Business Meeting: Committee Print: Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and...
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New Dietary Guidelines spark intense debate among nutrition experts
A week after the federal government released its latest recommendations for healthful eating, the 2015-20 Dietary Guidelines have touched off a food fight. Acknowledging that the "scientific integrity"...
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Humane Weaning is Better for Animals and the Bottom Line, Say Farmers
On most beef farms and ranches, calves are weaned from their mother when they’re around six months old. The tiny animals are introduced to a new diet, a new environment, and they have to learn new...
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Why is the food industry dead set against warning labels?
Consumers are frequently told that it's their responsibility to make informed decisions. Otherwise, caveat emptor — let the buyer beware. So it's striking that some industries seem to work overtime...
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How A Great Teacher Cultivates Veggies (And Kids) In The Bronx
Things to know about Stephen Ritz, one of NPR's 50 Great Teachers: He and his students made bow ties out of Scrabble tiles. His Bronx classroom, a refurbished school library, has more plants than...
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Dying Whales, Horrific Omen
Earth's ailing oceans are witnessing a shocking trend - dying whales. Beached sperms whales along Dutch isalnd of Texel in second week of Jan. 2016. Photo credit: washingtonpost.com My colleagues at...
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800-242-3472 512-266-0832 View Product Photos Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily issuing a precautionary recall of 350 cases of 12 oz. Fresh Express Baby Spinach with a Product Code of G010A17A...
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Why we’ve been hugely underestimating the overfishing of the oceans
The state of the world’s fish stocks may be in worse shape than official reports indicate, according to new data — a possibility with worrying consequences for both international food security and...
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Agriculture, Education, and the Next Green Revolution
Science & Our Food Commentary Series There is much to celebrate when writing on the accomplishments of agriculture and science. Our era is one where farms all over the world are more productive...
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Counting All Farmers – Capturing the Many Faces of Agriculture in the 2017...
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. The 2017 Census of...
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As Bees Die Off, the EPA Shuffles its Feet
Lately it seems like bees just can’t get a break. This is the tenth consecutive year of exceptional annual bee losses. And despite heightened attention to the plight of the nation’s pollinators—which...
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New GM food could end up on your plate untested and unlabelled
After two decades of commercial use, Europeans still can’t stomach genetically modified (GM) food. But their producers may have found a way to bypass public opposition and safety regulation. A new...
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Fresh Express recalls baby spinach after finding almond in production run
Fresh Express Inc. is voluntarily recalling of 350 cases of Fresh Express Baby Spinach after a piece of almond was found in the production supply. The 12-ounce packages have a product code of G010A17A...
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Farmworkers will help you comply, if you help them
In today’s fresh produce supply chain, foodborne illness is a major challenge for growers and retailers who take pride in providing nutritious and healthful fruits and vegetables to consumers. The...
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Can't sleep? Your dinner might be the problem
| Wed Jan. 20, 2016 6:00 AM EST If you're nodding off as you read this, don't blame my prose style. You probably didn't sleep enough last night, or maybe you just slept poorly. According to the Centers...
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University Backpedals on Chocolate Milk Concussion "Study"
On January 7th, I wrote about a press release promoting an unpublished University of Maryland (UMD) study that recommended a chocolate milk drink to help high school football players recover from...
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Bobby Flay"s Pan-Roasted Chicken With Mint Sauce Recipe
Browse, save, and share recipes from our new app in the iTunes App Store™ Bobby Flay served a version of this chicken at Bolo, the elegant little jewel box of a restaurant he had on 22nd Street until...
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Tell the USDA to stop suppressing science
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