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17 hrs ago | FoodNavigator

'Got aspartame in your kids' milk?' FDA urged to reject flavoured milk sweetener petition

US consumer group SumOfUs has plastered its new " Got Aspartame in your kids' milk?" poster on buses destined for Food and Drug Administration HQ, in a last-ditch attempt to convince the authority not to approve a proposed amendment to the standard identity for milk.

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Related Topix: Life, Healthcare Law, Food, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Family, Kids

Mon May 13, 2013

WOAI

Artifical sweeteners could be placed in milk

Some medical studies link artificial sweeteners to headaches, actual weight gain and other, more serious medical conditions.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Food and Drug Administration

Food Industry

EFSA postpones deadline for aspartame safety review

The European Food Safety Authority and the European Commission have said they will extend the timeframe for the re-evaluation of aspartame to allow time to consider and address feedback.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Slate Magazine

Quiet Diet

The dairy lobby is trying to pollute our milk! According to an ad campaign now appearing on city buses in Washington, D.C., milk producers would like to make the pure mammary secretions of industrial cattle into " an artificially sweetened junk food ." The industry has petitioned the FDA for a change in the "standards of identity" for milk and 17 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Life, Food, Nutrition

Sun May 12, 2013

The Globe and Mail

I get severe headaches. What foods ease and trigger the pain?

The answer: Depending on what type of headache you get, it may be possible to manage with diet and supplements.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition

Fri May 10, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Sugar Substitute Market Expected to Grow at CAGR of 4.5 % By 2018 in...

Sugar Substitute Market Expected to Grow at CAGR of 4.5 % By 2018 in New Research Report at RnRMarketResearch.com RnRMarketResearch.com adds Latest Report on "Sugar Substitute Market - By Types , Subtypes & Applications - Global Trends, Forecasts to 2018" to its store.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Thu May 09, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Steviva Brands All-natural, GMO-Free Sweetener: A Solution to the Chocolate Milk Debate

In response to the growing discussions surrounding chocolate milk and childhood nutrition, Steviva Brands, Inc.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Recipes

Wed May 08, 2013

KOLD-TV Tucson

The drink that's got you down

We reach for a cool, fizzy soda for a quick pick-me-up, but some doctors are warning those drinks may be bringing you down.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Life

Examiner.com

The FDA and FBI Flex Their Muscles Again - Unlawfully

Law enforcement officers must get extremely frustrated with our legal system which often gives perpetrators the chance to walk away without any punishment.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Mon May 06, 2013

US News & World Report

Bus Ads to FDA: Don't Approve 'Diet Milk' for Kids

Starting Monday, employees of the Food and Drug Administration who go to work by bus will see giant ads urging the public health agency not to allow aspartame in kids' milk without accompanying labels.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Life, Food

Fri May 03, 2013

The Indian Express

Artificial sweetener raises blood sugar, says study

The "zero-calorie" artificial sweetener has gone sour. The sweetener which became quite popular over the past decade has been found to increase blood sugar, making it anything but safe for diabetics, its USP.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Diabetes, Health

Thu May 02, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Letter: Dairy doesn't need non-nutritive sweeteners

Research news has been printed in it and other dairy magazines like Hoards Dairyman, Dairy Today and Dairy Herd Management for years.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wed May 01, 2013

NewsTarget.com

Tell the FDA to keep hidden aspartame out of dairy products

The conventional dairy lobby is currently pressing for some major regulatory changes that would further deceive the public into buying unhealthy, processed foods laced with hidden artificial sweetening chemicals.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Food and Drug Administration, Law, Life, Food, Nutrition

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Motley Fool

A Not-So-Sweet Deal for Milk

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

Sat Apr 27, 2013

The Star Online

No connection with sugar

THE idea that refined sugar causes ADHD or makes symptoms worse is popular, but this notion is not at all supported by sound science.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, ADHD, Life, Food

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Food Processing

Despite Innovations, Food Manufacturers Still Rely on Past-Generation Sweeteners

The latest research and scientific discussions indicate that humans have a natural affinity toward sweetness that is connected to primitive survival mechanisms.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Life, Fruits, Food, Irving, TX

Tue Apr 23, 2013

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Changing the Definition of Milk May Soon Include Chemical Sweeteners

The FDA could soon approve the sweetener aspartame as a hidden additive in a number of dairy products, including milk served to school children.

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Related Topix: Life

Mon Apr 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Introducing SteviaSweet RA98 sugar & artificial sweetener substitute

In a news release by mmdnewswire.com , dated April 22, the company Steviva has released their newest Stevia based product called SteviaSweet RA98.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Huliq.com

William Levy substitutes sultry for sugar in Pepsi NEXT campaign

Pepsi is not surrendering to diet chatter that sodas are unhealthy. The company is actually doing everything it can, including silly but sultry Pepsi Next ads starring William Levy, to push its product.

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Houston Press

Teach Your Kids That Cows Don't Make Artificially Sweetened Milk

Let's face it -- kids are not consuming enough milk today. Most children would rather drink sugary juice or a soda rather than a glass of milk.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Life, Food