Clik here to view.
Can We Afford to Pay U.S. Farmworkers More?
Giving the 3.5 million workers picking produce on American farms a raise to match the $15 an hour many fast food workers are fighting for sounds unaffordable, right? Not really. According to University...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Porter Ranch CEO got a $3 million bonus after a massive natural gas leak
Most of us aren’t rewarded for causing major health, environmental, and public relations disasters on the job. But most of us aren’t the CEOs of fossil fuel companies. The Los Angles Times reports that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why No Dining App Is the ‘Airbnb of Food’ (Yet)
The dinner was a Japanese-inspired six-course meal made by a chef in Brooklyn. The sample menu included dishes like "steamed silken tofu with edamame sauce" and "stuffed potato ball in Dashi soup" and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don't sign TPP, Nobel winning economist tells Ottawa
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the Trans-Pacific Partnership may well be the worst trade agreement ever negotiated, and he recommends Canada insist on reworking it. "I think what...
View ArticleAlimentos Congelados, S.A. Recalls Frozen Broccoli Cuts Because of Possible...
Consumer Affairs 1-800-888-4646 View Product Photos Alimentos Congelados, S.A. (Pinula) is voluntarily recalling 1,800 cases of Frozen Broccoli Cuts because it has the potential to be contaminated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lawsuit Charges FDA Ignored Safety Warnings About GMO Salmon
The controversy over genetically engineered salmon is headed to court. Several environmental, consumer, and fishing groups filed suit on Thursday against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roland Foods, LLC, Initiates A Voluntary Recall Of Roland® Fire Roasted Red...
Consumer Hotline 800.221.4030 ext. 222 View Product Photos Roland Foods, LLC, of New York, NY, in cooperation with the manufacturer in Peru, is initiating a voluntary recall of specific lots of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Costco gets creative to meet shoppers’ huge appetite for organics
At Costco’s recent shareholder meeting, CEO Craig Jelinek touted the vast amounts of food the company sold last year, from 83 million rotisserie chickens to $6.1 billion worth of produce. As for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We've Had Enough With Failed Trade Policies
Many pundits were caught off-guard by the transpartisan fury over America's trade policy rocking the presidential primary season. But it's no surprise to me. I grew up in a working class family in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Companies begin embracing GMO labeling
WASHINGTON — More food companies are voluntarily disclosing if their products contain genetically modified ingredients, the latest sign that consumer groups may be gaining ground in their campaign to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No amount of 'free from' labelling will make processed food good for you
If a company wants customers to buy its products, it must make products customers want to buy. Americans these days don’t want artificial and unsustainably produced ingredients in the food they buy and...
View ArticleSnyder's-Lance Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Number of Emerald®...
Consumer Affairs http://www.emeraldnuts.com/contact-emerald/ 503-364-0399 View Product Photos Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount of Emerald® 100 Calorie Pack...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FDA’s approval of GMO salmon: What are the environmental risks?
Get short URL © Lucas Jackson / Reuters The FDA has not paid attention to possible negative environmental impact, if genetically modified salmon are released in the wild, Brettny Hardy, Earthjustice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Change Food Fest Speaker Application 2016
Name * First Last Email * Title * Organization or Company * Address City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country Phone Number * ### ### #### Name of Assistant or Other Contact First Last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You're probably shopping for vegetables wrong. Here's how to do it better.
Not all produce is created equal. I got a first whiff of this truth as a teenager, traveling in Italy. I noticed the pasta sauces and watermelons there popped with much more flavor than those I was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Local Apple a Day... Benefits Kids, Farmers and the Environment
These days many of us are looking to get more fresh, local, and sustainably grown food onto our plates. Now we have a chance to ensure that New York students have more access to local produce too. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Burgeoning Effort to Restore Native Foods in an Unlikely Food Desert
The Native American tribes that live in the region adjacent to the Klamath River, which flows from Southern Oregon into the northern part of California, once subsisted sustainably off the land. They...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Three Dietary Supplements Can Lower LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol Levels
Phytosterols are plant extracts that keep some cholesterol from being absorbed from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream. That’s probably why so many supplements (and a few margarines, like...
View Article