Fooducate: 10 Things the FDA Can Do to Improve Nutrition Labeling
Recently, the FDA announced that it's going to start regulating the front of package food-labels. What should their regulations consist of?
View ArticleIn Tough Economic Times, Food Stamps Becoming The Norm
With millions of Americans out of a job, more than 36 million people are currently on food stamps.
View ArticleShould The FTC Regulate Food Advertising Aimed At Children?
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a set of proposed standards for marketing foods to children.
View ArticleReport: Food-Borne Illnesses Cost U.S. $152 Billion Annually
According to a report published today by the Produce Safety Project, acute food-borne illnesses cost the U.S. $152 billion each year.
View ArticleJustice Department To Investigate Big Agricultural Companies
The U.S Department of Justice meets in Iowa this weekend to consider whether the size of big ag companies could be in violation of federal anti-trust regulation
View ArticleReport Warns Against US Sodium Intake, What Will The FDA Do?
The Institute of Medicine released a report today detailed strategies to reduce sodium intake in the Americans' diets. The FDA is reviewing the recommendations.
View ArticleNew Bill Calls For Regulation of E. coli, Opposed By Meat Industry
The American Meat Institute is opposed to a new bill that would require the USDA to test for six additional strains of E. coli.
View ArticleNew UK Government Dismembers Food Standards Agency
As the U.K. ushers in a new administration after its elections last month, so, too, is it welcoming new standards for nutrition and food safety regulation.
View ArticleFood Safety Bill Update Omits BPA Ban, Relief For Small Farmers
The Senate Health panel released a new bipartisan version of a food safety bill this week, which seeks to give the FDA more authority in food safety matters.
View ArticleFood Safety Bill Revived And Passed By Congress
After being pronounced dead by many observers, the new legislation was passed in a surprise vote earlier this week. Some of the changes may surprise you.
View ArticleGE Alfalfa: What Does This Mean For The Future Of Food?
The debate over genetically engineered alfalfa began in 2007, when a U.S. district court judge ruled that planting the "Roundup Ready" alfalfa seeds (which tolerate the Monsanto-produced pesticide...
View ArticleFood Industry And Consumers Play A Food Safety Blame-Game
Amidst recalls and food safety campaigns, who is responsible for preventing foodborne illness? Experts from all sides of the debate paint a blurry picture.
View ArticleLess Trans Fats In Foods Means Less In The Body
The FDA began requiring food manufactures to label trans fats in 2003. Since then, the levels of trans fats have dropped not just in food but in humans as well.
View ArticleGMO Labeling Gains Strength In Connecticut
Connecticut gets closer to labeling genetically modified organisms in their food -- but not everyone supports the measure.
View ArticleAntibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found In Chinese Pig Manure
With one half of the world's pigs living in China, the discovery of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Chinese pig dung is cause for concern the world over.
View ArticleExpired ‘Use-By’ Dates Don’t Necessarily Mean Spoiled Food
There is currently no national standard for date-stamps on food. As a result, a new study says consumers are throwing away lots of perfectly edible food.
View ArticleTo Close Subsidy Loophole, USDA Wants To Redefine ‘Farmer’
The government’s current definition of a farmer includes owning land or equipment, and doing at least 1,000 hours of manual labor a year.
View ArticleWhat’s Organic? In Marijuana Industry, It’s A Hard Question
There’s no such thing as a government-sanctioned certification for organic marijuana in large part, because growing or using marijuana is still a federal crime.
View ArticleGenetically Engineered Animals Could Come To Plate Near You
Researchers have developed a new breed of pig that is resistant to an incurable disease that plagues hogs barns, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.
View ArticleNew Genetically Modified Crops Push Old Regulations
The last time government agencies updated biotech regulations was 1992. Today a wave of new discoveries is breaking out of the old regulatory framework.
View ArticleChicago Tribune: Illinois Pork Production Regulation Flawed
The Tribune found the regulatory system designed to protect rural communities actually exploits state laws to build more facilities that mass-produce pork.
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Research Center Survives Cut, Barely
The Iowa Legislature decided to defund the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, leaving it to rely on money from its existing endowment and grants.
View ArticleThe Comfort Of A Familiar Recipe At The End Of A Long Day
Barbara Brosher is a journalist and a homebaker. This week, how baking treats like her Best Banana Cookies helps her relax after a busy day in the newsroom.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....