Update on GM rice judicial review

Friends of the Earth brought a Judicial Review challenge against the Food Standards Agency regarding the application of EU law in handling the issue of contamination of US long grain rice with an unauthorised genetically modified rice. The hearing took place on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 February and judgement was given this afternoon.

The FSA vigorously defended the challenge on the basis that the UK complied fully with its obligations under EU law. The review found in favour of the FSA. The Agency is pleased with this judgement and will reflect on the judge’s comments and issue a more detailed statement in due course.

Consumer Attitudes to Food Survey published

Healthy eating is a key concern for consumers, according to the Agency’s seventh UK-wide Consumer Attitudes to Food Survey, which is published today. It finds that there is a significant increase in awareness of the ‘5-a-day’ message and many people check labels for nutritional information on a regular basis.

A total of 3,513 face-to-face interviews were conducted for the survey between August and October 2006.

Key trends

The 2006 survey highlights a number of diet and health trends that have emerged since 2000, including:

• A significant yearly increase in the number of consumers who are aware that they should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. Almost an additional third of consumers are now aware that they should eat at least 5-a-day compared with 2000.
• As in previous years, the amount of fat, salt and sugar in food continues to be key issues of concern for consumers. Salt was mentioned by over half of the UK sample, and fat and sugar each by more than two fifths of respondents, when prompted with a list of possible concerns.
• A growing number of consumers say they look at nutritional information on food labels to check the fat and salt content when purchasing products for the first time.
• Almost half of people claim to be trying to increase their consumption of fresh fruit. Almost two fifths were trying to increase the amount of vegetables they eat, and almost a quarter of consumers were trying to up their consumption of salads.
• Three fifths of those interviewed agreed that they would like to have more information about the food that they buy, with almost half saying that they find it difficult to know if a product is healthy from the label.
• Two fifths of people who said they snacked in between meals, claimed to have snacked on fresh fruit. However, almost a third snacked on biscuits/cakes and a further fifth on crisps/savoury snacks.

Moubon Yoghurt Dessert Food Alert

The Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat Moubon yoghurt dessert after it was found to be produced on unapproved premises. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Action.

Product details

-- Moubon Natural Sweet Yoghurt (all date codes)
-- The label is purple and white - the word 'Moubon' is in a blue floral leaf design on a purple background.
-- Brand name: Moubon
-- Packaging: available in large and small clay pots (no weights on pack) with a clingfilm cover and packed for delivery in white outer packaging

Action being taken

Enforcement officers from the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham entered the premises of Misti Ghar UK Ltd, Barking, under warrant on the 20 February 2007. The premises were producing yoghurt but were unapproved. A number of food hygiene offences were identified. A Voluntary Closure Agreement was obtained between Misti Ghar UK Ltd and the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. The remaining products were voluntarily surrendered.

Local authority enforcement officers have been asked to check small specialist Asian cash and carry stores and shops in their areas and remove any of these yoghurts that they find.

SESAMIN RX

Sesamin Rx is a natural product that helps optimize metabolism, body composition, and health. The active ingredient, sesamin, is a naturally occurring lignan found in sesame oil. Research suggests sesamin acts as a natural antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and helps promote fat metabolism.

Sesamin Rx is not a stimulant; therefore it does not cause the potential health damaging side effects often associated with other metabolic enhancement products (i.e. ephedrine, caffeine).

Metabolism & Body Composition

Research indicates sesamin stimulates PPAR alpha and CPT- two fat metabolizing systems found throughout the body. Activating these systems helps create a naturally enhanced environment for oxidizing fat. Additionally, sesamin has shown to decrease fat storage by silencing the expression of several critical lipogenic(fat storage) genes. The combined effect helps create optimum conditions to work towards and maintain a healthy body composition. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Health, Beauty, and Anti-Aging

Sesamin Rx may also be remarkably beneficial to ones health. Recent research has cited oxidative stress and inflammation to be major players in the aging process and disease. Through sesamin's high efficacy as a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, sesamin protects the body during periods of stress.

Finally, studies show sesamin supports cardiovascular health by lowering triglycerides (blood fats), VLDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), and increasing HDL (good cholesterol). (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

TECHNOLOGY AND THE "SUPRANATURAL"

* Max L. Stackhouse11Max L. Stackhouse, professor of Christian social ethics, Andover Newton Theological School, presented this paper at the Twenty-first Summer Conference ("Science, Religion, and Social Change in the Light of New Understandings of Man") of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, Star Island, New Hampshire, July 27-August 3, 1974.
*1Max L. Stackhouse, professor of Christian social ethics, Andover Newton Theological School, presented this paper at the Twenty-first Summer Conference ("Science, Religion, and Social Change in the Light of New Understandings of Man") of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, Star Island, New Hampshire, July 27-August 3, 1974.

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