The Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are disputing suggestions by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health concern.
Everyone nowadays seems to be interested in food safety--in fact, the Produce Manufacturing Association ranks food safety as the number one issue now facing the industry. In this heightened environment, it is not just good sense to mitigate threats to food safety--it becomes essential.
French fries and potato chips may have given potatoes a bad rap, but new research finds the lowly tuber -- when cooked correctly -- may actually be good for the heart.
Blue Diamond, a U.S. almond grower and manufacturer, announced its Sacramento manufacturing facility was named "Plant of the Year of the Pinnacle Club" by the American Council for Food Safety & Quality, also known as the DFA of California.
Healthy women who consumed the omega-3, tomato juice combination had lower levels of cardiovascular disease markers compared with women who consumed only the tomato juice, according to results of a small trial.
Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients has opened the doors to its new Olam Global Tomato Innovation Center in Lemoore, Cal. The first of its kind, according to the company, the center serves as a resource to the company and its customers to incubate ideas, generate solutions to product opportunities and develop new concepts and processes.
According to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawyer, POM Wonderful LLC does not have the scientific backing to make advertising claims indicating its pomegranate juice and supplements prevent or treat prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction and heart disease.
A new study by The Ohio State University suggests strawberries may help prevent human esophageal cancer, a disease expected to affect more than 16,000 people this year alone in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
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