Mahina Mele Farms expands recall of macadamia nut products
Mahina Mele Farms LLC has expanded its recall of macadamia nuts and macadamia nut butter to include all products distributed from Oct. 21, 2015, through Jan. 20. A sample from one lot of macadamia nuts...
View ArticleNOAA plans traceability regs for seafood importers
Later this year about 600 international fish brokers and 2,000 importers are going to be required to provide more robust paper trails for selected species to curb so-called fish fraud and reduce human...
View ArticleAll the News That's Fit to Eat: Chipotle Blames Australian Beef, Eggless...
Another full week of food policy news has passed, but don’t worry, we’ll get you caught up. Glyphosate Now the Most-Used Agricultural Chemical Ever (Newsweek) A study published this week in...
View ArticleStadiums Score with Farm-to-Game Eats
Tampa’s Amalie Arena serves hot dogs, nachos, and the rest of the foods that fans expect at an NHL game. But the arena also offers herb-studded risotto, seasonal soups, and a salad bar—all sourced from...
View ArticleAsda puts UK's first supermarket wonky veg box on sale
The UK’s first supermarket ‘wonky vegetable’ box goes on sale on Friday, containing enough ugly potatoes and knobbly carrots to feed a family of four for an entire week for just £3.50. The Asda box is...
View ArticleWorld report: More Roundup, pesticides used since GMO crops
Scooped by Soil Association Scoop.it! Despite warnings about diabetes, obesity and tooth decay, billions of fizzy drinks are sold and consumed each day. So, what does drinking soda and pop actually do...
View ArticleBJ's Wholesale Club Announces Recall of Deli Meats Due to Undeclared...
BJ's Member Care Dept 800-896-0847 BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., is voluntarily issuing a recall of Cittero Mortadella and deli meats sold from January 20 through February 3, 2016 due to a possible...
View ArticleNeal Fraser and McDonalds Troll L.A. Food Writers and We Were There
A A Earlier this week, Redbird chef Neal Fraser gathered a bunch of L.A. food writers and bloggers and Instagrammers for what promised to be "a one-night-only dining experience with one of Los Angeles’...
View ArticlePasta Recalled Without Benefit of Federal Inspection
Marin Pasta Works, a San Rafael, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 491 pounds of pork ravioli products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department...
View ArticleVictory for farmers: Why the govt was forced to backtrack on GM mustard
Mustard production has increased 25% in a decade. There's no shortage. So why do we need GM mustard?
View ArticleCan the Ingredient Supply Chain Keep up With The "Non-GMO Tsunami?"
Ken Roseboro is editor and publisher of The Organic & Non-GMO Report, a monthly news magazine that focuses on threats posed by GM foods and the growing non-GMO food trend. He is also editor and...
View ArticleIs Food Foraged in Cities Safe to Eat?
Food forests and edible landscapes are popping up in cities all over the nation, leading to a kind of urban foraging renaissance. But should foragers be worried about lead and other heavy metals in the...
View ArticleReal Food Right Now and How to Cook It: Kumquats
Everything is adorable about kumquats. From their diminutive size to their cheery color, and even their name – all as cute as a button, and a welcome sight in the dead of winter when there is little...
View ArticleBlack Tap Milkshakes Are New York's Latest Line-Inducing Novelty Sweets
Congratulations to the proprietors of 10-month-old comfort food restaurant Black Tap Burgers & Beer, because they've single-handedly launched New York's latest dessert craze. The people in this...
View ArticleWaitrose to stop using factory farmed cows for its supermarkets
Cows will be guaranteed at least 100 days grazing outside a year on farms supplying Waitrose in a backlash against dairy factory farms. The move comes in response to concerns from animal welfare groups...
View ArticleCheap and easy food? Think about the true cost
There is something disconcerting about the sight of the easyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Iannou, at the launch of his latest business venture this week, easyFoodstore: a discount food store in Park...
View ArticleIn Baby's 'First Bite,' A Chance To Shape A Child's Taste
Food writer Bee Wilson has a message of hope for parents struggling to get their children to eat their veggies: "As parents we have a far greater power than we think we have to form children's tastes,"...
View ArticleChicago Stock Exchange Says It's Being Sold to Chinese-Led Group
The Chicago Stock Exchange said a Chinese investor group agreed to acquire it, giving the buyer entry into the intensely competitive U.S. equity market. Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group has signed a...
View ArticlePoet Wendell Berry bequests farming legacy to small Catholic college
Video courtesy of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly ST. CATHARINE, Ky. (RNS) The tobacco farms, hay fields and rolling knobs of central Kentucky mark the landscape that inspires much of the work of...
View ArticleSmall Batch: How To Eat The Super Bowl
As you know if you're interacting with American commerce or popular entertainment at the moment, the Super Bowl is this weekend. Stephen Thompson, as he's explained for NPR in the past, has an annual...
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