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Michael Jacobson

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Name: Michael Jacobson

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

Food coloring, food dyes and health concerns

Food coloring have been used for centuries to appeal to consumers, and also to make food decorative. However, before the 20th century, food coloring consisted of beets, turmeric, carrots, saffron, and certain flowers.At the turn of the 20th century, corporations ... [Published Final Call - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Hyperactivity, Michael Jacobson, CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, FDA Food & Drug Administration

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's and Coke should not sponsor dietitian association, petition says

_ Protesting what he sees as a too-cozy relationship between the nation's top dietitian group and big food corporations, Nevada dietitian Andy Bellatti today l" Bellatti, who created the petition on behalf of Dietitians for Professional Integrity, says ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Dietitian, McDonald's Corporation, Andy Bellatti

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Jacobson, The Rev. Robert Donald "Bob"

MIDDLETON/ MOUNT HOREB - The Rev. Robert Donald "Bob" Jacobson, age 87, of Middleton, passed away peacefully, on June 6, 2013, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg, with his devoted wife, Eda, by his side.Bob was born on Aug. 2, 1925, in Milwaukee, to Halvor ... [Published Capital Times - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Michael Jacobson, Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), Martha Nelson

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Developer announces affordable housing projects in Madison Square neighborhood

Michael Jacobson, head of LC Consultants, said he is planning to build a 24-unit ?mid-rise? apartment building on the site of an appliance repair store on Hall Street SE east of Madison Avenue. The project also will include 7,000 square feet of commercial ... [Published Grand Rapids Press - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Michael Jacobson, Madison (Wisconsin, United States), Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Market

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

FDA Food & Drug Administration

Consumer group wants Ginkgo biloba pulled from food products

A consumer interest group wants the federal government to pull products that contain the herbal extract Ginkgo biloba from the marketplace, pointing to studies that show it could cause cancer.The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit ... [Published The Hill - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgo, Cancer, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Toxicology

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 2 reports

Nutrients

Gov't allows nutrient labels on alcohol drinks

WASHINGTON - Alcohol beverages could soon carry nutritional labels like those on food but only if the producers want to put them there.The Treasury Department, which regulates alcohol, reported this week that beer, wine and spirits companies can place ... [Published The Oregon Herald - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Alcohol, Nutrients, Calorie, Guy Smith

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Walter Willett

Potato Scold Says Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Fat Little Lies

Walter Willett — last seen expressing sympathy for the health effects of living in international poverty after blaming the humble potato for the nation’s love handles — apparently finds any evidence that moderate overweight status isn’t an immediate death ... [Published Centre for Consumer Freedom - May 24 2013]

Entities: Walter Willett, Overweight, Obesity, Michael Jacobson, Jacobson's

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Patent Issued for Method and Arrangement for Feeding Chemica. . .

Patent Issued for Method and Arrangement for Feeding Chemicals into a Pulp Process StreamNalco CompanyNewsRx.comBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by VerticalNews ... [Published Equities.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Chemical, Patent Issued, Patent, Nalco Holding Company

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Why The FDA Takes So Long To Regulate Harmful Substances

(Credit: Next Generation Food) On Thursday, Wrigley announced that it would be pulling its controversial new “Alert Energy” gum — each stick of which contains as much caffeine as half a cup of coffee — from the market out of “respect” for the ... [Published Think Progress - May 10 2013]

Entities: Michael Jacobson, Trans Fats, Sugar

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

All Renewables, All the Time

The notion that entire communities and countries could be completely powered by renewable energy still seems like a pipedream to many. Not to those gathered at the first Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy conference in San Francisco earlier this month. ... [Published Pike Research - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Power Grid, Stanford University, Peter Lilienthal, Fossil Fuel

First reported Apr 06 2013 - Updated Apr 06 2013 - 2 reports

Noted for April 6, 2013

Paul Krugman: The Urge to Purge : "When the Great Depression struck, many influential people argued that the government shouldn’t even try to limit the damage…. Andrew Mellon…. Joseph Schumpeter… “artificial stimulus leaves part of the work of depressions ... [Published Brad DeLong - Apr 06 2013]

Entities: Michael Kelly, Roger Ebert, Michael Jacobson, Paul Krugman, Gary Brecher

First reported Mar 11 2013 - Updated Mar 12 2013 - 1 reports

Food for thought

Food labels appear mundane enough, but the tug of war playing out behind them about what’s on them is anything but. “Think of a food label as a battleground,” said Michael Jacobson, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group ... [Published Harvard Gazette - Mar 11 2013]

