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... food and animal safety company neogen reported a 30 percent boost to its net income to reach $22,839,000 for its 2011 fiscal year, which ended may 3 ... lon bohannon, neogen’s president and chief operating officer, told foodproductiondaily ... “even more gratifying was the fact that this growth was broad-based across multiple market segments and product lines ... coli , salmonella and listeria “our reveal product line to detect specific pathogens such as e ... coli, salmonella and listeria as well as our soleris test systems to detect spoilage organisms such as yeast and mold were both up 15% for the year ... the company’s food safety division markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect food borne bacteria, mycotoxins, other natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns ... its animal safety division markets diagnostic products plus veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants and rodenticides ... meanwhile, neogen's life sciences division produces drug detection assays while its geneseek division is dedicated to speeding genetic improvement efforts and identifying economically important diseases inside the farm gate ... “ sales were up across a number of product lines - allergens, dehydrated culture media, soleris, mycotoxins - in the uk, france, scandinavia and china ... distributors serving other eu countries and managed by our neogen europe operation also experienced an exceptional year with sales growth of 34 percent ... ” james herbert, neogen’s chief executive officer and chairman, added: “ the results we are reporting clearly indicate neogen is capturing a piece of the growing global demand for food and animal safety products ... “neogen is uniquely positioned to continue to seize food and animal safety opportunities wherever in the world they may exist from farms, ranches and aquaculture operations, through food processing and food service

... overweight chinese youth have a greater intake of vegetables, and a lower intake of sweets and fast food than did those who were not overweight, recent research suggests ... he's getting his five-a-day the research was conducted at the keck school of medicine at the university of southern california to examine the odds of overweight and related correlates in chinese adolescents ... “in contrast to most findings in studies carried out in western cultures, we found that frequent consumption of vegetables was actually related to greater odds of overweight in chinese youth,” the researchers said ... “diets rich in fruits and vegetables have generally associated with lower caloric intake in studies conducted in the west ... according to the researchers, in china, the two most common methods of cooking vegetables are deep-frying and stir-frying, both of which involve generous use of oil, which could result in higher intake of energy ... data collection the cross-sectional data was collected from a baseline survey in seven cities across china, where a total of 9,023 students and their parents filled out questionnaires prepared by the researchers ... the questionnaires asked vital questions of the sampled respondents regarding their sedentary behaviour, physical activity, sleep duration, self perception, age and school level, bmi and weight status, parental income and education levels ... this included vegetable intake (fresh or cooked vegetables), fruit intake (fresh fruits including fruit juice), sweets intake (desserts, ice cream, candy, or soda), snack intake (potato chips, corn chips, and tortilla chips), and fast food intake (mcdonald’s, kfc, pizza hut etc)

... the european commission is today launching a multimedia campaign as part of its €210m compensation package to support beleaguered european fruit and vegetables growers, processors and retailers still reeling from the 'e-coli crisis' ... ec ups ante to defend european fruits and vegetables after the e ... coli 104 h4 outbreaks killed 48 people in germany and sickened about 4000, with a host of culprits from cucumbers to tomatoes named before egyptian fenugreek sprouts were fingered as the most likely source and subsequently banned in the european union’s 27 member states ... the ec campaign includes an av package that will be published this afternoon and include supportive comments from ec commissioner dacian ciolos as well as comments from traders and farmers and background information ... a print press campaign promoting the healthiness and safety of european fruit and vegetables will get a staggered launch in the 27 member states over the next three days ... “in recent weeks, this crisis forced farmers to dispose of perfectly safe vegetables left to rot by concerned consumers,” the ec said ... however the solution can only come from consumers re-introducing fruits and vegetables into their daily diet

