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PREVIOUS BREAKING NEWS Archived
6.8/2011 June 2011: Fedup Roadshow 2011 pre-pay
tickets are now available for ALL talks in August 2011: Coffs Harbour, Brisbane,
Taree, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, Shepparton, Albury, Melbourne (Berwick
Fields and Mulgrave), Barwon Heads (Geelong, Ocean Grove), Ballarat, Mt
Gambier, Adelaide and Clare. Talk details at http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/support/talks.htm
June 2011: Additive-free school trial - take a look at www.todaytonightadelaide.com.au
for the video "Additive free school", shown in South Australia on
Wednesday 15th June. Bronwyn Pollnitz has just finished
an "Eating for Success" two week additive-free trial with three
classes at an Adelaide Hills school, and Today
Tonight Channel 7 did a fantastic job putting together a story. Spread the
word! See previous successful school trials at http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factsuccess1.htm
and videos at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs-N0Gjf4C8
(viewed by 16,648 people) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjubDIipbs. May 2011: Vitamins 'lower risk of autism' Women who reported not taking a daily prenatal
vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were
nearly twice as likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder as
women who did take the supplements -- and the associated risk rose to seven
times as great when combined with a high-risk genetic make-up, a study by
researchers at the University of California has found. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525112109.htm
Last year,
researchers from the University of Colorado reported that seven out of every
ten pregnant women in the United States were not getting enough Vitamin D and
that while prenatal vitamins do raise Vitamin D levels during pregnancy,
higher doses may be needed for many women. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100511173821.htm
At the same time,
a Canadian study of nearly 500 pregnant women assigned 3 different doses of
vitamin A supplements found lower rates of preterm labor
and preterm birth, and lower rates of infection in women taking supplements.
The greatest effects were seen among women taking 4,000 IU of vitamin D per
day. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100501013417.htm
May
2011: Are you fed up with your school canteen/tuckshop? How many artificially
coloured products are offered to your children? Parents are invited to send
us the number of artificially coloured products sold in their school
canteen, read
more April 2011: Aldi
abandons colour additives. From
Thursday 28th April, all foods sold in Aldi
supermarkets, whether own brand or other suppliers, will be free of
artificial colours. Woolworths has already removed artifiicial
colours and flavours from own brand products and Coles is currently doing so,
but have asked other brands to change. The managing director of buying at Aldi, Stefan Kopp, said that customers were interested in
buying healthy foods for themselves and their children. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/aldi-abandons-colour-additives-20110425-1du5h.html
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Feb 2011: Fed Up is now
available as an ebook www.amazon.com for Kindle www.dymocks.com.au in ePub version,
suitable for Tablet PCs, PCs, Macs, Laptops www.ebooks.com in ePub for digital
and iPhone/iPad versions Archived
25/5/2011 April 2011: The USFDA advisory panel has
voted 8 to 6 against warning labels on synthetic food dyes, saying that there wasn't enough evidence to
definitively say that food dyes contribute to ADHD. However, it did go on to
say that for some children with ADHD and other behavioral
problems, these dyes may exacerbate their problems. But dyes may not be the
only food additive that has this effect, the FDA noted. http://www.healthfinder.gov/News/newsstory.aspx?docid=651471 "The decision is based on the alleged
lack of iron-clad scientific evidence that food dyes systematically cause
hyperactivity in children, and not on the evidence that no causal link exists whatsoever. In other words, the burden of proof is
put on those who have the health of kids (and adults) at heart, not on the
food industry that pumps its processed food for kids with petroleum-based
dyes. Never mind that the same panelists
acknowledged that the chemicals can worsen symptoms in children already prone
to behavioral problems ..." http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fda-reopens-food-dyes-debate.html.
April 2011: FDA examines link between food
dyes, hyperactivity. A USFDA
advisory committee is currently considered whether available data shows that
food dyes are associated with hyperactivity. The committee will recommend
soon whether the FDA should further regulate dyes, do more studies on the
issue, require better labeling of the additives or
do nothing at all. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/220721.php.
