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Coca-Cola accused of flase claims on Fuze drinks
To hear Coca-Cola tell it, the tea and fruit drinks it sells under its Fuze brand will help you avoid cancer, heart disease, colds, flu, and infections of the lungs and kidneys. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says those claims are unfounded and illegal and today urged the Food and Drug Administration to take enforcement action against the company. Labels for Fuze Vitalize blackberry grape claim that its Vitamin A helps reinforce resistance to colds, influenza & infections of the kidneys, bladder and lungs." Fuze Oolong Tea claims that regular consumption of Polyphenols are associated with reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease and certain cancers." The vitamin B3 in the four flavors of Fuze Refresh is known to improve circulation and reduce the cholesterol level in the blood," according to the Fuze web site.
Alfred Peet, 1920-2007: Coffee pioneer influenced America's taste
Alfred Peet, a pioneer in specialty coffee who shared the stage with the Bay Area culinary stars who shaped the region's food-centric reputation, died Wednesday at his home in Ashland, Ore. He was 87. The company he founded, Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc., has more than 150 establishments, all but 22 in California, but the first opened at Walnut and Vine streets in Berkeley in 1966, taking its place in what would become the Gourmet Ghetto. With his emphasis on specialty coffees and unique brewing techniques, Peet, the son of a Dutch roaster, put specialty coffee on the map -- and in the process influenced the founders of Starbucks. "Up until the time he started, in 1966, basic American coffee was swill," said Jim Reynolds, roastmaster emeritus at Peet's.
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