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FDA studies caffeine's effects on children, teens
WASHINGTON — The presence of caffeine in gum, jelly beans, waffles and other foods has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the stimulant's potential effects on children and adolescents. The FDA's announcement comes a few weeks...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Waffles, Food and Drug Administration
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: Margaret Hamburg, Children's Health, Washington, DC, American Academy of Pediatrics, Health Organizations
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There was what in Gatorade?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the...
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Drowsy driving is only made worse by boredom
Drowsy driving can drive a person to distraction. Or is it the other way around? Or, perhaps, it's the lack of distractions that can drive a person to drowsy driving. Tortured logic is better than no logic at all, which is what often happens when the...
Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Cheddar Cheese, Transportation, Sean Brown
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Dog Food Recalled Over Choking Hazard
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. (KTLA) -- Mars Incorporated is pulling three types of Pedigree dog food off shelves due to potential choking hazard. The voluntary recall involves Pedigree weight management canned dog food with lot codes beginning in 209, 210, 211 or... -
Is this candy bar a good choice for school vending machines?
The Marathon Smart Stuff Bar, which is sold in some middle and high schools, is advertised as a healthy snack in part because less than 35 percent of its calories are from fat (10 percent from saturated fat) and it is less than 35 percent sugar by weight....Tags: Dietary Supplements, Genetic Engineering, Nutrition, Health, Food Industry
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King-sized Snickers are a thing of the past
KIAHOne of your favorite snacks is going on a diet.Mars Inc., the maker of some of your favorite candy, is jumping on the health conscious bandwagon. Well, it's about as healthy as you can get considering its candy and all. The company is enforcing a new... -
Mars puts Snickers bars on a diet
CNNHave you ever stood near the checkout of a grocery store and stared at the rack of chocolate bars, debating whether anyone would judge you for buying the king-size? You know the regular size is enough to satisfy your craving, but the bigger candy bar...Tags: Michelle Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Chocolate Bars, Healthy Diet, Companies and Corporations
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Hershey Earnings Rise as Sales Increase .
Wall Street JournalHershey Co. raised its sales and earnings outlook for the current year, expecting momentum to carry over from a fourth-quarter where earnings rose 4.9%, helped by higher prices on its candy. Separately, Hershey raised its dividend by 10%. The maker of...Tags: The Hershey Co., Earnings, New Products, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Cadbury plc
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Snickers maker announces its chocolates must drop calories
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Mars bringing chocolate factory to Topeka
Chocolate maker Mars Inc. has selected a site in Topeka for its newest manufacturing plant which will
initially bring 200 jobs to northeast Kansas.
Officials with the company, city and state said Wednesday that the project is the largest single...Tags: Plant Openings
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M&M's drops NASCAR's Kyle Busch for last two races
The Fabulous ForumThe response to Kyle Busch's on-track retaliation escalated Thursday when candy maker M&M's said it barred Busch from driving the M&M's-sponsored Toyota for the last two races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The next race is Sunday at Phoenix......
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