Thursday, July 15, 2010
A new initiative to improve children's nutrition education and increase the amount of healthy foods available in schools is a collaboration among Penn State researchers; Pennsylvania's Departments of Health, Education, and Agriculture; Pennsylvania food manufacturers and food distributors; and school districts across the state. The project, led by Penn State and supported for two years by an $800,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeks to improve children's understanding of nutrition and help them make smarter food choices. (more)
Monday, May 04, 2009
Penn State's Center for Food Innovation (CFI) now offers corporations a multi-dimensional approach to product testing by adding state-of-the-art focus group monitoring to its menu of services. The April 2009 installation of the Focus Session System (FSS) enhances the research and development and outreach services that CFI's sensory and food design laboratories have offered since 2004. According to Peter L. Bordi Jr., Penn State associate professor of hospitality management and CFI director, the new system will allow executives and product development personnel to view focus groups about their products from the comfort of their own offices. (more)
Monday, January 26, 2009
A task force charged with developing Pennsylvania's strategy for reducing trans fat consumption has recommended that Gov. Ed Rendell and the General Assembly refrain from enacting legislation prohibiting or severely limiting their use. Instead, the Pennsylvania Trans Fat Task Force endorsed the creation of a statewide campaign that increases public awareness of the harmful effects of trans fats and encourages restaurants and food manufacturers to reduce their presence in foods. Peter L. Bordi Jr., director of the Penn State Center for Food Innovation, chaired the task force of nearly three dozen state and local government officials, food manufacturing, food service and restaurant industry leaders, academic researchers, health advocates and public education representatives. (more)
