Kraft Foods Inc. announced two new initiatives to increase the visibility -- among both adults and children -- of many of the more nutritious products in the company's portfolio.
Peanuts are often thought of as high-fat foods; however, not only do peanuts contain the so-called "good" kind of fat, University of Florida (UF) researchers have found they also are high in a wide variety of helpful antioxidants, rivaling the fruits often sought out by health-conscious consumers.
Vending machines are getting their own color-coded safety guide as part of a campaign started by the vending industry to fight childhood obesity and fend off efforts to remove the machines from schools.
The J.M. Smucker Company has entered into a definitive agreement with Value Creation Partners Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, subject to regulatory approval, to sell its U.S. foodservice and bakery products businesses, as well as its Canadian locations operated under the Gourmet Baker name, acquired as part of the International Multifoods (Multifoods) acquisition.
As millions of Americans fill their plates with protein-rich steak and burgers rather than carb-heavy pasta or potatoes, researchers are reporting the strongest evidence yet that eating a lot of red meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer.
Vegetables, whole grains, regular exercise and calorie control all take center stage in new nutritional guidelines that will influence everything from what is served in school lunches to what is stocked on supermarket shelves.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that Canada's national surveillance program has detected bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an Alberta beef cow just under seven years of age.
To meet public health standards and ensure the safety of infants and developing fetuses, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Action Level for mercury in commercial fish should be reduced from 1,000 parts per billion, according to a Purdue University study.
Hard-drinkers -- men who consume an average of three or more alcoholic beverages a day -- are greater than 40% more likely than nondrinkers to suffer a stroke from a blood clot, according to a long-term study.
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