March 2011: Artificial dyes that are
associated with hyperactivity should be indicated on food labelling, say the
NSW Greens, who are also calling for a ban on junk food advertising in
schools and stricter labelling laws to combat obesity. The federal leader, Bob Brown, and nutritionist Dr
Rosemary Stanton who is not a member of the Greens, will join state
candidates today to launch a joint state and federal healthy foods policy. http://www.smh.com.au/national/state-election-2011/greens-want-to-curb-junk-food-ads-20110321-1c3xf.html
FIRST TALK FOR 2011: Macksville NSW, Monday 28 March at 7-9pm: Sue Dengate “Fed Up with Children’s Behaviour”
for the Parent Assembly at St Patrick's School, 78 Wallace Street Macksville
2447. The talk is free and open to the public. Sue Dengate’s
Fed Up, Failsafe Cookbook and DVD Fed Up with Children’s Behaviour will be
available at a discounted price at the talk. Enquiries to 02 65681397. Updated factsheet: Sweeteners:
sugar free and artificial Archived
3/3/2011 14
Feb 2011 Doctors are calling for mandatory warnings on teething gels after
children were hospitalised with potentially life-threatening poisoning. The authors of a study conducted by two Sydney hospitals and two New
Zealand hospitals, published in the Medical Journal of Australia (Med J Aust.
2011 Feb 7;194(3):146-8) found that chronic salicylate intoxication could
occur in children using over-the-counter teething gels, even at intakes close
to the recommended doses. In Britain, the ingredient salicylate was removed
from Bonjela teething gel after a 2002 study by the
Commission on Human Medicines ... http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/teething-gel-danger-for-infants/story-fn6bm90q-1226005032121
6 Feb
2011 Special diet helps two-thirds of ADHD children stop medicine. A restrictive diet for children suffering from ADHD can be so
beneficial that many of them can stop taking medicine altogether, according
to a Dutch study published in The Lancet yesterday. The research involved 100
children aged four to eight. Fifty of them followed an elimination diet –
removing all known problem foods until some of them consumed only rice,
turkey, pear, vegetables and water. After five weeks, two-thirds of the
children on the special diet no longer had any behavioural problems. There
was no difference in the behaviour of the control group on a 'healthy' diet.
The children were followed for a year, with foodstuffs being added back into
their diet to determine what caused the hyperactive reaction. IgG tests (as recommended by some doctors) were found not
to be helpful compared to food challenges. The researchers found 'considerable effects of a restricted elimination
diet ... with equal effects on ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder'. They
concluded that 'dietary intervention should be considered in all children
with ADHD, provided parents are willing to follow a diagnostic restricted
elimination diet for a five-week period, and provided expert supervision is
available.' they wrote. The Few Foods Diet used by the Dutch study is not new but it is the
first time it has been trialled on so many children for such a long time. In 1985, a similar trial of the RPAH Elimination Diet with 140
behaviourally disturbed children found that nearly two thirds (61%) improved
significantly and that a suitable diet could usually be devised for each
child within three months. We recommend the RPAH Elimination Diet supervised
by an experienced and supportive dietitian to
members of the Food Intolerance Network because it is equally effective and
much easier to use. See updated Factsheet
on diet and ADHD Further
information Article abstract: http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2962227-1/abstract Report in Dutch newspaper: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2011/02/special_diet_helps_twothirds_o.php RPAH Elimination Diet study: http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/information/Swain%20et%20al%201985.pdf 2 Feb 2011 Additive-free school trial goes
French - after watching
the results of our 2007 Nana Glen Primary School NSW additive free
trial, seven schools in France are
intending to carry out similar trials. See the trial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs-N0Gjf4C8
and how we did it: http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factsuccess1.htm
28 Jan 2011 Australian Food Labelling
Review report is out. Last year
FIN members put a huge effort into two submissions and now we are looking at
what we might have achieved. Our main focus
was on ingredient labels and we basically asked for full disclosure: all
ingredients listed, other information such as full
country of origin labelling and penalties for labels with incorrect
information. We asked for: all additives to be listed in the ingredient
label instead of the 5% labelling loophole, under which some additives don't
have to be listed in certain conditions. What we got: the panel said 'it may not be feasible' to fit
that information on the packet. In other words, no, all additives are not
listed (paragraph 4.22). Funny that the same multinational food companies can
fit this information on the label in the EU and UK! We asked for: full disclosure of every ingredient in a product.
