In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
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| Mar 4, 2013 |
Grantee VCU Releases Final HIA Offering Recommendations on Proposed Alternative Energy Facility Virginia Commonwealth University researchers release the first HIA in Virginia, which finds that a proposed alternative energy facility in the Shenandoah Valley might improve health risks related to water quality but contribute to air pollution. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Feb 21, 2013 |
''Feds Indict 4 in Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak'' A federal grand jury indicted four former employees of a peanut company linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, leading to one of the largest recalls in history. |
Food Hazards |
| Feb 12, 2013 |
''Pig Manure Reveals More Reason to Worry About Antibiotics'' There's a global campaign to force meat producers to rein in their use of antibiotics on pigs, chickens and cattle. European countries, especially Denmark and the Netherlands, have taken the lead. The U.S. is moving, haltingly, toward similar restrictions. Now the concerns about rampant antibiotic use appear to have reached China, where meat production and antibiotic use have been growing fast. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 12, 2013 |
Q&A: The Impact of Meal Standards on Kids' Health and School Costs The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project’s recent health impact assessment (HIA) revealed that updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight and help schools increase their food service revenue. Project director Jessica Donze Black (JDB) and lead economic analyst Neal Wallace (NW) discuss the findings and what they mean for schools’ bottom lines. |
School Food |
| Feb 10, 2013 |
''N.H. Ahead of Curve For School Snack Nutrition'' "The U.S. government is taking steps to further limit junk food in school vending machines and cafeteria lines, but it won’t mean a big change for New Hampshire students." |
School Food |
| Feb 8, 2013 |
''Program Lets Students' Taste Buds Decide New School Lunches'' "Students around the country have been pretty vocal about their school lunches since new USDA guidelines went into effect under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Now, 160 students from various schools along the Wasatch Front will have a say in what is served at schools during a Food Fair in which they tasted new offerings." |
School Food |
| Feb 8, 2013 |
''USDA Issues Ruling to Eliminate Junk Food from School Cafeterias, Vending Machines'' "At the urging of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued its ruling to eliminate the sale of all junk food in schools, an effort that Senator Gillibrand led as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Schools Act to reform child nutrition standards that was signed into law in 2010." |
School Food |
| Feb 8, 2013 |
Risks Associated with Compounding Pharmacies The Pew Charitable Trusts has identified 20 pharmacy compounding errors associated with 982 adverse events, including 67 deaths, since 2001. Contamination of sterile products were the most common compounding errors, though some were the result of pharmacists’ and technicians’ miscalculations and mistakes in filling prescriptions. |
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| Feb 6, 2013 |
''Are Kids Going to Eat Less Junk at School?'' "The days of snacking on candy, soda and chips in schools may soon be over. Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new proposed standards for snacks sold at schools. The standards limit the amount of calories, fat, sugar and sodium of most foods sold at school and encourage whole grains, low fat, fruits and veggies. A few examples: Yogurt, granola bars, trail mix, dried fruit and fruit bars, pizza on whole grain crust and baked potato chips are in. Candy, soda, sweetened fruit juice, and most cookies are out." |
School Food |
| Jan 31, 2013 |
USDA to Announce New School Snack Food Standards USDA to announce new updates to nutritional standards for school snack foods and beverages. |
Food Safety |