... the european food safety agency has agreed that certain fibres can improve cholesterol and that low sodium helps blood pressure in its latest verdicts on health claims made by food manufacturers ... efsa also said that low sodium does improve blood and carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks help endurance performance ... the european commission has the power to ban or allow claims under eu food health claims legislation and it usually accepts efsa's guidance ... in its latest assessments, the agency, however, rejected as unfounded claims that foodstuffs promote mental energy and women's health ... its panel on dietetic products, nutrition and allergies also rejected claims for "too broad" food categories, such as fruits and vegetables and dairy products

... the document, global food losses and food waste, was commissioned by fao from the swedish institute for food and biotechnology (sik) for save food!, an international congress being held in düsseldorf 16-17 may at the trade fair of the international packaging industry interpack2011 ... other key findings include: industrialized and developing countries dissipate roughly the same quantities of food — respectively 670 and 630 million tonnes ... fruits and vegetables, plus roots and tubers have the highest wastage rates of any food ... losses and wastethe report distinguishes between food loss and food waste ... food losses — occurring at the production, harvest, post-harvest and processing phases — are most important in developing countries, due to poor infrastructure, low levels of technology and low investment in the food production systems ... food waste is more a problem in industrialized countries, most often caused by both retailers and consumers throwing perfectly edible foodstuffs into the trash ... per capita waste by consumers is between 95-115 kg a year in europe and north america, while consumers in sub-saharan africa and south and southeast asia each throw away only 6-11 kg a year ... in developing countries 40 percent of losses occur at post-harvest and processing levels while in industrialized countries more than 40 percent of losses happen at retail and consumer levels ... food losses during harvest and in storage translate into lost income for small farmers and into higher prices for poor consumers, the report noted ... reducing losses could therefore have an "immediate and significant" impact on their livelihoods and food security ... squandering resourcesfood loss and waste also amount to a major squandering of resources, including water, land, energy, labour and capital and needlessly produce greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global warming and climate change ... the report offered a number of practical suggestions on how to reduce losses and waste

... the food and drug administration (fda) has said that its reportable food registry (rfr) is working to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks, in its first annual report on its efficacy ... there were 2,240 entries logged during the period, including 229 primary reports, with 1,872 follow-up reports and 132 amended reports, the fda said ... fda deputy commissioner for foods, michael taylor said: “this report is a measure of our success in receiving early warning on problems with food and feed ... the data in this report represents an important tool for targeting our inspection resources, bringing high risk commodities into focus, and driving positive change in industry practices – all of which will better protect the public health ... 9 percent were due to undeclared allergens or intolerances, and listeria monocytogenes accounted for 14 ... the agency said the reportable food registry had drawn its attention to two areas of hazard in particular, spurring additional industry and government action: salmonella in spices and seasonings, raw agricultural products, animal feed, pet food, and nuts and seeds; and allergens and intolerances in baked goods, dried fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, dairy, and candy ... the fda said pinpointing these specific hazards would help it to better target its inspection and sampling activities ... taylor said: “several key us industries are already re-evaluating their hazard and preventive controls, core principles of the food safety modernization act recently passed by congress ... we also anticipate improved reporting as we continue our vigorous outreach to food facilities through federal, state, local and foreign agencies, to help us expand the positive effect of the rfr on the safety of the us food supply

... a new study on the public health impact of fat tax and subsidies for healthy options concludes they should be included as a suite of policy measures to encourage healthy eating – even though they may have a negligible effect on disease risk ... so-called ‘fat tax’ on food products that are high in saturated fat and sugar has been proposed in a number of countries; most recently denmark introduced a controversial saturated fat-linked tax at the start of 2011 ... the idea has also been raised several times in the uk, and debate over a proposed tax on sugary soft drinks has been fierce in the united states, with health care reformers seeing as a way to increase funds on the one hand, and advocates of consumer choice regarding it as a curb on individual freedom on the other ... the new study, conducted by researchers at the universities of reading and edinburgh and published in the european journal of clinical nutrition, set out to measure the impacts of taxes and subsidies on the risks of diet-related disease, accounting for a full range of diets ... authors richard tiffin and mattieu arnoult used data collected from 6760 households in the uk expenditure and food survey to simulate the impacts of a policy where a tax based on saturated fat content where combined with a subsidy on fruit and vegetables ... the tax and subsidy rates used in the simulation were determined by category ... the ranged from a tax of 15 per cent on cream, cheese and fat and 13 ... 78 per cent on frozen, fresh, tinned and prepared fruits and vegetables

