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Got a complaint? Don't get angry, get writing

Thursday November 12 2009

If something goes wrong after you buy a product or service, do you want the problem to be resolved? Would you like if the retailer or service provider learned from their mistake, so it might not happen again?

Drop false brain food claims, firms told

Friday October 23 2009

FOOD manufacturers have been told they cannot peddle products by boasting they make children brainier or more serene.

Junk food costs 10 times less than healthy option

Wednesday October 21 2009

IT can be up to 10 times cheaper to eat unhealthy foods loaded with fat, sugar and salt than to buy healthy items such as fruit, vegetables, lean meat and fish, a new Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) report has found.

President Mary McAleese pictured with Gavin Trueick (12) yesterday at the European Childhood Obesity Conference at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences at St James's Hospital

Children among world's fattest but healthy diet is too expensive

Friday September 18 2009

IRISH children are now among the fattest in the world but healthy eating can be prohibitively expensive for many families here, particularly as the recession deepens.

Recession halts campaign to slash our soaring salt intake

Friday September 04 2009

IRISH people are eating twice as much salt as they should be, contributing to hundreds of deaths each year, but the food industry's commitment to reducing salt levels is waning as a result of the recession, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said yesterday.

Liver risk warning over fruit juice and fizzy drinks

Thursday August 13 2009

TWO soft drinks a day could cause long-term liver damage, a new scientific study has shown.

Fat and salt intake still far too high despite 'better' food

Wednesday August 05 2009

IRISH people are eating twice as much saturated fat and a third more salt than is recommended.

Organic farmers reject health study

Friday July 31 2009

ORGANIC farmers in Ireland yesterday disputed a major UK study which found no nutritional or health benefits in organic food, writes Aideen Sheehan.

Second batch of seeds recalled in salmonella scare

Saturday July 18 2009

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has recalled packets of seed mix which could put consumers at risk of salmonella poisoning.