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Reuters - Hong Kong will soon begin testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine, a move that underlines concerns about environmental contamination and food safety, experts say.

Busy parents may be frustrated by the flood of changing nutrition advice in popular media and magazines as they try to make sensible dietary decisions for their families. Among the top concerns in many families is that children are not eating enough fruits and vegetables, along with picky eaters and eating too much junk food. The New Hampshire Department of health and Human Services (DHHS) Nutrition and Health Promotion Section offers these tips: read more

Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, Vt., firm, is recalling approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The following product is subject to recall: * 5-pound approximate weight vacuum packages of "VT BURGER CO GROUND BEEF." read more

Dark chocolate, apples and coffee are among 20 foods essential for living as long and healthy a life as possible, according to a leading nutritional scientist. Gary Williamson, Professor of Functional Foods at the University of Leeds, has drawn up a list of what he calls 'lifespan essential' foods needed for a long and healthy life. read more

Lotte USA, Inc., Battle Creek, MI initiated a recall of all Koalas' March Cookies on September 29, 2008 because they were produced in China and they may be contaminated with melamine. The products are packaged in a plastic overwrap and the recall includes the following products: Koala March King Size Chocolate 1.8 oz 50 grams UPC 0 81900 00001 7 Koala March King Size Strawberry 1.8 oz/50 grams UPC 0 81900 00007 9 Koala March King Size White Chocolate 1.8 oz/50 grams UPC 0 81900 00011 6 Koala March Family Pack Chocolate 9.5 oz/270 grams UPC 0 81900 08001 9 read more

AFP - people who gobble down their food and eat until they feel full are three times more likely to get fat compared with people who eat slowly and modestly.

Research from the University of Toronto says sitting down may help you slim down. A research group was divided into two groups, one ate at a table set with...

Reuters - China, fighting a spreading tainted milk scandal, needs a more coherent food-safety system, with unified laws, one overarching watchdog and faster sharing of information, the United Nations said on Wednesday.