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Advice on food colouring in children's diets
By Susie Boone on 21/07/2010 06:19:05
The Food Standards Agency has updated its advice and information on artificial food colourings
and functional.Indeed, for many children, there are E numbers which are perfectly fine, yet some have been known to affect behaviour in some children. Now the Food Standards Agency has updated its advice about colourings to ensure that the latest studies
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New advice on food colouring in children's diets
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/09/2007 01:21:44
The Food Standards Agency has overhauled its advice and information on artificial food colourings, based on the latest research
little more laidback about the notion that some E numbers are perfectly safe and functional.Indeed, for many children, there are E numbers which are perfectly fine, yet some have been known to bring out the worst in other infants. Now the Food Standards
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Know-how: Coffee in Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 21/05/2010 01:13:02
Latest findings make the Food Standards Agency adjust its advice to pregnant women, concerning coffee drinking
Baby and you'll see what we mean!), but a new report has prompted the Food Standards Agency - responsible for all fact-based advice on healthy eating and drinking in the UK – to update its advice to pregnant women.FSA caffeine limits (as at Dec 2008)The Food
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Folic Acid in Bread
By Mary James on 05/04/2006 12:21:18
The Food Standards Agency supports a move to add folic acid to all white bread to protect those trying for babies and pregnant women.
The Food Standards Agency is meeting tomorrow with the aim to approve a 12-week public consultation into whether to add folic acid to bread.Folic acid cuts the risk of fetal neural tube defects such as spina bifida, and women are actively encouraged
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Toxins found in baby rice - the facts behind the headlines
By Susie Boone on 13/04/2011 09:40:02
After reports in the media about low level arsenic, cadmium and lead being found in rice-based baby foods, we lay out the facts you need to know
.What is the current safe level?In the UK, the current regulations state a limit of 1mg/kg of arsenic in food, However, both the European Commission and the Food Standards Agency in the UK are carrying out a review of their guidelines, partly to investigate the risks
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No honey for under 1s warn FSA
By Kimberley Smith on 03/06/2010 13:38:21
Parents reminded not to feed their babies honey after it’s linked to 3 cases of infant botulism
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reissued its warning to parents that they should not feed honey to babies under a year old. The advice comes after the third UK case of infant botulism linked to honey in just a year.Infant botulism is caused by a
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Truuuly Scrumptious Baby Food recall
By ThinkBaby on 02/08/2006 11:18:15
There is an immediate recall on certain baby foods made by the company Truuuly Scrumptious.
Many thanks to ThinkBaby member Jon Baker who alerted us to this Food Standards Agency recall for specific items of Truuuly Scrumptious Organic Baby Food due to possible plastic contamination – small pieces of plastic which may be found in the food
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Listeria case in melons raises concerns
By Sophie Westnedge on 07/10/2011 14:11:53
A strange source of listeria poisoning highlights the importance of food hygiene during pregnancy
soft ripened cheeses, such as Camembert, Brie and blue-veined varieties. For good advice on what foods can contain listeria check out the Food Standards Agency website.The revelation that other foods, such as melons, may also have listeria bacteria
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New guidelines on oily fish
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/10/2006 13:46:43
Health experts are agreed that the nutrients in oily fish are invaluable. But now a study claims it can be dangerous to have too much oily fish in pregnancy.
and shark because of the levels of damaging poisons like mercury which can be found in them. However, this is the first time oily fish has been named alongside them.The Food Standards agency are keen to point out that pregnant women should include two
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New Worries Over Fat in Baby Foods
By Sarah Lawson on 05/05/2009 02:05:57
A new report on the shocking amount of fat and sugar found in popular everyday foods for babies and toddlers sparks parent concern
campaign for better standards in food and farming support a project that aims to ensure children are eating as healthily and naturally as possible. As part of their campaign, they uncovered high levels of fats and sugar, for example they found that Farley
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