n engl j med 371;3 nejm.org july 17, 2014 193 urgently needed, and likely to make an important contribution to consumer behavior. But I believe they don’t go far enough — additional labeling requirements can do more to influence food choices, reduce obesity, and promote health. More than two decades ago, during my tenure as FDA commissioner, our team had the opportunity to design the nowiconic ...

Food product authentication provides a means of monitoring and identifying products for consumer protection and regulatory compliance. There is a scarcity of analytical methods for confirming the identity of fruit pulp in products containing Soft Fruit. In the present work we have developed a very sensible qualitative and quantitative method to determine the presence of berry DNAs in different ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze menu labeling perception and food choices/health behaviors in two Los Angeles public markets. Labels with food caloric content were displayed in the food court of one of these markets. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bivarate means analyses compared the surveyed population by market and by nativity status. The main predictors of menu-labeling influence were identified in the sample...

The aim of this report is to provide a current review on the use of existing and emerging DNA technologies with respect to their application for determining the geographical point of origin of food stuffs. This review evaluates the performance of DNA based techniques which could be utilised for the traceability of food products and as an aid in enforcement of EU regulation 1169/2011 for food la...

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• Notify the school of the child’s allergies. • Work with the school team to develop a plan that accommodates the child’s needs throughout the school including in the classroom, in the cafeteria, in after-care programs, during school-sponsored activities, and on the school bus, as well as a Food Allergy Action Plan. • Provide written medical documentation, instructions, and medications as direc...

CONTEXT Evidence that menu labeling influences food choices in real-life settings is lacking. Reviews usually focus on calorie counts without addressing broader issues related to healthy eating. OBJECTIVE This systematic review assessed the influence of diverse menu-labeling formats on food choices in real-life settings. DATA SOURCES Several databases were searched: Cochrane Library, Scopus...

OBJECTIVE To understand the changes of the nutrition labeling of packaged food in China two years after the promulgation of the Regulation for Food Nutrition Labeling, which encourages food manufacturers to identify nutrition labeling. METHODS Investigators copied out the nutrition information panel, nutrition claim and nutrient function claim of packaged food in a supermarket with prepared q...

Despite the fact that Thailand does not allow the commercialization of GM crops, the imports of GM soybeans, GM maize, and processed GM food are allowed under the current regulations. While the existence of GM food is unavoidable in Thailand’s market, food processors have more information on the presence of GM than the consumers. GM food labeling is a means to provide consumers with GM informat...

O n 8 November 1990, President Bush signed into law the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA, P.L. 101-535). Sections of this act amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 and include the most comprehensive changes in food labeling proposed in > 50 yr. Although still in tentative form, the proposed changes to the code of federal regulations is a significant developmen...