The Canadian government has announced a $245,000 grant that will help the Canadian Celiac Association partner with ExcelGrains Canada, the Packaging Association of Canada and the Canadian Health Food Association to develop specific controls and the supporting tools for each of their existing food safety systems.
Economists monitoring the beverage industry’s promise to get sodas and many other sugary drinks out of schools found that companies shipped 90% fewer calories to schools in 2010, compared with 2004.
CSPI notified Welch Foods Inc. that it will face a lawsuit unless it stops making heart-health claims on its juices, spreads, fruit juice cocktails, and fruit snacks.