Health and Wellness Archive
Publix to Expand GreenWise
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets has announced plans to expand its Publix GreenWise Market concept to two additional locations in Vero Beach, Fla., and Tampa, Fla. ...
Arkansas Lobbies for Cleaner Shopping Carts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Gov. Mike Beebe was expected to sign into law a bill that encourages supermarkets to offer sanitary wipes to customers to use on shopping carts, according to published reports. ...
Cherry Marketers Unveil New Health Campaign
NEW YORK -- The Cherry Marketing Institute introduced a consumer campaign emphasizing new research that shows tart cherries offer more antioxidants than cranberries and almost as much as blueberries. ...
General Mills to Communicate Health and Wellness to Kids
MINNEAPOLIS -- Beginning this summer, General Mills here will communicate child-focused messages of nutritional balance, portion control and physical activity via advertising, packaging and a new website, the company announced Thursday. ...
Consumer Guide on Whole Grains Released
NEW YORK -- The Wheat Foods Council, in collaboration with the Whole Grains Council and the American Dietetic Association, announced the availability of a new fact sheet entitled "Whole Grains Made Easy." The two-page overview addresses nutrition, USDA dietary recommendations and serving size as they relate to whole grains....
CPG Executives Meet with Bush to Discuss Childhood Obesity
WASHINGTON -- President Bush met with food, beverage and entertainment executives here Thursday to discuss ways to battle childhood obesity, according to published reports. Representatives from General Mills, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Kellogg, PepsiCo, Univision Communications and Nickelodeon Television discussed ways to improve healthy food offerings and promote physical fitness through advertising campaigns....
Kids Still Not Eating Right, Analyst Reports
NEW YORK -- Despite heightened awareness about childhood obesity rates, parents still need to do more about their children's unhealthy eating habits, according to Datamonitor. ...
FMI Applauds Produce Safety Initiative
WASHINGTON -- An industry proposal seeking science-based produce safety standards gained an important ally yesterday, when the Food Marketing Institute declared its support for the initiative, announced last week by the United Fresh Produce Association....
Senator at Odds With Growers Over Produce Safety Rules
LOS ANGELES -- California farmers and State Sen. Dean Florez are at odds over proposed safety regulations for lettuce, spinach and other crops. ...
FDA Issues Proposed Gluten-Free Definition
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has published a much-anticipated definition of "gluten-free" using a threshold of 20 parts per million, an extremely low amount since studies have shown allergic reactions in humans do not occur until the ingestion of 100ppm or more. ...
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