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Proposed School Lunch Rules a Win for Kids' Health
The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a markup of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) for January 20th; this legislation sets rules for federal programs like school lunch that feed tens...
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Sikkim becomes the first fully organic state of...
Scooped by Soil Association Scoop.it! Superbugs are mostly a hospital problem: They're where these pathogens are often born and spread, and where the infected come for help. But hospitals are not where...
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Thou Shalt Not Toss Food: Enlisting Religious Groups To Fight Waste
Separation of church and state? When it comes to fighting food waste, the U.S. government is looking to partner up with the faithful. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday launched The Food...
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Chris Christie's Beef With Michelle Obama's Healthy Eating Initiative
In a move sure to appeal to 11-year-old voters across the country, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promised to do away with First Lady Michelle Obama’s healthy school lunch initiative to a boy who...
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What Doesn't Kill You
This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is on the line with Twilight Greenaway, Managing Editor of Civil Eats. Civil Eats is a daily news source for critical thought about the American...
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First lady, school meal directors may be headed for truce
Share article 1 photo 38.8951-77.0364WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate bill released Monday would revise healthier meal standards put into place over the last few years to give schools more...
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Snyder Concedes Flint is His “Katrina,” a Failure of Leadership
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder conceded Monday that his administration’s handling of the Flint water crisis is a stain on his legacy, reflects poorly on his leadership, and is aptly compared to President...
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Planting the Seeds of Service and...
Summary: To honor Dr. King, the President and the First Lady participated in a service project at an elementary school that is home to many students from military families. Today, to honor the Martin...
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The age factor in sentencing for food safety crimes
For all the notoriety around criminal prosecutions over food safety, age is a factor that has not received much notice until now. Take 74-year old William B. Aossey, for example. He is the Halal food...
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Retail deli operators unaware of Listeria recommendations
Retail delicatessens and their food safety programs are the target of a year-long, nationwide pilot project that begins next week and seeks to determine whether best practices are being used to control...
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We’ve been conned by the rich predators of Davos
As metaphors go, this one takes some beating. This week, some of the richest people on Earth will gather high up a snowy mountain in the world’s biggest tax haven. Most will have paid big money to...
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Ugly Fruit & Veg
While there are plenty of farmers markets, small markets, and corner stores that have been selling cosmetically imperfect or "ugly" fruit and veggies (veg), citizens all over the world want large...
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I asked the experts how to eat healthy on a budget. Here’s what they told me.
In London, I had a roommate whom I'd call an extreme budget eater. Dining in a restaurant was a rare event. He never drank coffee out of the house. He rarely ate meat. He'd make quarterly trips to bulk...
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Chipotle’s New Mantra: Safe Food, Not Just Fresh
Not many business success stories rival Chipotle Mexican Grill’s. From its start in 1993 as a burrito stand in Denver opened by a young Culinary Institute of America-trained chef who borrowed money...
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Food Tech Startups Raise a Record $5.7B In 2015
2015 created a perfect storm for food tech startup funding, as the global shift to on-demand consumption paired with increased investor interest in the massive addressable markets associated with food,...
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Most U.S. Egg Producers Are Now Choosing Cage-Free Houses
3:40 Download Embed Embed iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/463190984/463224224" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> From McDonalds...
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News Article: Ecosystem-based farming comes of age
18 January 2016, Rome - A new FAO book out today takes a close look at how the world's major cereals maize, rice and wheat - which together account for an estimated 42.5 percent of human calories and...
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Your Food Processor Can Do So Much More than Make Pesto
Perhaps you, like so many of us, purchased a food processor with pesto in mind. These babies are admittedly perfect for blitzing garlic, herbs, nuts, and olive oil, but once you’ve exhausted your pesto...
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