US giving too much food safety control to foreign countries
The United States is giving away too much control to some foreign countries over food safety as trade concerns over-ride health issues, a leading US politician has said.
Archives for July 28, 2009
Corn Products International hit by lower demand, higher costs
The global recession has hit Corn Products International’s bottom line as its products – including high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) – experience lower demand, particularly in North America, the company said.
Soy processors extend Amazon deforestation moratorium
Brazilian soy processor have extended their moratorium on sourcing from newly deforested areas of the Amazon, as efforts to curb destruction of the rainforest need more time to take affect.
‘Fat tax’ could help pay for health care reform: Report
The concept of taxing fattening foods has been raised again, this time by nonpartisan policy research organization Urban Institute, in a report that says the tax could help pay for health care reform.
Expectation of tasty food can trigger brain reward
Simply expecting to eat a tasty food can trigger the areas of the brain associated with reward, raising the possibility that drugs could be developed to deal with overeating, according to the authors of a new study.