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Obama Counts Calories

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:26:42 GMT

Obamacare Counts Calories

San Franciso -- H.R. 3692, the monstrous healthcare reform bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D – Calif.) unleashed on October 30, comprises 1,990 pages of dense, nearly impenetrable prose. This legislation is precisely 10 sheets shy of four reams of paper. Just 10 pages after completing its third full ream, this bill reveals on page 1,510 yet another reason to reject ObamaCare: an unfunded federal mandate for nutrition labeling at chain restaurants and even on vending machines.

In language that would stir only a House committee chairman’s heart, this bill’s Section 2572 begins: “TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. — Section 403(q)(5)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(A)) is amended — (1) in subclause (i), by inserting ‘Except as provided in clause (H)(ii)(III),’ after ‘(i)’ ; and (2) in subclause (ii), by inserting ‘except as provided in clause (H)(ii)(III),’ after ‘(ii)’”.

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies boosts Immune System....WTF

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ......nothing surprises me anymore !

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Kellogg's claims Cocoa Krispies cereal boosts your immune function

Yes, friends. Sugary breakfast cereal is now officially immune-boosting medicine. Who needs a vaccine (or vitamin D) when you've got Cocoa Krispies?

Read my condemnation of this nutritional blasphemy here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027386_Kelloggs_food_cocoa.html

There are 20 reasons why vitamin D is better than the swine flu vaccine. Have you read the list yet?

http://www.naturalnews.com/027385_Vitamin_D_swine_flu_vaccine.html

Dear NaturalNews readers,

On the heels of the crumbling "Smart Choices" food labeling fraud we covered yesterday, Kellogg's has now introduced a hilarious new health claim that emblazons the front of Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: This cereal boosts your IMMUNITY, they say!

Fraudulent "Smart Choices" food labeling program crumbles

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:24:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As NaturalNews previously reported (http://www.naturalnews.com/027077_n...), the fraudulent Smart Choices food labeling program was being led by a Tufts University dean named Dr. Eileen Kennedy, a woman who continues to insist that sugary breakfast cereals made with 40% sugar, artificial coloring chemicals and partially-hydrogenated oils are really, really healthy for kids! (Eat more!) To paraphrase her view, they're smart choices because they are "better than a donut."

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Fraudulent "Smart Choices" food labeling program crumbles as food manufacturers flee scrutiny (opinion)

by: Mike Adams

(NaturalNews) The fraudulent "Smart Choices" food labeling gimmick that sought to push sugary cereals as "healthy foods" is crumbling amid the pullout of Kellogg, Unilever and PepsiCo. These companies have been distancing themselves from the fraudulent labeling scam ever since the FDA announced the labeling might be "misleading" and said it intended to investigate.

Kraft Foods, on the other hand, is still neck-deep in the program and insists it will continue to use the "Smart Choices" symbol on its own processed, factory-made food products. The Smart Choices organization itself also continues to defend its position, declaring that labeling processed, sugared-up dead foods as "Smart" is a great idea. "Our nutrition criteria are based on sound, consensus science," said Smart Choices chair Mike Hughes (in all seriousness).

Monsanto and FDA

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:45:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Why isn't this front page news? Why don't people care about this?

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What Monsanto doesn't tell consumers is that this supplementation of additional growth hormones is causing secondary sex characteristics to appear earlier in young children, especially girls. Monsanto also doesn't tell consumers that rBGH injected cows produce extremely high levels of Insulin Growth Factor -1 (IGH-1), a cancer promoter that occurs naturally in the human bloodstream at levels that generally do not result in tumors. Monsanto and the FDA refuse to acknowledge research directly linking elevated levels of IGF-1 to increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. To make matters worse, Monsanto and the FDA colluded in '93 and '94 to block labeling requirements for rBGH milk (even today Monsanto and the FDA block labeling of genetically engineered food). So, the average dairy consumer has no idea that they are increasing their own risk of getting cancer.

the dark side of soy

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:29 GMT

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The Dark Side of Soy

Is America's favorite health food making us sick?

As someone who is conscious of her health, I spent 13 years cultivating a vegetarian diet. I took time to plan and balance meals that included products such as soy milk, soy yogurt, tofu, and Chick'n patties. I pored over labels looking for words I couldn't pronounce--occasionally one or two would pop up. Soy protein isolate? Great! They've isolated the protein from the soybean to make it more concentrated. Hydrolyzed soy protein? I never successfully rationalized that one, but I wasn't too worried. After all, in 1999 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved labeling I found on nearly every soy product I purchased: 'Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 25 grams of soy protein a day may reduce the risk of heart disease.' Soy ingredients weren't only safe--they were beneficial.

