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Food Law Prof Blog 
Written by Donna M. Byrne,
Professor of Law,
William Mitchell College of Law
Post Frequency: 2/day Last Entry: September 18, 2010 at 14:54:02 Recent Entries: 544
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Health Warning and Recall: Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula
Posted on March 28, 2008FDA Warns Consumers about "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total...
Mom was right! Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day
Posted on March 26, 2008On March 25, 2008, The New York Times reported that researchers have found adolescents that eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight. According to The Times, the authors of the study ?found a direct relationship between eating breakfast and...
Wales bans junk food vending in hospitals
Posted on March 26, 2008On March 25, 2008, the Welsh Assembly Government (Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru) banned the vending of junk food in NHS hospitals in Wales. Most junk food is expected to be removed from vending machines in the next six months. From a...
FDA Alert -- Cantaloupes and salmonella
Posted on March 23, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield...
Is it Food? Cornflake sells for $1350
Posted on March 23, 2008A single cornflake shaped like the state of Illinois has reportedly been sold on eBay for $1350. Here's the fun part for me. According to CNN: McIntire and her sister Emily, 15, listed the cornflake on eBay last week, but...
FDA Report finds consumers don't want clones
Posted on March 18, 2008From American Anti-Vivisection Society, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Farm Sanctuary, Food & Water Watch, and Humane Society of the United States: March 18th, 2008 ? A report commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that the...
Label Claims and What They Mean
Posted on March 18, 2008The San Diego Union Tribune website ran a piece on nutrition labels. I do not agree with all of the nutritional advice in the article, but it does include a concise list of what various label claims mean. For example,...
Food is first on new FDA website
Posted on March 18, 2008The FDA has redesigned its home page and FOOD is now the topmost link on the left side. I consider this good news. I have heard (or read) that many people believe the F in FDA stands for federal. I...
How a mouse got in the salad
Posted on March 15, 2008Marlerblog has posted a link to a great powerpoint presentation about the investigation of a mouse-in-the-salad restaurant incident: CSI: Critter Salad Warning: includes some closeups of the dead mouse, but you don't have to look closely if you don't want...
Is It Love or Food Poisoning? -- music video with accordion
Posted on March 11, 2008I knew there had to be some way to get an accordion into this blog. This is Slim's Cyder Co. performing an acoustic version of Slim's song, Is it Love or Food Poisoning, at the 12 Bar Club in London....
Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease --not connected
Posted on March 11, 2008This is a video of a presentation to British Medical Association last November. The presenter is a physician, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. He presents data about saturated fat, blood cholesterol, and heart disease and makes a very credible and compelling argument...
UK study: consumers misinformed about food risks
Posted on March 10, 2008From Food Productiondaily.com (Europe) A survey of consumer perceptions of food risks in the United Kingdom indicates that many people are misinformed, prompting the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to seek out constructive ways of engaging with the public over concerns...
YouTube video about sea lice and salmon
Posted on March 10, 2008The Farmed Salmon Cases decision a couple weeks ago (blogged here), which I was asked to write about for FindLaw (here) has me thinking more about salmon. I wrote briefly about the sea lice problem in my guest commentary for...
OpEd: [Organic] "Cod is Dead"
Posted on March 10, 2008OpEd article in the Sunday Herald in Scotland March 9, 2008: Cod is dead...now let's get rid of fish-farm blight by award-winning food writer Joanna Blythman "I'D BE lying if I said that I was sorry to see Johnson Seafarms...
Study shows association between Glycemic Index and Disease Risk
Posted on March 10, 2008Study published in the Amercian Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Glycemic index, glycemic load, and chronic disease risk?a meta-analysis of observational studies From an article on Medical News Today.com: The first meta-analysis to evaluate the association between the GI (glycemic index)...
Study finds natural trans fats not as bad as industrial trans fats
Posted on March 10, 2008From Food Productiondaily.com (Europe): Trans fatty acids are not created equal, according to the results of the European-wide TRANSFACT study, with natural sources not sharing the detrimental health effects as their industrially-produced counterparts...
Interesting and thoughtful commentary on downer cows on Marlerblog
Posted on March 05, 2008Marlerblog featured two posts this week giving a broader perspective on downer cows. Both pieces give clear and useful background information with links to sources: Should ALL Downers be banned from the food supply? (posted 3/2/08) I am thinking about...
Mandatory meat recall authority -- House Bill
Posted on March 03, 2008Twice in the past week I've been interviewed on the issue of mandatory food recall authority. The agencies want it; Grocery Manufacturers Association thinks it's a good idea; and now Represenative Tom Udall (D- NM) has introduced H.R. 5518, A...
Maine considers banning energy drinks in wake of Blow and Cocaine controversies
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