When it comes to food, everybody’s got an opinion. Same goes for parenting. Mix the two together and you’ve got the makings of a culture war. Witness the
As First Lady Michelle Obama was announcing her support of retail giant Walmart’s plan to reduce fats, sugars and salts in packaged foods, a federal report emphasized the magnitude
Before he was Secretary of Agriculture, and before he was governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack was mayor of Mount Pleasant, a town of less than 8,000 citizens residing on
Much of what we eat and how we eat it is decided by politicians and on Wall Street, according to Marion Nestle.
Nestle, author and public health and sociology professor
“The status quo cannot remain,” implored Sam Kass, senior policy advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives and White House chef, during his keynote address that kicked off the 33rd Annual National
More attention is being placed on the culinary skills of those in charge of preparing food at schools, as the childhood obesity rate increases and creates a demand for healthier
According to a European study, people who eat more meat are likely to gain weight over time even if they eat the same number of calories as their peers.
The
Residents of urban food deserts, typically low income neighborhoods, have to deal with limited healthy food choices, in addition to perhaps more obvious disadvantages of life there. A food desert
First Lady Michelle Obama stood with members of the Childhood Obesity Task Force at the White House yesterday to announce the Task Force Action Plan: Solving the Problem of Childhood
A group of retired military officers yesterday cited school lunches as a threat to America’s national security.
Mission: Readiness, as the group is called, appeared yesterday on Capitol Hill
Within our little circle of writers, editors, and freelancers, we at Food Safety News are often having a conversation about not getting distracted. We want to focus like a laser
Updated with witness lists and Senate hearing details
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the
Capital. President Obama is expected to announce