Tags: soy

Packaging Technology Courses

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:12:11 GMT

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Packaging Technology as a Career Choice

After the completion of the course, career aspirants can find a suitable career with pharmaceutical firms; FMCG companies; food processing industry; food packaging and labeling industry; beverage industry; IT peripheral firms etc. Major career profiles available are as Packaging Technologist, Senior Packaging Technologists; Packaging Development Managers; Package Designers; Packing Process Supervisors; Packaging Quality Controllers; Packaging Consultants; and finally Head of Packaging Division.

Rules To Eat By

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:20:42 GMT

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Deciding what to eat, indeed deciding what qualifies as food, is not easy in such an environment. When Froot Loops can earn a Smart Choices check mark, a new industrywide label that indicates a product’s supposed healthfulness, we know we can’t rely on the marketers, with their dubious health claims, or for that matter on the academic nutritionists who collaborate on such labeling schemes. (One of them defended the inclusion of Froot Loops on the grounds that they are better for you than doughnuts.

So why doesn’t the label simply say that?)

How did humans manage to choose foods and stay healthy before there were nutrition experts and food pyramids or breakfast cereals promising to improve your child’s focus or restaurant portions bigger than your head? We relied on culture, which is another way of saying: on the accumulated wisdom of the tribe

Post your own food rules here, and read my favorites here.

A call for a moratorium on GE food and the labeling of food containing GE/GMO ingredients

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:50:31 GMT

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A call for a moratorium on GE food and the labeling of food containing GE/GMO ingredients

To: The President of the United States, Your U.S. Senators and Your U.S. House Representative

Started by: Eveline Hartz

To enlist support in cultivating healthy food for all Americans; protecting our farmers; placing a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically-modified produce until their safety can be proven; and labeling foods containing genetically-modified (GM) ingredients.

Sign the Letter

Do You Know GMO?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:46:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: MORE AT SOURCE

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Do You Know GMO?

Dear First Lady Obama,

As concerned citizens, we are writing to express appreciation for your recognition of the important relationships between our food, health, and environment. The organic garden and organic food at the White House demonstrate your leadership on these timely issues. We also are writing to enlist your support in cultivating healthy food for all Americans; protecting our farmers; placing a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically-modified produce until their safety can be proven; and labeling foods containing genetically-modified (GM) ingredients.

According to one estimate, GM foods are present in approximately 80% of packaged food products in America[i] - and as you know, many Americans increasingly rely on packaged products for the majority of their meals. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has called for an immediate moratorium on GMO foods because doctors believe they %u201Cpose a serious health risk.

Packaging Technology Courses

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:06:09 GMT

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Packaging Technology as a Career Choice

Tags: Certificate and Diploma courses in Packaging Technology, Packaging Management Programmes, Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Packaging Technology

Victory: Change.org Members Force Health Organizations to Back Away from Food Labeling Ploy

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:49:09 GMT

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Victory: Change.org Members Force Health Organizations to Back Away from Food Labeling Ploy

This week thousands of Change.org members took on the food industry's new marketing scheme to persuade customers to buy more highly processed foods - and won a major victory.

The new marketing program, called "Smart Choices," is a front-of-the-package nutrition-labeling program designed in theory to help shoppers make smarter food choices.

But as the New York Times exposed last week, the selections are anything but healthy. One of the selections is Froot Loops, which was chosen, according to one board member, because "it's better for you than donuts." (No, we're not kidding. We couldn't make this up.)

Despite the program's dubious standards, it maintained the appearance of legitimacy because researchers associated with three reputable organizations - American Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association, and Tufts University - were on its board.

Deceptive Techniques of Food Labels, What You Read is NOT What You Get!

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:07:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The FDA website shares some tips on how to understand and use the Nutrition Facts Label http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm078889.htm

Have you ever really looked at what is considered a ‘serving size’? I laughed when I first started seeing this on packages. I had been eating more than one serving size pretty much my whole life, and still do. I think most of us do.

The problem I have with eating right is knowing whether or not I’m getting the right amount of nutrients necessary for optimum health and a strong immune system.

Most doctors will tell you that you can obtain all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need from a normal healthy diet.

