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Is It Ok to Eat Peanuts While Pregnant?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:00 EST

Marion Nestle Is Baffled By Conflicting Reports on Nut Allergies.

China Makes Arrests in Melamine Scandal

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:25:00 EST

The Government Takes Steps to Crack Down on Melamine Contamination, But Is It Enough?

The Presidential Win Wasn't the Only Positive

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:53:00 EST

President Obama! Other amazing things happened too. I’m not sure which is more amazing: the approval of Proposition #2 by an astonishing 63% of California votors, or today’s up-to-the-second Wikipedia entry on the election results.

Junk Food Scoring System

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:44:00 EST

Big Food companies have gotten together and agreed on a scoring system to identify “better-for-you” packaged foods. Thanks to my colleague in Copenhagen, Morton Strunge Meyer, for sending the link to the qualifying criteria.

Just How Bad Is the Melamine Scandal?

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:03:00 EST

The latest Food Matters column in the San Francisco Chronicle is about the melamine scandals. Melamine is still a big problem. It has just turned up as the cause of death of 1,500 raccoon "dogs" (animals raised for fur in China) and in pizzas in Japan.

Melamine Is In What?

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:14:00 EST

Sex Toys Don't Escape the Melamine Contamination Scare.

The Irony of Too Little and Too Much Food

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:58:00 EST

With Something Called the Heart Attack Grill, Who Would Know Global Hunger Were An Issue?

Is MSG the New Trans Fat?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:31:00 EST

I’m fascinated by the “Soup Wars” (see previous post). The New York Times has a full-page ad today from Progresso: “Campbell’s has 95 soups made with MSG. Progresso has 26 delicious soups with no MSG (and more to come).” Then it adds in small print, “Except that which occurs naturally in yeast extract and vegetable proteins.” I thought people considered high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to be the new trans fat (get rid of it!), but maybe it’s MSG?

How Much Melamine Is Safe To Eat?

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:24:00 EST

A Scary Question, But Marion Nestle Tries To Figure It Out During This Food Contamination Scare.

Calorie Labeling Is Catching On

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:53:00 EST

Are Restaurants Posting Truthful Calorie Counts?

Will COOL Labeling Be Effective?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:58:00 EST

Marion Nestle Wonders If the New Country-of-Origin Labels Will Make People Pay More Attention To Their Food.

Imported Foods Rejected by the FDA

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:25:00 EST

This is interesting. The USDA has done an analysis of the kinds of imported foods rejected by the FDA for reasons of sanitation (the lack thereof), pesticides, and improper or no registration.

The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:28:00 EST

Evil Sugary Substance? Or Just a Natural Sweetener With An Image Problem?

Whole Foods Goes Into Damage Control

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:00 EST

This Is What Happens When Corporations Have to Please Their Stockholders.

Why Are Americans Gaining Weight?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:54:00 EST

Sunday’s New York Times has a beautifully illustrated account of how the U.S. food supply has changed since 1970, based on USDA food supply data.