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salt is currently considered a leading culprit for high blood pressure and other health problems. this is based on the premise that a high sodium intake creates high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks, arterial, and kidney problems. salt is high in sodium. but sodium is essential for proper absorption of other major nutrients and functioning of nerves and muscles, as well as being necessary for balancing water and minerals in the body.

with a $100 million turnover and 350 staff, family- owned brisbane company health world have made their mark in australia and new zealand as one of the major manufacturers of high- quality nutritional supplements. the $20 million head office includes a purpose-built therapeutic goods administration (tga)- approved manufacturing and testing facility with cutting-edge manufactur ing technology.

canned tuna is currently the biggest selling seafood item in australia. as supermarkets sell more and more of this profitable product, tuna stocks are in a critical condition. greenpeace is now putting pressure on supermarkets and consumers to take responsibility for this problem. supermarkets play a key role in the overfishing crisis by selling us overfished tuna. greenpeace’s canned tuna guide exposes the supermarkets selling us overfished species or using destructive fishing techniques.

the first line of defense against the two most commonly used and pernicious food additives, msg and aspartame, is avoidance. however, complete avoidance is not possible for everyone all the time. msg, monosodium glutamate, has been disguised with several different names. aspartame or its primary constituent, aspartic acid, along with disguised variations of msg, have even shown up in food products or supplements sold in health food stores! eating out, you're sure to be taking in some msg .

spanish food consumption increased by 1.9 per cent last year compared to 2001, according to the latest data from the country's ministry of agriculture (mapa) announced this week by agriculture minister, miguel arias cañete. the figures confirm the continuing increase in annual food consumption which began in 1997. the figures are based on food consumption and expenditure data from 6,000 households, 700 hotels and restaurants and 200 catering organisations.

the maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg and the amount of the chemical allowed in other foods and animal feed is 2.5 mg/kg, according to new rulings from the united nations\' food standards body, codex alimentarius commission.melamine is a chemical used in a variety of industrial processes - including the manufacture of plastics used for dishware and kitchenware, and can coatings - and traces of it unavoidably get into food by contact without causing health problems.

the u.s. food and drug administration (fda) notified 18 food manufacturers regarding the labeling of food products that violate the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act. the violations cited include unauthorized health claims, unauthorized nutrient content claims, and the unauthorized use of terms such as “healthy,” and others that have strict, regulatory definitions. companies that received warning letters have 15 business days to inform the fda of the steps they will take to correct their labeling or be subject to legal proceedings that would remove misbranded products from the marketplace.

american confidence in supermarkets’ food safety has slipped steadily over the past five years but this does not necessarily reflect lower confidence in the food supply, says the npd group. the market researcher's npd food safety monitor has tracked consumer confidence in food safety and eating intentions every two weeks since 2001, and found that while five years ago 68 percent of consumers agreed that food sold in supermarkets was safe overall, that figure has fallen every year, to 63 percent in 2008.

with the ushering in of new hygiene laws at the start of this year, food companies are now under tougher regulatory scrutiny to ensure they do not send out poisonous products from their plants. laws on food hygiene, a regulation on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, a regulation on official feed and food controls, and another on feed hygiene make up a complementary package of rules to tighten and harmonise the eu's safety measures.