Whether you've recently lost weight or you want to maintain your current physique, going on a vacation should not signal a break from nutrition and fitness, experts say. One of the biggest challenges people face on vacation is a lack of control over their eating environment, says Maria Walls, a registered dietitian with Weight Watchers. Don't skip a meal to eat heavily later, but allow yourself to enjoy a small portion of something you really want without feeling guilty, she recommends. If...

How to Read a Food Allergy Label Just as the FDA considers an industry-wide standard definition for "gluten-free" labels on food, the agency has already taken a huge step in easing a health risk for the increasing number of Americans with food allergies: mandatory warning labels. How to Read a Food Allergy Label Just as the FDA considers an industry-wide standard definition for "gluten-free" labels on food, the agency has already taken a huge step in easing a health risk for the increasing...

Our team's research has demonstrated that certain phages specific for Campylobacter can significantly reduce the load of the bacteria carried by poultry. By implication, this should also reduce the risk to consumers by decreasing bacterial contamination of meat that is prevalent in poultry processing and is transferred to chicken meat on grocery shelves. Campylobacters are found in poultry and other animals and cause millions of cases of food poisoning worldwide. Undercooked meat,...

The group, which certifies which foods are organic, is looking at a range of proposals in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions from flights - a major cause of climate change. To be labelled "organic" in Britain, crops must be grown with severely restricted artificial fertilisers and pesticides, and livestock without hormones and drugs. Also today, Tesco has apologised after government tests showed it missold ordinary chicken as premium-priced "corn-fed" poultry. But he recognised that the...

Springdale-based Tyson said it sold the plants as part of its effort to reduce production of fresh poultry. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Tyson plant sales finalized. Terms of the sale were not released. The world's largest meat processor said it sold processing plants in Ashland and Gadsden to Koch Foods inc., of Park Ridge, Ill. Also included was a feed mill in Talladega and hatcheries in Fair Knoll and Empire. About 350 positions at the...