFSA commissions researchfrom Environmental Science and Research on fortification overagesin the food supply. This refers to the analytical levels of addednutrients in food versus the level stated in the NutritionInformation Panel (NIP).
Over the last three years a series of studies have been carried outlooking at the nutrient levels of 260 samples from nine differentfood groups. The foods included fruit drinks, baby food, bread andcereal.
For the complete news item, please visit http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/science/research-projects/index.htm
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Call to minimise BSE testing in FINLAND
5/12/2008
YLE News
The Finnish Food Safety Authority wants to cut down mad cow disease testing in Finland, reports Savon Sanomat.
Jaana Husu-Kallio, Director General of the Finnish Food Safety Authority, says testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, could be scaled back without risks to human health.
About 120,000 cattle are tested in Finland annually. The only mad cow disease case to date in Finland was in 2001. The European Union will look into changing testing practices this autumn.
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TEXAS: Restaurant reports
5/12/2008
Houston Community Newspapers Online
The Courier
Editor’s note: The Courier each week runs a summary of reports on area restaurant inspections by the Montgomery County Health Department Environmental Health Services. The departmetn routinely performs food establishment inspections twice per year, or more often if the inspection report was bad resulting in numerous demerits or a complaint was filed. Below are all establishments that reeived no demerits, plus esstablishments each week that received the most demerits.
Restaurant inspections for April 30 through May 7.
For the complete listing of foodservice inspections and scores, please visit http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19680817&BRD=1574&PAG=461&dept_id=638427&rfi=6
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OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
5/12/2008
Newark Advocate
For the complete list of foodservice inspections and scores, please visit http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/NEWS01/805120305/1002/NEWS01
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