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Porridge and Crumpets Included in New Junk Food Ad Ban
Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban.
The government says the legislation, which applies to both paid online adverts and TV adverts shown before 9 PM, is designed to curb childhood obesity.
Due to come into force in October, food classed by the government as “less healthy” falls under the ban, and includes fast food, soft drinks and ready meals as well as pastries, cereal bars and sweetened yoghurts.
Cook and TV presenter Thomasina Miers welcomed the move as “bold” but the ban has prompted criticism from others.
H5N1 Outbreaks in California Dairy Cattle Top 500 as Virus Strikes More Poultry in 3 States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed 11 more H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, all in California. The new confirmations push the state’s total to 504 and the national total to 718 in 15 states.
California is the country’s largest dairy producer, with roughly 1,300 commercial herds. The outbreaks began in late August and have now affected almost 40% of the state’s dairy herds.
Also, APHIS confirmed more avian flu outbreaks in poultry in three states. In California — hit hard by outbreaks in both cattle and poultry — the virus struck a commercial turkey farm housing more than 61,000 birds in Sacramento County. New outbreaks were also confirmed at two commercial farms in Stanislaus County: a turkey producer and a layer facility. Outbreaks were also reported in backyard poultry flocks in California’s Riverside County, Kansas’s Douglas County and Utah’s Utah County.
Arla Foods Ingredients Partners With ENORM to Harness Upcycling Power of Insects
Arla Foods Ingredients has teamed up with ENORM, Northern Europe’s largest insect farm, in a partnership that will significantly reduce food waste.
Delactosed permeate (DLP) is a residual dairy stream generated in large volumes during lactose production. Most DLP is currently used as material for biogas production, which is a less preferable option than re-use for animal feed according to the food waste hierarchy set out in the European Union’s Waste Framework Directive.
Arla Foods Ingredients has long been investigating ways to address this challenge, but DLP’s composition has previously made it difficult to use in traditional animal feed. This is about to change thanks to the larvae of the black soldier fly. Currently used by ENORM for animal feed, they also offer huge potential as a healthy and sustainable source of protein for humans.
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‘Do Not Eat Them’: More Cucumbers — and Foods Made With Them — Recalled
Several additional companies on Thursday announced recalls of whole fresh cucumbers — or foods made with them — after a salmonella outbreak impacted multiple states last week, according to the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC).
“Check your home for recalled cucumbers and foods like sushi, salads, wraps and veggie trays with cucumbers. Do not eat them,” the CDC noted in a news release.
The CDC said it’s best to wash items and surfaces that might have touched the recalled cucumbers. Use hot soapy water or a dishwasher. The agency listed the companies, as well as all impacted products, on its website.
USDA Orders Testing of Milk for Bird Flu
The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a new federal order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Entities handling raw milk, such as bulk milk transporters or dairy processors, must collect and share samples with the USDA upon request.
The goal is to quickly identify which dairy herds are affected by H5N1 — the strain of bird flu that’s causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows — and prevent transmission among livestock. As of Thursday, 718 dairy herds have been affected.
Recall Alert: 4Earth Farms Recalls Vegetables Connected to Grimmway Farms Carrot Recall
Several types of vegetables are being recalled in connection to a recall of carrots issued last month.
The company 4Earth Farms said it recalled organic vegetable medley, conventional vegetable medley and organic carrots because they could be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
The new recall stems from one last month by Grimmway Farms involving carrots grown there. Grimmway told 4Earth that carrots used in the vegetable medleys and whole organic carrot products could have been contaminated with E. coli.
Fruits, Veggies Can Help You Avoid Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is increasing at an alarming rate among young adults, but a new study says better eating habits could turn that trend around.
About 20% of diagnosed colon cancers occur in people aged 54 and younger, nearly double the rate seen three decades ago, according to the American Cancer Society.
But people can reduce their risk if they increase their fiber intake and eat more healthy foods, a pair of new studies from Flinders University in the U.K. show.
“We’ve identified many direct links between poor diet choices and digestive cancers,” said senior researcher Yohannes Melaku, a nutritional epidemiologist with the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute.
“Importantly, we found that a diet high in healthy fats and vegetables whilst limiting the consumption of sugars and alcohol could potentially reduce the risk of bowel and other cancers,” Melaku added in a Flinders news release.
People who ate the most fiber and unsaturated fatty acids had a 15% lower risk of colon cancer, according to results published recently in the European Journal of Nutrition.
