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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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Pregnant? Watch those high street coffees
By Kim Hookem on 01/12/2011 12:22:59
Shop-bought coffees found to contain more caffeine in one cup than a mum-to-be’s allowance for the whole day
We know that caffeine should be avoided as much as possible in pregnancy, but did you know that just a single cup on the high street could be pushing you over the recommended 200mg limit?Research into the amount of caffeine found in high street coffees has discovered that some si...
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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.
to start taking it before conception and during pregnancy. However, research indicates that only half of women planning to have children take the supplement.The FSA want mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid, which could benefit women who
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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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Pregnant women should eat more fish
By Kimberley Smith on 01/06/2010 13:51:02
Women should be allowed to eat more than 2 portions of oily fish a week during pregnancy
for caution is that these fish can also contain high levels of potentially harmful contaminants such as mercury.“The FSA issued advice to pregnant women about fish in 2004 which was ultra conservative,” said Prof Jack Winkler, director of the Nutrition Policy
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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
something before about rice milk?Yes, back in May 2009, the FSA advised that young children aged between 1 and 4 and a half should not have rice drinks as a replacement for cows’ milk, breast milk or infant formula.Baby rice milk was singled out because
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Charities demand baby milk advertising ban
By Monica Stylli on 07/08/2007 13:56:39
Charities including Unicef are calling for a total ban on advertising infant formula milk.
to breast milk" and "the closest to breast milk".The charities pioneering the protest want the FSA to agree to a ban, noting that the new EU recommendations stress that information on formula milk should not counter the promotion of breastfeeding.No ban has
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BPA in food containers threatens sperm counts
By Kimberley Smith on 05/08/2010 14:25:43
Even low levels of BPA in water bottles and baked bean cans may be harmful to sperm health and fertility
be a concern for adults,” said Professor John Meeker, who led the study at the University of Michigan.BPA causes problems as it is similar to the female hormone, oestrogen. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said that the levels of BPA found
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