Food
and Health
Results
from a recent study reveal that the most effective way to get back on track
from a bad lifestyle is for individuals to change two major factors in their
behavior; The first is reducing the
time spent watching TV or in front of a computer, and the second is to eat more
fruits and vegetables. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246483.php
A new study that used brain scans of people who had
not had enough sleep suggests junk food may be more appealing to tired brains. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246402.php
After New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
announced his proposed plans to ban the sale of sugary drinks larger
than 16 ounces in the city, the public immediately started fighting back. This
week, not only is Bloomberg still pushing forward with his plans, he and
members of his board have also decided to target high calorie foods. http://www.foodbeat.com/food-news/mayor-bloombergs-ban-on-sugary-drinks-expands-to-food/
Food
Safety
…getting an industry-wide view of the type of
challenges food workers face hasn’t been easy. That’s where a new report called
“The Hands that
Feed Us,” which is based on a comprehensive survey of over 600 workers from
around the food industry (and nearly 50 employers), comes into the picture.
Conducted by the Food
Chain Workers Alliance, the survey puts [worker’s stories] in full context
and shines a bright light on the often invisible people behind our food. http://civileats.com/2012/06/11/the-food-movement%e2%80%99s-final-frontier-taking-care-of-workers/
Unilever, the maker of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, is
recalling it’s pint containers of Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Nougat Crunch Ice
Cream, Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Fudge Covered Wafer Cookies & a Chocolate
Nougat Swirl. The reason for the recall is a potential undeclared allergen
that’s missing from the label. http://www.foodbeat.com/food-news/ben-and-jerrys-ice-cream-recall-june-2012/
Korean shellfish shipped to the United States may
have been exposed to human feces and potentially contaminated with norovirus,
the Food and Drug Administration warned distributors, retailers and other food
service operators Thursday. http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/14/fda-urges-removal-of-korean-shellfish-from-stores/?iref=allsearch
Food
Assistance
While Congress is fussing over the farm
bill, Michele Simon’s new report, Food
Stamps: Follow the Money, identifies the businesses that most stand to
gain from the $72 billion spent last year on SNAP. This program, formerly known
as food stamps, gave 46
million Americans an average of $134 per month to spend
on food in late 2011. http://www.foodpolitics.com/2012/06/who-benefits-most-from-food-stamps-follow-the-money/
The Farm Bill debate is currently in
full-swing in the U.S. Senate this week. The sprawling
legislation covers food stamps, subsidies, international food aid, research
grants—it literally dictates
what and how we eat. And right now, the Farm Bill gives all the power to the
biggest food companies, which they wield with impunity over farmers and
consumers. But an amendment to the bill–the Packer Ban, introduced by Senators
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota)–could begin to address
this unfair advantage that giant food companies have over farmers. http://civileats.com/2012/06/12/to-truly-fix-food-system-the-farm-bill-should-restore-fair-markets/
As of February, 2012, nearly 1-point-9 million Georgians participated in
the food stamp program. The Senate Farm Bill would cut the program nationwide
by $4 billion over the next decade, largely by targeting abuses. http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/06/14/farm-bill-includes-cuts-to-food-stamps
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