Category: Issue 299
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CDC Study Finds Perchlorate in Commercial Infant Formula
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a study identifying perchlorate in 15 brands of powdered infant formula (PIF), which included products made from cow’s milk with lactose; cow’s milk without lactose; soy milk; and synthetic amino acids (elemental). Joshua G. Schier, “Perchlorate Exposure From Infant Formula and Comparisons With…
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U.S. Food Policy Blog Discusses Eggs Branded with Disney Characters
The U.S. Food Policy blog has posted a response to the announcement that Disney Food, Health & Beauty would begin marketing a line of “farm fresh” eggs branded with a rotating cast of cartoon characters. According to Disney Food, the available products will include Large, Extra Large, 18-pack Large, Disney Cage Free, and Disney Organic…
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CCFC Objects to “Highly Sexualized” Burger King Ad
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has launched a letter-writing initiative to dissuade Burger King from using a “highly sexualized” television commercial to advertise its 99-cent SpongeBob Kids Meal. According to CCFC, the ad features Burger King’s mascot “singing a remix of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 1990 hit song, ‘Baby Got Back,’ with the new lyrics, ‘I…
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Farm Foundation Holds Public Forum on Food Safety Regulations
The Farm Foundation recently hosted a public forum titled “The Future of Food Safety Regulation” to discuss agricultural, food and rural policies designed to revamp the current regulatory system. Held April 7, 2009, at the National Press Club, the forum featured a panel of experts that included Jim Hodges of the American Meat Institute, Carol…
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Now Seen in Workers at Candy Factories
Investigative reporter Andrew Schneider has published an item on his blog about “popcorn lung” problems faced by workers in other industries, such as candy manufacturing, exposed to diacetyl, a butter-flavoring chemical. According to Schneider, five patients diagnosed with the sometimes-fatal lung disease worked at a now closed Brach’s candy plant in Chicago. While federal occupational…
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Trans Fat Claims Against Wendy’s Certified, Settled and Dismissed
A federal court in California has approved the settlement of class claims against Wendy’s International, Inc. involving its use of trans fats in fried food products. Yoo v. Wendy’s Int’l, Inc., No. 07-04515 (C.D. Cal., filed March 13, 2009). In its revised order and final judgment, the court overruled objections to the settlement, certified a nationwide…
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Fast Food Company Sues Packaging Supplier for Flaming Chicken Containers
KFC U.S. Properties, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the company that allegedly supplied defective food containers for the sale of Popcorn Chicken® to KFC customers; the containers apparently burst into flames when the product is reheated in a microwave. KFC U.S. Props., Inc. v. Paris Packaging, Inc., No. 09-00249 (W.D. Ky., filed…
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Marshals Execute Warrant at N.J. Company That Refused to Recall Peanut Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that U.S. marshals executed an inspection warrant at Westco Fruit and Nuts, Inc., in Irvington, New Jersey, after the company refused to recall its peanut products or provide access to distribution documents in the wake of the Salmonella outbreak involving peanuts from the Peanut Corp. of America…