News tagged with supermarket shelves


Discounts on purchases of healthy foods can improve diets, study finds

Lowering the costs of healthy foods in supermarkets increases the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods that people eat, while also appearing to reduce consumption of nutritionally less-desirable foods, according ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists study how to reduce salt, but not flavor, in cheese

From soup to nuts, supermarket shelves teem with products trumpeting their reduced-salt status. Not in the cheese cooler, though.

Health created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer toxic toys and textiles in EU stores

Europe last year saw its first drop in the number of toxic toys and skin-irritating textiles stacked on its supermarket shelves, more than half of them made in China, the EU said Tuesday.

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vet drug bute found in British corned beef

British supermarket chain Asda on Tuesday recalled all of its budget corned beef range after veterinary drug phenylbutazone was found in some samples.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Portugal finds horse painkiller drug in burgers, meatballs

Burgers and meatballs sold in Portugal by French retailer Auchan have been found to contain horsemeat with small traces of an animal painkiller that is potentially harmful to humans, Portugal's consumer watchdog said Thursday.

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UK food agency raids abattoir in horsemeat scandal

(AP)—Britain's police and food safety regulator on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing firm suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers.

Health created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Burger King drops supplier linked to horsemeat (Update)

(AP)—British and Irish burger fans could face a Whopper shortage. Burger King has stopped buying beef from an Irish meat processor whose patties were found to contain traces of horsemeat.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Schools getting choice on beef: Pink slime or no?

(AP) -- "Pink slime" just went from a simmer to a boil.

Health created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0