Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: agriculture department http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-aim-junk-foods-schools.html Health Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:05:19 EST news279007509 Kids and healthy eating can go together (HealthDay)—The notion that something is "easier said than done" could have been conceived for the task of getting kids to eat healthy foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-kids-healthy.html Health Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:00:01 EST news275838430 Healthy eating can cost less, study finds Is it really more expensive to eat healthy? An Agriculture Department study released Wednesday found that most fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods cost less than foods high in fat, sugar and salt. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-healthy.html Health Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:13 EST news256399206 Quick response averts market scare in mad cow case (AP) -- The announcement that mad cow disease was spotted in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered American beef industry, which has been enduring one crisis after another for more than a year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-quick-response-averts-mad-cow.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:50:49 EST news254634205 Mad cow case in Calif. found in USDA testing (AP) -- The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-discovery-mad-cow-calif-luck.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:02 EST news254547225 Some schools planning to drop 'pink slime' meat (AP) -- The lunch lady won't be serving up "pink slime" anymore at several school districts around the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-schools-pink-slime-meat.html Health Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:21:55 EST news251094109 School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains (AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-school-lunches-veggies-grains.html Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:56:04 EST news246729353 Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches (AP) -- Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-congress-healthier-school-lunches.html Health Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:09:09 EST news240595672 Government to expand E. coli tests in meat (AP) -- For years government officials have tested meat for only one strain of E. coli. Now they will test for seven, a move that will hasten recalls of infected meat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-govt-coli-meat.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:01:14 EST news235061985 Government still seeking source of tainted turkey (AP) -- Consumers looking for answers about a salmonella outbreak linked to ground turkey will have to continue to wait as the government investigates the source of at least 76 illnesses and one death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-source-tainted-turkey.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:29:19 EST news231560914 Govt proposes clearer labeling of meat additives (AP) -- The Agriculture Department wants consumers to know when there's less chicken in their chicken. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-govt-clearer-meat-additives.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:40:45 EST news230485233