It would be good if this was the case but because of the degradation of the food supply it has become almost impossible to achieve a diet for optimal health and the prevention of degenerative disease.

I guess this is why the nutritional supplement market is so wide open.

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[Video]

it may have started out as food, but somewhere all along the way it met the manufacturing process

Some “foods” like glow-in-the-dark candy goo sold to children obviously aren’t food and are highly manufactured products, but a great deal of normal-looking packaged food is also highly manufactured.

Manufactured food requires labeling. The items in the produce section of your grocery store don’t.

As this video makes clear, when it comes to food labeling, deception is the norm.

By all means, bring a calculator to the supermarket and run the numbers as described in this video. You’ll be in for a lot of surprises. A lot of what appears to be “healthy” by its labeling is, in fact, junk.

Get familiar with the produce section of your grocery store, one item at a time. Discover the bulk bins at your local health food store. Buy direct from the Ultimate Manufacturer…you know, the guy in the long white robes who makes the sun shine and the plants grow

Tags: food nutrition, rda, food supply, food labels

FOR YOUR HEALTH ,FROOT LOOPS

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:58:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: FOODS WITH THE SMART CHOICES CHECKMARK INCLUDE SUGAR-LADEN CEREALS LIKE FROOT LOOPS , MAYONNAISE AND FUDGSICLE BARS.

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For Your Health, Froot Loops

Foods with the Smart Choices checkmark include sugar-laden cereals like Froot Loops, mayonnaise and Fudgsicle bars.

The green checkmark label is showing up on store shelves.

A new food-labeling campaign called Smart Choices, backed by most of the nation’s largest food manufacturers, is “designed to help shoppers easily identify smarter food and beverage choices.”

The green checkmark label that is starting to show up on store shelves will appear on hundreds of packages, including — to the surprise of many nutritionists — sugar-laden cereals like Cocoa Krispies and Froot Loops.

“These are horrible choices,” said Walter C. Willett, chairman of the nutrition department of the Harvard School of Public Health.

He said the criteria used by the Smart Choices Program were seriously flawed, allowing less healthy products, like sweet cereals and heavily salted packaged meals,

to win its

seal of approval. “

It’s a blatant failure

of this system and it

makes it, I’m afraid,

not

Tags: smart choices, guiding, food

Fruit Loops - Healthy????

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:12:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So weird.....just goes to prove you can't believe everything you read!

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

A new food-labeling campaign called Smart Choices, backed by most of the nation’s largest food manufacturers, is “designed to help shoppers easily identify smarter food and beverage choices.”

He said the criteria used by the Smart Choices Program were seriously flawed, allowing less healthy products, like sweet cereals and heavily salted packaged meals, to win its seal of approval. “It’s a blatant failure of this system and it makes it, I’m afraid, not credible,” Mr. Willett said.

Tags: food, health, nutrition

Non-Organic Organic Food

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:57:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Likewise, the program was supposed to set uniform standards for how organic foods are produced. Yet 65 of the standards recommended by the board since 2002 simply have been ignored by the administrator. For example, the board proposed specific rules to ensure that organic dairy farmers provide "access to pasture" for their cows, but Robinson's team has refused to implement the proposal. Thus, a giant milk purveyor such as Dean Foods (Horizon dairy products) is allowed to sell "organic" milk from cows that are confined in factory conditions rather than allowed to graze in open pastures. By failing to set rules that apply to everyone, the USDA is permitting private, for-profit organic certification firms to create their own standards, which means corporate interests can shop around for the most lenient certifiers.

You might think that the USDA would see the organic labeling program as a way to earn consumer trust in the integrity of these products. But, no. Robinson told The Washingto

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Non-Organic Organic Food

Enter from stage right: corporate agribusiness and Barbara Robinson. With the phenomenal growth in consumer demand for organic products, such giants as Kraft and Dean Foods have rushed to capture this multibillion-dollar market, except they don't want to play by the rules.

Big Food found its enabler in Robinson, who was chosen to administer the organic program during the George W. Bush years.

Consulting regularly with the corporate powers, Robinson has brought synthetic after synthetic under the organic label. At the start of the certification program, 77 non-organic ingredients were on the allowable list, which was supposed to shrink as time passed. Today 245 ingredients are listed.

What a neat idea! We can expand organic production simply by eliminating that bothersome "organic" adjective. Who knows; Spam might qualify for the label now.