... wal-mart, the nation's largest grocer, says it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same, joining first lady michelle obama's effort to combat childhood obesity ... the company plans to reduce sodium and added sugars in some items, build stores in poor areas that don't already have grocery stores, reduce prices on produce and develop a logo for healthier items ... "no family should have to choose between food that is healthier for them and food they can afford," said bill simon, president and ceo of wal-mart's u ... the company also has massive influence on products made by other manufacturers and sold at the store ... obama said the announcement has "the potential to transform the marketplace and help americans put healthier foods on their tables every single day ... the nation's largest retailer plans to reduce sodium by a quarter and cut added sugars in some of its private label products by 2015 ... the foods wal-mart will concentrate on our products like lunch meats, fruit juices and salad dressings, items that contain high levels of sugar or sodium that consumers don't know they're ingesting ... a number of food makers have made similar moves, lowering sodium in their products based on shopper demand and increasing scrutiny by health groups ... and kraft foods inc ... we see our role as a convener and a catalyst ... " food makers say they are trying to reduce sodium gradually, making it a more palatable change to its customers and giving the industry time to reformulate products ... most said they support efforts to curb sodium in american's diets but are waiting to see if the food and drug administration decides to mandate a reduction ... wal-mart said it would reduce prices on fruits and vegetables by $1 billion a year by attempting to cut unnecessary costs from the supply chain ... barack obama had criticized the store over wages and benefits it pays employees

... schoolchildren would have to hold the fries - and pick up more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - on the lunch line under proposed new federal standards for school lunches ... the agriculture department proposal applies to lunches subsidized by the federal government and would be the first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in 15 years ... the guidelines, which were obtained by the associated press and confirmed by usda, would require schools to cut sodium in those meals by more than half, use more whole grains and serve low fat milk ... they also would limit kids to only one cup of starchy vegetables a week, so schools couldn't offer french fries every day ... agriculture secretary tom vilsack said the new standards could affect more than 32 million children and are crucial because kids can consume as much as half of their daily calories in school ... while many schools are improving meals already, others are still serving children meals high in fat, salt and calories ... the subsidized meals that would fall under the guidelines proposed this week are served as free and low-cost meals to low-income children and long have been subject to government nutrition standards ... the new law for the first time will extend nutrition standards to other foods sold in schools that aren't subsidized by the federal government, including "a la carte" foods on the lunch line and snacks in vending machines ... the announcement is a proposal, and it could be several years before and schools are required to make changes ... require more servings of fruits and vegetables ... require all milk served to be low fat or nonfat, and require all flavored milks to be nonfat

... twenty years of government and public interest programs aimed at increasing us vegetable consumption have had no significant effect on the country's dietary habits, according to a comprehensive nationwide study conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) ... the cdc found that the average us resident eats only half the recommended daily fruit and vegetable intake of five or more servings per day ... the number of dinners that include a salad actually fell from 22 percent to 17 percent between 1994 and 2010 ... yet these grim numbers come in a time where health advocates continually promote vegetable consumption and food companies market ever easier-to-prepare options such as pre-cut broccoli and pre-washed salads ... studies have found, however, that such convenience products are largely purchased by people who were already buying vegetables anyway ... rather than simply telling people to eat more vegetables, health officials are now looking for ways to improve access to them, especially in poorer communities and among children ... "poverty seems to be associated with less access to fresh fruits and vegetables, exercise, and health care," notes gabriel cousens in his book there is a cure for diabetes ... there is a sign that these newer tactics might bear fruit: a recent study found that california children who participated in a school gardening program ate one and half more servings of vegetables per day than other children