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199[USA]Less decline than expected in brain, spine defects after folic acid fortification program(2016-5-18)Fortifying the U.S. food supply with folic acid was not associated with a decline in certain birth defects that researchers expected to see in California, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The new findings are likely to contribute to an ongoing debate a...2016-05-20
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198[UK]Potatoes four times a week could cause high blood pressure, says study (2016-5-17)American study published in BMJ links higher intake of baked, boiled or mashed spuds and chips with raised risk of hypertension Everyone knows chips are a dietary no-no. But now experts are warning that eating too much of the humble potato in any form ? baked, boiled or as mash ? could potent...2016-05-19
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197[UK]Study finds 400m meals' worth of edible food wasted each year (2016-5-17)More than 400m meals’ worth of edible food waste in the UK grocery supply chain could be redistributed to feed hungry people each year, according to a government-funded report. Just 18% of the 270,000 tonnes of potentially edible food waste produced last year was redistributed to busine...2016-05-19
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196[USA]Baltimore City food facility inspection reports now searchable online(2016-5-17)BALTIMORE (WBFF) - A new portal launched by the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) will give citizens online access to recent food service facility inspection information. BCHD officials say the portal (http://baltimore.foodinspectionreports.com) is intended to provide greater transparen...2016-05-19
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195[USA]New Report Finds Undisclosed Nanoparticles in Popular Baby Formulas(2016-5-17)This post was co-authored by Nina Hwang. Friends of the Earth US, an environmental non-profit that NRDC often works with, recently commissioned a laboratory at Arizona State University (Tempe) to analyze six baby formula samples for the presence of engineered nanoparticles. The full report ca...2016-05-19
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194[Australia]Teens with asthma at increased risk of life threatening anaphylaxis(2016-5-18)There is a link between the incidence of asthma and food allergy in teenage children, according to research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI). Teenagers with food allergy are four times more likely to report having asthma than those without food allergy. People with mu...2016-05-19
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193[Canada]Genetically modified alfalfa coming to Eastern Canada concerns farmers(2016-5-16)A Petitcodiac farmer and other groups are stepping up their efforts to halt the spread of genetically modified alfalfa from being planted in Eastern Canada and are hoping consumers will join their fight. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency allowed the strain to be registered for sale in Canad...2016-05-18
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192[UK]Food that Tesco would have thrown out will now go to those in need(2016-5-16)Charities will be able to pick up unsold produce from Bridgend county stores at the end of the day Unsold food nearing the end of its supermarket lifespan will be donated to vulnerable people across Bridgend county from next month. Instead of wasting the fruit, veg, bread, meat and ready ...2016-05-18
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191[USA]New labels, instructions for tenderized beef roll out today (2016-5-17)UPDATE: Additional cooking instructions provided by FSIS after this story was posted. The 6.2 billion servings of mechanically tenderized beef roasts and steaks consumed annually by Americans might be a little safer because of labeling requirements that take effect today, just ahead of the su...2016-05-18
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190[Australia] Final countdown to new and revamped biosecurity laws[18 MAY, 2016]Today marks the final month before the new Biosecurity Act 2015 comes into force, replacing the dated Quarantine Act 1908 and enhancing Australia’s defence against potentially damaging biosecurity threats from abroad. Head of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture and Water Resour...2016-05-18