Philip Fine
Articles by Philip Fine
Weight-loss and the workplace
7 June 2004
Weight-loss and the workplace have usually kept out of each other’s way. All those personal issues that go along with weight – body image, judgments about food consumption, health and lifestyle choices – were always seen as none of the company’s business. But that is changing fast, as Philip Fine reports.
USA: New microwave technology could mean the end for canned salmon
28 April 2004
A dependable, ordinary and ubiquitous food item, the can of salmon, could soon find itself made redundant by an emerging technology.
CANADA: Fat tax defeated in Ontario
26 April 2004
A so-called fat tax has been defeated in Canada’s most populous province. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty backed down from an earlier decision that would have eliminated the 8% provincial tax exemption that currently benefits Ontarians who order meals under C$4 (US$2.95).
CANADA: Government approves new GM-free labelling rules
16 April 2004
USA: Walnuts get FDA health endorsement
5 April 2004
USA: Maryland legislators vote against snack tax
30 March 2004
USA: Government panel releases obesity report
17 March 2004
USA: Low-carb diets could cause grumpiness
3 March 2004
USA: Scientists aim to create more disease-resistant honeybee
18 February 2004
USA: GM insects will help to control weeds and pests - report
11 February 2004
AUSTRALIA: New study cites health risks of low-carb diets
29 January 2004
USA: Beef ad campaign launched after BSE delay
27 January 2004
USA: Quorn under renewed fire from consumer lobby group
19 December 2003
USA: Catering firm to use only antibiotic-free chickens
9 December 2003
MEXICO/USA: Smuggler disguises bologna as car seat
28 November 2003
USA: Blueberries may lower heart disease risk - research
25 November 2003
CANADA: Government to investigate energy bar health claims
19 November 2003
USA: FDA approves new type of Monsanto corn
10 November 2003
USA: USDA lays out specifics for country-of-origin rule
7 November 2003
USA: Consortium to help food industry profit from carbon credits
6 November 2003
USA: Confectionery sales get Halloween boost
31 October 2003
USA: US toddlers consume too many calories - survey
29 October 2003
