The government is expected to launch a new website dedicated to communicating product safety information to consumers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is set to launch saferproducts.gov, a consolidated
Fat and salt-laden school food beware. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday unveiled proposed nutritional standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the
Another half dozen new governors are taking office this week as the changeover in the nation’s executive mansions plays out. A majority of the statehouses are not only getting
First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to make a major announcement regarding her campaign to combat childhood obesity on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama will be joined by business leaders to make
Restaurants in Denver will have to pay higher fines for food safety infractions under new regulations recently approved by the City Council that went into effect over the weekend, the
People who start drinking the soft drinks known as “energy” beverages early in life may be more prone to anxiety, depression, and addictive behavior later on, some research suggests.
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Packages of ground and chopped meat and poultry will soon bear a nutrition facts label–just like nearly everything else in the grocery store–as the U.S. Department of
As hunger continues to be an increasing problem nationwide, some college campuses are opening food banks to help the growing number of students in need.
“Food Pantries on college campuses
Meet the Local Food Dude. He’s Chef Tim Cipriano, executive director of Food Services for New Haven, CT public schools. When he walks into one of the district’s
The old-fashioned trick of hiding broccoli in the casserole to get kids to eat it has been given a high-tech update. The new tactic? Slipping healthy behavior lessons into children’
McDonald’s is standing its ground after being sued Wednesday in California for marketing its Happy Meals to children.
The plaintiff in the class action lawsuit is Monet Parham, mother
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sent a letter to Nestlé Monday, asking the Swiss-based food giant not to purchase Quorn, a line of frozen-meat substitutes shaped