What we got: the panel recommended that 'vegetable oil' should
no longer be an acceptable label - instead the type of vegetable oil should
be specified (e.g. palm oil, sunflower oil). So that's a smidge of good news.
Pity we won't necessarily know whether it contains synthetic antioxidants if
the level is below 5%. We asked for: the same mandatory warning about certain
artificial colours as is used in Europe ('may have an adverse effect on
activity and attention in children') What we got: a recommendation that the food industry and
others develop a voluntary code so that consumers can quickly identify
additives that are of agreed medical priority for sensitive consumers. Not
much chance of an improvement there! (Recommendation 11) We asked for: Labelling of high glutamate ingredients (e.g.
hydrolysed vegetable protein) that can have the same effects as MSG. What we got: Nothing about glutamate labelling. MSG (flavour
enhancer 621) is not even called an additive - now it is 'an entity'
(paragraph 4.23). We asked for: better monitoring of dodgy food labels and
consequences for manufacturers who break the rules. Our submission was quoted
in paragraph 8.6 "you ‘can walk into any supermarket and find dozens of
breaches of the label regulations’". What we got: a recommendation for a new and effectively funded
body to monitor food labelling and complaints. Great! Here's hoping it
happens, and it works. See the full review at See the full FIN submissions at
http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/support/lobbying.htm
Further comment welcome to confoodnet@ozemail.com.au. Jan 2011 Gluten intolerance: It's official! - gluten
can cause gastrointestinal symptoms in non-coeliacs,
as some of our members have known for years. It's now confirmed by an
Australian study from Monash University Department of Medicine and
Gastroenterology in Melbourne, published this week in the American Journal of
Gastroenterology: http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/ajg2010487a.html
Jan 2011 Interview with Sue Dengate on food intolerance and sleep apnoea
(20Mb download) New major
factsheet: Irritable
bowel symptoms (IBS) New
factsheets: Bedwetting Probiotics New: Food intolerance brochure now available in
German (and several other languages) – thanks to Andrea and Bernard Archived
29/10/2010 Failsafe Sweets for
Christmas - no
longer available from Smashi or SweetTreats,
we now recommend the Failsafe range at the Little Lolly Shop. http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/information/updates.htm Pears in syrup: thanks to everyone
who responded on the petition. It appears that we have been successful.
Please let us know if you see pears in syrup disappear from the shelves. Product
update: Kraft Philadelphia
Cream Cheese in tubs no longer contains sorbate preservative
thanks to consumer resistance (except in the very low fat version)! - note
that the blocks have never had this preservative added. Product
update: A2 plain low-fat
yoghurt
now available in 1kg, following consumer requests! (note that yoghurt has
been upgraded to moderate in amines) 26/9/2010
Karitane colour survey: Over 60%
of Australian mothers have noticed behavioural changes in their children
after eating food containing artificial colours and preservatives, according
to a survey this month by family research and welfare group Karitane. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/seeing-red-over-additives-20100925-15rkz.html
16/09/2010
Depression and diet on Channel 7
Today Tonight http://www.todaytonightadelaide.com.au
Fedup
Roadshow 2010 – 20 talks by Sue Dengate
around SE Australia starting 3 August.
Follow
the Roadshow at at http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/FedUpTourAugust2010.htm
or directly on Facebook.
The final posting from the Roadshow is now
available, summarising common issues. 11/8/2010 Review of
Sue’s Roadshow presentation: “It was the most
fascinating two hours I have spent in a long time…” - see more at http://bubsabouttown.blogspot.com/ |