Entities: Michael Jacobson, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Blueberry, Calorie, Coca-Cola

Quotes

"sucralose may prove to be safer than saccharin, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium, but the forthcoming italian study warrants careful scrutiny before we can be confident that the sweetener is safe for use in food" CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson said in a statement June 12

CSPI Downgrades Sucralose Pending Review of Leukemia Mice Study [Published Food Product Design - Jun 14 2013]

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Food coloring, food dyes and health concerns [Published Final Call - Jun 18 2013]
McDonald's and Coke should not sponsor dietitia... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 17 2013]
Jacobson, The Rev. Robert Donald "Bob" [Published Capital Times - Jun 15 2013]
CSPI Downgrades Sucralose Pending Review of Leu... [Published Food Product Design - Jun 14 2013]
Developer announces affordable housing projects... [Published Grand Rapids Press - Jun 13 2013]
West Scranton graduates [Published Scranton Times-Tribune - Jun 12 2013]
FDA slows caffeine rush into foods [Published Delaware Online - Jun 11 2013]
Consumer group wants Ginkgo biloba pulled from ... [Published The Hill - Jun 03 2013]
Grrrreat! Is America's sweet tooth finally bein... [Published USA Today - Jun 03 2013]
FDA sees 'dubious, potentially dangerous path' ... [Published Oregonian - Jun 02 2013]
Gov't allows nutrient labels on alcohol drinks [Published The Oregon Herald - Jun 01 2013]
Gov't allows nutrient labels on alcohol drinks [Published Miami Herald - Jun 01 2013]
Bittman Dismisses Basis for His Bestseller [Published Centre for Consumer Freedom - May 30 2013]
Potato Scold Says Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Fat Lit... [Published Centre for Consumer Freedom - May 24 2013]
Patent Issued for Method and Arrangement for Fe... [Published Equities.com - May 23 2013]
Class of 2013 Graduates from Marian Catholic [Published Chicago Heights Patch - May 22 2013]
Employee Engagement and Sustainability Thrive a... [Published theCSRfeed - May 16 2013]
Why The FDA Takes So Long To Regulate Harmful S... [Published Think Progress - May 10 2013]
All Renewables, All the Time [Published Pike Research - Apr 26 2013]
Noted for April 6, 2013 [Published Brad DeLong - Apr 06 2013]
Noted for April 6, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - Apr 06 2013]
The Chemistry of Kibble [Published Popular Science - Mar 25 2013]
Behind soda's win, a phalanx of minority groups [Published Bend Bulletin - Mar 13 2013]
Food for thought [Published Harvard Gazette - Mar 11 2013]
Public Health Advocates To The FDA: Crack Down ... [Published Think Progress - Feb 15 2013]
Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta Tops “Wo... [Published WebProNews - Jan 16 2013]
Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta Tops “Wo... [Published WebProNews Feed - Jan 16 2013]
Consumer scrutiny turns to substance used for d... [Published Bend Bulletin - Jan 03 2013]
The (not-so) skinny on diet beverages [Published Bend Bulletin - Dec 27 2012]
Let Individuals Take Responsibility for Their O... [Published REASON Online - Oct 13 2012]

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Why The FDA Takes So Long To Regulate Harmful S... [Published Think Progress - May 10 2013] (Credit: Next Generation Food) On Thursday, Wrigley announced that it would be pulling its controversial new “Alert Energy” gum — each stick of which contains as much caffeine as half a cup of coffee — from the market out of “respect” for the ...
All Renewables, All the Time [Published Pike Research - Apr 26 2013] The notion that entire communities and countries could be completely powered by renewable energy still seems like a pipedream to many. Not to those gathered at the first Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy conference in San Francisco earlier this month. ...
Noted for April 6, 2013 [Published Brad DeLong - Apr 06 2013] Paul Krugman: The Urge to Purge : "When the Great Depression struck, many influential people argued that the government shouldn’t even try to limit the damage…. Andrew Mellon…. Joseph Schumpeter… “artificial stimulus leaves part of the work of depressions ...
Noted for April 6, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - Apr 06 2013] Paul Krugman: The Urge to Purge : "When the Great Depression struck, many influential people argued that the government shouldn’t even try to limit the damage…. Andrew Mellon…. Joseph Schumpeter… “artificial stimulus leaves part of the work of depressions ...
Public Health Advocates To The FDA: Crack Down ... [Published Think Progress - Feb 15 2013] Public health advocates have decided to take their fight against American obesity straight to one of its major sources, calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pass rules encouraging soda and food makers to limit the amount of sweeteners ...