| Safety and Efficacy in Pediatric Cold Medicines
Following is a statement by Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), regarding the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines: "Millions of Americans safely and effectively useover-the countercough and cold medicines every year - both for themselves and for their families. These medicines have been found safe and effective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are the same medicines that families have safely relied upon for decades to help relieve cough and cold symptoms and make their children feel better. "OTC cough and cold remedies have a long history of safety when used according to the label. The most important information for all consumers is that OTC medicines are real medicines and must be used according to the label instructions at all times.
Delicious memories
Each and every one of us can remember a food-focused time - a holiday dinner, an anniversary, a birthday party - that was special, either because it approached perfection or because something bizarre marked the occasion. That culinary history bears preserving. Author James Salter and his wife, Kay, a journalist and playwright, have done just that in a book that will inspire lovers of food to attend more closely to those times and places they enjoy good things to eat. Think of it as "foodie scrapbooking," and seriously consider picking up a copy of the Salters' recent "Life Is Meals - A Food Lover's Book of Days" to get you started. That said, you really can begin your own food journal with nothing more than the suggestion of how it's done. Be advised that to get it as right as these two have will take time.
A taste of home away from home
Quick: What does Boston taste like? Clam chowder? Baked beans? Every place has its native flavor. But sometimes it's not until you leave that you know what you'll miss. Just ask Denyce Wicht. A Bostonian for almost five years, she hails from Milwaukee, where much of the fare draws on the native food of German settlers. To celebrate her home state, Wicht recently hosted a "Wispride" night featuring bratwurst boiled in beer and browned on the grill, with sauerkraut and German potato salad, all washed down with one of Milwaukee's many regional brews. The spicy sausage makes Wicht think of summers at her family's Wisconsin farm with her father manning the grill. "Other people have hamburgers and hot dogs," says Wicht. "We have hamburgers and brats." Wicht isn't alone as a transplant with taste memories of home.
French Government Wants Food Warnings
PARIS -- Less fat, less sugar, less salt: Even the mostly svelte French are cracking down. Beginning Thursday, the government ordered food ads to carry cautions telling the French to stop snacking, exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.
With processed snacks and fast food encroaching on France's tables and culinary traditions, health officials fear the nation's youth face a growing risk of obesity.
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Nobu's Recipe for Success: Serve Food the Way Mother Makes It
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Slice 200 grams of raw yellowtail fillet into six, 4 millimeter-thick pieces; fan slices on plate, top with grated garlic and a slice of jalapeno chili; place coriander leaves at center and pour yuzu soy sauce around. Serve. Call it Nobu sashimi. That's how Nobuyuki Matsuhisa -- celebrity chef, cookbook author and actor (he played Japanese businessman Mr. Roboto in the 2002 ``Austin Powers Goldmember'') - - serves the dish at his Hong Kong outlet, which opened Dec. 24. ``It's how a mother would cook for her kid,'' Matsuhisa, 57, said in an interview at the restaurant in the Intercontinental Hotel in Kowloon. The ingredient that makes all the difference, he said, is ``kokoro,'' Japanese for heart. Matsuhisa needs a large heart to go around.
Meatloaf fit for a queen
Although it has been the butt of countless jokes and is oftentimes labeled as mystery meat, meatloaf is a culinary classic -- really. Whether classified as Midwestern kitsch, a 1950s throwback or Soul Food, meatloaf is an important staple of any cook's repertoire.Who hasn't craved the ultimate comforting trinity of meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy and a green vegetable? Meatloaf is even more delicious the next day, especially thickly sliced and cold on a sandwich with generous amounts of good old Duke's mayonnaise.Cooking for one can be challenging when making something like a meatloaf. It is designed for several servings, but I was undaunted. I had been craving a good meatloaf sandwich, and I was determined to have one -- even if it meant meatloaf sandwiches for a few days. Even better, in my book.Having made meatloaf, I knew the mechanics.
Cabell Schools to Participate in National School Breakfast Week ...
Students in Cabell County will be learning what breakfast is like around the world as the district participates in the School Nutrition Associations (SNA) National School Breakfast Week, March 5-9, 2007.
Each day the students will enjoy a well-balanced themed meal featuring some of the planets favorite foods. Meal themes include: Beijing Breakfast; Bonzer Breakfast From Oz, Mate; Walk Like an Egyptian; When in Rome; and Awesome Aztec Desayuno (Breakfast).
The SNA established National School Breakfast Week to bring attention to the importance of eating a healthy breakfast. According to their website, www.schoolnutrition.org, the widely offered School Breakfast Program (SBP) is active in approximately 75,000 schools and childcare institutions, with nearly 9 million meals served each day.
Organic Baby Food Recalled Due To Contamination
Boston (eCanadaNow) - The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has put out a recall order on a baby food product by the company Earth's Best. Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast Baby Food is being removed from the market after a warning came out that the baby food may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum which can cause botulism. The alert came from the FDA in the United States. The recall occured in Singapore and was done just as a precaution. No sicknesses of any kind have been reported thus far to the FDA nor has there been a report on a date on the package to help identify the food. The baby food is intended for babies ages 6 months and older and is sold in individual jars. Botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.
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