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Health Food

Trump administration moves ahead with Obama menu-label law

November 7, 2017, 9:48am Health

The Trump administration is moving ahead with Obama-era requirements to post calorie counts in restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and pizza delivery chains nationwide next year. Read story

Cartons of milk packaged at the Clover Sonoma dairy plant bear the non-GMO label, signifying they do not contain genetically modified organisms.

‘Non-GMO’ labels sow confusion

Cartons of milk packaged at the Clover Sonoma dairy plant bear the non-GMO label, signifying they do not contain genetically modified organisms.

November 1, 2017, 6:05am Business

Clover Sonoma dairy has long cultivated an image as an unconventional alternative for trend-conscious foodies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read story

The ingredients label for soy milk at a grocery store in New York. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it wants to remove a health claim about the heart benefits of soy from cartons of soy milk, tofu and other foods, saying the latest scientific evidence no longer shows a clear connection.

FDA moves to ax claim for heart benefits from soy foods

The ingredients label for soy milk at a grocery store in New York. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it wants to remove a health claim about the heart benefits of soy from cartons of soy milk, tofu and other foods, saying the latest scientific evidence no longer shows a clear connection.

October 30, 2017, 5:37pm Health

U.S. regulators want to remove a health claim about the heart benefits of soy from cartons of soy milk, tofu and other foods, saying the latest scientific evidence no longer shows a clear connection. Read story

McDonald’s beating ‘healthy’ competition

October 30, 2017, 6:00am Business

Americans aren’t forsaking fast food just yet. Read story

A teal pumpkin on a porch signals allergy-friendly or non-food treats, part of the Teal Pumpkin Project.

Teal pumpkins help little goblins get treats, not tricks

A teal pumpkin on a porch signals allergy-friendly or non-food treats, part of the Teal Pumpkin Project.

October 29, 2017, 6:00am Health

If you go trick-or-treating this year, you might notice some houses with a teal pumpkin outside the doorstep. Read story

Clark County PUblic Health among first in U.S. to link salmonella outbreak to tuna

October 26, 2017, 6:47pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health officials were among the first to identify a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tuna loins and tuna steaks. Read story

Solid foods dropped on a clean-looking solid or hard surface don’t transfer too much bacteria to be harmful. But wet foods on a surface like a carpeted floor? Nope.

Is the ‘5-second rule’ real?

Solid foods dropped on a clean-looking solid or hard surface don’t transfer too much bacteria to be harmful. But wet foods on a surface like a carpeted floor? Nope.

October 16, 2017, 6:00am Health

Over the course of three decades, food scientist and professor at Clemson University Paul Dawson has studied how common food habits may increase the spread of bacteria in the human system. Read story

7 Up sold in Mexico kills 1, sickens 6; travel advisory issued

October 5, 2017, 4:36pm Health

Soda contaminated with methamphetamine is to blame for the death of one person and the intoxication of six others in Mexico, according to the attorney general in Baja, Calif. Read story

Salmonella detected in Pride & Joy raw milk

September 28, 2017, 1:54pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is warning people not to drink a brand of organic raw milk sold at four Clark County stores after tests detected salmonella. Read story

A box of Classic Trix cereal. Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made with artificial dyes and flavors, nearly two years after they were banished from the cereal. Food maker General Mills said Thursday that Classic Trix will return to supermarket shelves in October. But it will also continue to sell the version without artificial colors and flavors.

Original Trix, with artificial colors, coming back

A box of Classic Trix cereal. Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made with artificial dyes and flavors, nearly two years after they were banished from the cereal. Food maker General Mills said Thursday that Classic Trix will return to supermarket shelves in October. But it will also continue to sell the version without artificial colors and flavors.

September 21, 2017, 3:37pm Business

Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made with artificial dyes and flavors, nearly two years after they were banished from the cereal. Read story