The Food and Drug Administration named a former senior drug-company official and Dartmouth Medical School dean as its new deputy commissioner overseeing much of the agency's operations.
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd appointed Theo Spierings as its new chief executive to replace the retiring Andrew Ferrier.
The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government.
A survey of more than 1,000 Americans nationwide found that those who scored high on the inspiration index cited taking a coffee break as one of their most inspiring activities.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued instructions to its inspection program personnel in an effort to protect vulnerable consumers after an increased number of products have been recalled in the first half of 2011 due to the presence of undeclared allergens or other ingredients.
A Glasgow doctor writing in the British Medical Journal is warning consumers that they should “just say no” to those trying to urge them to drink more of a popular beverage.
At least 19 large restaurant chains -- including Burger King, Chili's, IHOP and Friendly's -- are announcing they will include healthier options on their children's menus.
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