Archives for October 26, 2009

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Study slams industry-regulated marketing of kids’ cereals

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Industry regulation of which cereals are marketed to children allows the least healthy products to be advertised most aggressively, according to a study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

Folic acid over-intake not an issue: Study

By Stephen Daniells

Less than five percent of Americans are exceeding safe limits of folic acid despite intakes from a multitude of sources, both enriched and natural, says a new study.

Tackling E.coli – legislation or self-regulation?

By Rory Harrington

Everybody wants food to be safe - but the recent slugging match over how best to protect US consumers from E.coli-tainted meat highlights whether legislation or self-regulation is the answer to mending the country's flawed safety system.