The average person
makes more than 200 decisions about food every day, and most of the time isn’t
even aware of it. We may take a stand each morning when it comes to ordering a
tall, nonfat, no-foam latte, but for the most part, we tend to consume what’s put
in front of us. When we eat out, everything from a restaurant’s lighting to the
menu design to the size of the plate or cup influences how much we eat and
drink. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/how-can-a-big-gulp-look-so-small/
Food
scientist, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos and team showed that compounds that exist in
stone fruits (nectarines, plums, peaches) could be useful in the fight against
metabolic syndrome, in which inflammation and obesity eventually lead to serious
illnesses and health problems. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246727.php
Eating
disorders and aggressive weight loos strategies are not just problems for young
people. A recent study shows women over
fifty wrestling with body issues, with 70% saying they are trying to lose
weight, 8% reporting purging (forcing themselves to throw up after eating), and
3.5% confessing to binge eating. Overall, 62% of women in the study said weight
negatively impacted their lives. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246919.php
Food Safety
A bill that would put some teeth
into federal organic food law was introduced Tuesday by a bipartisan pair of
representatives from opposite sides of the country. Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and
Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY), introduced the legislative to ensure that
products carrying the USDA's organic seal comply with the 1990 Organic Foods
Production Act. http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/06/bill-introduced-with-tougher-enforcement-for-organic-label/
In a nationwide survey of more than a thousand people, Consumers Union found that 86% of people said they would like to see more antibiotic-free meat on store shelves, and more than 60% said they'd be willing to pay more for it. http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/20/report-consumers-demand-drug-free-meat/
Coinciding with the new "Meat Without
Drugs" campaign
announced this week, tech start up Real Time Farms launched a crowd-sourced
map to help consumers locate meat from animals raised without antibiotics. The FixAntibiotics Food Finder
allows shoppers to look up retail locations, farmers markets, farms, and
restaurants sourcing antibiotic-free meat using their zipcode or by zooming
into a geographic area. http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/06/antibiotic-free-meat-map-launched-for-consumers/
The CDC reports a total of 390 persons infected with
the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (376 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga
(14 persons) have been reported from 27 states and the District of Columbia. Collaborative investigation efforts of state,
local, and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin
tuna product, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the
likely source of this outbreak. http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/bareilly-04-12/index.html
Food
Assistance
The Senate today passed its version of
the farm bill, which included $4.5 billion in cuts
to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp
program). The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) could
impact 500,000 families and would reduce monthly SNAP benefits by $90. It was passed with 64 yes votes and 35 no votes. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/senate-passes-farm-bill-cuts-45-billion-from-snap-159941455.html
The 1,000-page "farm bill" being debated in the Senate
is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it — roughly $80
billion a year — goes for grocery bills for one of every seven Americans
through food stamps. Republicans say
Congress could cut the cost $2 billion a year by just closing a pair of
loopholes that some states use to award benefits to people who otherwise might
not qualify. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/republicans-food-stamps-cut-big-farm-bill-16599292
The U.S.
Senate Tuesday rejected a farm bill amendment that would have restricted
eligibility for food stamps to those already receiving cash assistance.The
Senate approved several other amendments to the Agriculture Reform, Food and
Jobs Act, but eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
more commonly known as food stamps -- already a partisan issue in Washington --
has also split Senate Democrats, Politico said. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/06/19/Food-stamps-fodder-for-farm-bill-debate/UPI-91491340149797/
To abide by a
federal mandate that enforces a healthy menu, the price of school lunch is
going up 15 cents at the elementary level and 25 cents at the high school in Milford,
MA. http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x345283262/Milford-schools-to-increase-lunch-prices
The Clover, SC school board Monday approved a 10-cent price
increase for school lunches and a 25-cent rise in the cost of breakfast,
effective when school opens in the fall. That brings the cost to $1.25 for
school breakfast and $2 for lunch at elementary schools and $2.25 for standard
lunch at the middle and high schools. The Clover board also increased meal
prices last year. http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2012/06/22/1571129/clover-oks-school-lunch-price.html
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