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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and contain specified healthy ingredients. The government is planning to propose the voluntary guidelines Thursday, according to three people familiar with the process who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The guidelines set ...
No Nuclear Risk to North Pacific Fish, Officials Say
By not in system - AOL NewsANCHORAGE, Alaska - North Pacific fish are so unlikely to be contaminated by radioactive material from the crippled nuclear plant in Japan that there's no reason to test them, according to federal and state of Alaska health officials. Dangerous levels of radiation have been reported off the coast from the Fukushima reactor complex. However, a spokeswoman for the federal Food and Drug Administration told the Anchorage Daily News that the ocean is so huge, and Alaska fisheries so far away, that there is no realistic threat. Alaska's food safety program manager, Ron Klein of the Department of ...
Want to Avoid Contaminated Food? FDA Has a New Guide for You
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsTwo or three times almost every week, the federal Food and Drug Administration warns that something in the vegetable bins, produce displays or coolers in our groceries may be so contaminated with dangerous pathogens that shoppers shouldn't buy it, nor eat it if they did. So how does the consumer keep up with what's being sold -- products that can sicken or even kill you? This week, the FDA released a new, user-friendly search page for consumers who have any concerns about a recall. Its easy-to-read listing organizes information from news releases on recalls since 2009 by date, product brand ...
FDA Proposes Calorie Counts on Menus
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. The requirements will force chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the number of calories in each item on menus, both in restaurants and drive-through lanes. The new rules will also apply to vending machines where calorie information isn't already visible on the package. The calorie counts will apply to an ...
Low Levels of Radiation Found in West Coast Milk
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Low levels of radiation have turned up in milk samples from two West Coast states. Traces of radioactive Iodine-131 were found in milk in California and Washington, according to federal and state authorities who are monitoring for contamination as the nuclear crisis unfolds in Japan. But the officials say the levels are still 5,000 times below levels of concern. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that radiation was found in a March 25 milk sample from Spokane, Wash. The California Department of Public Health said on its ...
FDA Reviews Research Linking Food Colorings and Hyperactivity
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsArtificial food dyes that enhance the color of processed, kid-friendly foods like Cheetos and Pop-Tarts have been used for decades, and the Food and Drug Administration has said they're safe. But with some studies tying the colorings to hyperactivity in children, an FDA panel begins two days of hearings today to review the research and decide whether more study is needed or whether foods with the dyes should carry warning labels. Before the hearing, FDA scientists said in a report that there was no definitive proof that food dye causes hyperactivity in most children, though kids with ...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMore than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and safety activists that the government's cell phone watchdog -- the Federal Communications Commission -- is putting industry desires before public well-being. Investigators for the Environmental Working ...
Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsHard-fought-for laws and regulations to save lives and the environment will be gutted or eliminated in budget cuts passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives or ordered by President Barack Obama's team, experts say. Public health and environmental experts say it's indisputable that lives will be lost if these cuts are made: 1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission. The commission is scheduled next week to roll out its long-awaited public database on the safety of consumer products. For the first time, it will allow shoppers to quickly determine whether products they ...
Pediahist, Cardec and Hundreds of Other Untested Cold Remedies Pulled From Shelves by FDA
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsPharmacies will have to do some early spring cleaning today. The Food and Drug Administration is yanking more than 500 prescription drugs -- including Pediahist, Cardec, Lodrane and Organidin -- used to treat colds, coughs and allergies. The affected medicines use a total of 27 different ingredients. Surge Desk has the 411 on what's going on here. Why are they being yanked? The FDA never evaluated them for safety and effectiveness. How then did they become prescription drugs? According to The New York Times, many of the affected medications have been prescribed since before 1962, when ...
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