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How Different Methods of Food Processing Affect Nutrition and Flavor

FMT Magazine

However, the way processed foods are prepared and at what stage they are subjected to processing can either add to or reduce the nutritional value and enhance or reduce the taste of the food. Impact on Nutrition: Pasteurization is usually considered less destructive to nutrient content than sterilization.

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Five Ways Technology is Enhancing Consumer Trust

Food Safety Tech

According to research by NielsenIQ and the Food Industry Association, two-thirds of shoppers are willing to switch to brands that provide detailed product information. So, how can brands deliver better food transparency? Some brands may hesitate to invest in transparency due to cost concerns.

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House and Senate Oversight on Cronobacter and Infant Formula this week

Bill Marler

COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOOD POLICY AND RESPONSE. DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. We also notified Abbott Nutrition about this case. CALIFF, M.D. FRANK YIANNAS, M.P.H. MAYNE, PH.D.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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Q&A with Chris Derico, President, School Nutrition Association

Total Food Service

Last month, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) introduced Chris Derico , SNS, as the association ’s president for the 2023-24 school year. Chris Derico is also the Child Nutrition Director for Barbour County Schools in Philippi, West Virginia. Well, after five years, the Child Nutrition Director for our district was retiring.

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Top 5 Takeaways On Sodium: Insights, Impacts, & Innovations For Public Health

FoodInsight

Top 5 Takeaways On Sodium: Insights, Impacts, & Innovations For Public Health The antidote to dietary doldrums, salt, that unassuming crystalline ingredient that makes many foods taste better, is found widely in the food supply. For starters, sodium is an essential nutrient in human nutrition.

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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

Food Safety Tech

He also led several national sustainability programs, including the EPA’s Environmental Preferable Purchasing Program and the Presidential Green Chemistry Awards Challenge. Here, he shares his vision and goals for a unified Human Foods Program (HFP) and why he pursued the opportunity to lead this new program.