Money doesn’t matter: White people breathe cleaner air
Not everybody gets to breathe clean air. So how do we decide who winds up wheezing through the smog and who winds up inhaling fresh air? Too often it depends on your skin color. For the most part, even...
View ArticleCanine Or Cuisine? This Photo Meme Is Fetching
chihuahua or muffin ? pic.twitter.com/LzZ1lwoVrP — karen zack (@teenybiscuit) March 10, 2016 We here at The Salt like to bring you serious journalistic tails from the world of food. But hey, we like to...
View ArticleJRZ Dairy, Inc., Selinsgrove, PA Recalls Whole Milk Yogurt and Low Fat Yogurt...
JRZ Dairy, Inc. puredairyproducts@gmail.com 630-337-0914 View Product Photos Inadequate pasteurization may allow for the survival of pathogens, which may cause serious or fatal infections after...
View ArticleMajor Gaps in Hawai‘i’s Pesticide Regulations Revealed
Press Releases News Room Press Releases Blog News For media inquiries contact: pr@centerforfoodsafety.org 202-547-9359 "they [CFS] have been a real leader- in raising questions about genetically...
View ArticleNorthern Tier Bakery LLC Issues Voluntary Recall Due to Allergy Alert on...
1-855-468-6972 602-286-1777 View Product Photos TEMPE, Arizona – Northern Tier Bakery LLC is voluntarily recalling 4.5 oz. Tuna Salad Sandwiches sold under the brand names SuperMom's Kitchen...
View ArticleGMO labeling debate puts food industry on defensive
If you've had a soda, a bag of chips or a store-bought cookie in the past 20 years, chances are you've eaten genetically modified organisms — better known as GMOs. For years, food containing GMOs have...
View ArticleEric Ripert Discusses Sustainability, Food Waste, and Justice in the Food System
Eric Ripert, born in southern France, is a celebrity chef who has had tremendous influence over French cuisine in the United States over the last 20 years. Since 1994, his work at New York's Le...
View ArticleAwareness Voluntary Recalls Boost Tea Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
Awareness Corp. (480) 615-3530 X556 Awareness Corp. of Mesa, AZ, is recalling its 7.4 ounce container of Boost Tea because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious...
View ArticleJoan Gussow, Teacher of Teachers
Last spring, when hundreds of alums and faculty of the nutrition program of Columbia University Teachers College gathered to commemorate the department’s 100th anniversary, one speaker riveted the...
View Article6 Food and Farming Success Stories From Native Communities
First, the bad news: Native American children face approximately twice the levels of food insecurity, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes relative to all children in the United States. The good news is that...
View ArticleDiscounts and other offers
Here's just some of the fab stuff we've secured from nice people to help us say 'thank you' to new and renewing London Food Link supporters. ***We email discount codes / details of how to claim when...
View ArticleSixteen School Lunch Programs Making a Difference
Over 31 million children in the United States consume most of their daily caloric intake at school. For many children, it may be the only food they eat regularly each day. But improving the quality of...
View ArticleNon-chain restaurant meals are high in calories too
Life | Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:46pm EST (Reuters Health) – A typical U.S. restaurant meal provides enough calories for two or more healthy meals - and that’s not just true in fast-food and large chain...
View ArticleFrom Ugly To Hip: Misfit Fruits And Veggies Coming To Whole Foods
You've probably heard of ugly fruits and veggies. They may not be pretty, but they're still perfectly tasty and nutritious. And there are lots of efforts to keep these cosmetically challenged produce...
View ArticleEverywhere Prince Graced San Franciscans With His Presence
The Bay Area has had a pretty high Prince fever after the music legend played sold-out shows at Oracle Arena in the last week. Security around the man was tight, with a strict no phone or camera rule...
View ArticleWhy the poor pay more for toilet paper
There are several ways to save money on, say, a roll of toilet paper. You can reach for the cheaper version: the store brand, or the singly-ply TP, or the stuff that feels like packing paper. Or you...
View ArticleFive million US seeds banked for resurrection experiment
In a vault kept at −18 °C in Fort Collins, Colorado, more than 5 million seeds now lie frozen in time — destined to wait for up to 50 years until evolutionary scientists earn permission to experiment...
View ArticleReal Food Right Now and How to Cook It: Black Pepper
Confession. I'm not a huge black pepper fan. I don't hate it, but I never understood the put-it-on-everything mentality. Those takeout pepper sachets usually - and regrettably - end up in the trash....
View ArticleThe farm that grows climate solutions
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View ArticleThese Solar Farms Help—Not Harm—Birds and Bees
Conservationists and a U.K. company are working to restore and create wildlife habitat at photovoltaic power plants. In the United Kingdom, threatened animals need all of the habitat they can get—even...
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