Vegetables and fruits should take up half the plate, according to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and following that advice will cost only about $2 to $2.50 a
I have now had time to look at the full report of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines-all 95 pages of what they are calling “the policy document.”
Oh no! What happened
Preliminary studies by Tara H. McHugh, a food technologist and research leader at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Processed Foods Research Unit at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany,
With the food safety bill’s passage in the House Wednesday, it appears that small farm and producer exemptions, which were added in the Senate, will be a part of
A nonprofit group has released a report citing the need for more government support of programs to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in American diets.
The 2010 Gap
The Produce Traceability Initiative is currently in the process of forming industry-led working groups to guide its future activities. The initiative was designed in order to help the produce industry
Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
For years, the term “food traceability” has permeated the media, and there has been a greater emphasis on consumers’ right to know
The Iowa Department of Public Health recently announced that the agency is investigating more than 10 illnesses that may be related to a freshly prepared fruit and vegetable product sold
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comment period for produce safety standards comes to a close next week.
The FDA established a docket in February to receive information
The United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Public Policy Conference, scheduled for September 14-16, 2010 in Washington, DC, will focus on the fresh-cut segment and on small farms, local and
Part I in a two-part series on food irradiation, with a focus on the science behind the technology.
With summer underway, barbeque season is in full swing. For some, that