Charlie Cooper Tuesday, 22 October 2013 Some of the most popular children’s medicines contain E numbers that have been withdrawn from food and drink products because of links to hyperactivity in children. Products from leading brands such as Calpol… Read More ›
Food Standards Agency
Some baby formulas ‘contain up to 100 times more aluminium than breast milk’
Friday 11 October 2013 EXPERTS are calling on the Government to take action after new research showed some types of baby formula contain 100 times more aluminium than breast milk. A team led by Professor Chris Exley at Keele University… Read More ›
Fat chance of slimming: dieters who eat high-fibre foods consume more calories, scientists say ” YES YOU READ IT RIGHT”
“So eating raw food is a good way to lose weight, but you need to be careful about it long-term and it would not be advisable in children,” Manufacturers’ measurements do not take into account the caloric value of… Read More ›
Ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal horsemeat was entering the food chain
Witch-hunt at Defra over 2011 warning about horsemeat Iceland boss blames councils over ‘poor meat quality’ Oliver Wright Sunday, 17 February 2013 The Government is tonight urgently investigating allegations that ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal… Read More ›
Tests reveal Findus frozen beef lasagnes contain ‘up to 100 per cent horse meat’
Findus, Tesco and Aldi all withdrew a variety of frozen beef products from sale yesterday following new information from a French supplier, Comigel Martin Hickman, Sam Masters Thursday, 7 February 2013 Findus beef lasagne ready meals were up to 100… Read More ›
Food additives increase levels of hyperactivity in children in the general population
Repost for filing 2007 Contact: Sarah Watts s.a.watts@soton.ac.uk 44-023-805-93807 Lancet Artificial food colour and additives (AFCA) commonly found in children’s food exacerbate hyperactive behaviours in children at least up to middle childhood, according to an online Article published today (Thursday,… Read More ›