In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2011 |
''E. coli report cites lettuce in outbreak'' "Romaine lettuce from one harvest at a single farm was the likely culprit of the E. coli outbreak that sickened 60 people across 10 states this fall, according to a federal report released Wednesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 8, 2011 |
''Feds Applaud Maine Schools for Feeding Kids Healthy Food'' "Beverly Brown and Danielle Ross aren't looking for glory. At the same time, they're excited that the federal government is recognizing the work they do to keep kids healthy. Brown Elementary is one of 35 Maine public schools to receive special certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at an awards event at the University of Southern Maine." |
School Food |
| Dec 9, 2011 |
''The Surprising Ingredient In Raw Cookie Dough That Could Make You Sick'' "That's the lesson from a new study of a 2009 outbreak of E. coli bacteria, which sickened 77 people, most of them teenage girls and children. The outbreak was traced back to eating raw Nestlé Toll House cookie dough." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 9, 2011 |
Congress Weakens USDA’s Plan to Improve School Meals In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a plan to update school meal nutrition standards for the first time in 15 years. The proposal would ensure schools serve more fruits, vegetables and whole-grains while limiting calories, salt and fat. Some members of Congress raised concerns with two key provisions. |
School Food |
| Dec 11, 2011 |
''Fat children face heart risks as young as age 3'' "University of Miami study says problems with cholesterol levels, artery inflammation begin early." |
School Food |
| Dec 14, 2011 |
''Bill Would Require More Monitoring of Implants'' "Amid growing problems with artificial hips and other medical implants, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday that would force manufacturers to track the performance of such products after they were approved for sale." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 14, 2011 |
''FDA faulted over state inspections'' "The Food and Drug Administration is relying more often on states to inspect food plants but is failing to properly monitor those state inspections or follow through on their findings, the Department of Health and Human Services watchdog has concluded." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 16, 2011 |
“HIA Research Article Selected as one of the Most Influential of 2011“ The paper, “Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy,” was authored by Health Impact Project director Aaron Wernham and selected based on research and popularity as revealed by the number of visits each article collected since published to the RWJF website. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Dec 16, 2011 |
''Now's time to rethink HISD food program'' "The Texas Watchdog website recently reported that Aramark, the private corporation that manages the Houston Independent School District's Food Services department, violated its contract by incurring a shortfall of almost $2 million in taxpayer dollars in fiscal 2011." |
School Food |
| Dec 19, 2011 |
''How One School in Georgia Handles The Most Important Meal of the Day'' "In fact, even though 32 million students participate in the National School Lunch Program each day, only 12 million students eat a school breakfast daily. That means we have to continue to work to get those school breakfast numbers up!" |
School Food |
| Dec 20, 2011 |
''Making school lunches healthier'' "The North Powder School District’s food service program recently received a thumb’s-up review from the state, one that it may owe in part to the green thumbs of its students. The school district’s lunch program received a positive overall rating from the Oregon Department of Education last month due partially to the gardening skills of its students." |
School Food |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
''Tiny listeria survivor comes home for Christmas'' "The premature girl from Fishers, Ind., is one of the tiniest victims of last summer’s deadly listeria outbreak in cantaloupe, which sickened 146 people, including 30 who died." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
''McDonalds dumps egg supplier after safety, cruelty concerns'' "McDonald's said on Friday it dumped a McMuffin egg supplier after a government agency found filthy conditions and "unacceptable rodent activity," and an animal rights group exposed cruel treatment of the chickens." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
''A local chef is revolutionizing school lunches'' "As part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to Schools program, Dow is teaching kids a healthy approach to food and believes students are the ones who will "end the school lunch war"." |
School Food |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
Burke County Public Schools, GA, Featured on CBS Evening News While the nutrition staff at the public school system in Burke County felt very good about the quality of the food being served in their five schools, they were concerned that a large percentage of the district’s high school students were not eating the meals. |
School Food |
