Associate Editor’s Note: New Beginnings
August 13, 2015
As the old saying goes, “The only constant in life is change.” The same is true for the Food Insight newsletter. While the Editor’s Note normally appears in this space,…
Summer 2015 Food Insight Newsletter
America: What’s Your Health Worth? – Insights from the 2015 IFIC Foundation Food and Health Survey
August 13, 2015
“What’s your health worth?” It may seem like a simple question, yet everyone values their health in different ways. Is good health worth a little extra time to you, or…
The USA Pavilion at EXPO Milano 2015: Can We Feed the Planet? We Believe, Yes We Can
August 13, 2015
If you are joining the 20 million visiting Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life between May and October 2015, don’t forget to check out the USA Pavilion,…
IFIC Foundation Convenes Emerging Market Leaders to Find Solutions for Feeding the World
August 13, 2015
This year, the world is focused on a very important topic: “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” This is the theme of Expo Milano 2015 (also known as the “World’s…
IFIC Foundation Joins Presidential Delegation to Discuss “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”
August 13, 2015
Printed words and pictures of Expo Milano 2015 came alive as I traveled to Italy July 1 as a member of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to attend the “U.S. National…
Science Experts Warn About a Spreading Condition: “Single Study Syndrome”
August 13, 2015
Bites of information from a single study, and a few sensational headlines, can have tremendous impact on how consumers perceive health, nutrition and food safety. These are among the conclusions…
FDA Findings Help Validate IFIC Foundation Research on Added Sugars Labeling
August 13, 2015
On July 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an update to its proposal to revise the iconic Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP). The proposal now includes a %DV…
News Bite: New Project Puts Biotech Expertise in the Spotlight
August 13, 2015
A new project, the Genetic Expert News Service (GENeS) is dedicated to “ensuring that the expertise and opinions of the scientific community on genetics and biotechnology issues are readily available to…
News Bite: IFIC Foundation in the News
August 13, 2015
IFIC Foundation is in the news! Check out these recent articles featuring insights from IFIC Foundation research. F.D.A. Wants Food Labels to Quantify Added Sugars (The New York Times, July…
News Bite: The Trans-ition Away from Trans Fat
August 13, 2015
On June 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final ruling on its previous tentative determination (November 2013) that partially hydrogenated oils, the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in food, be removed…