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Marion Nestle writes about her strong arguments in favor of public awareness and regulatory reform when it comes to food and food safety
Should 15 People Die Every Year from a Flesh-Eating Oyster Disease?
Oysters kill 15 people every year, but the Obama Administration caved to industry and political pressure in rescinding a new food safety regulation governing oysters caught in the Gulf of Mexico.
5 Reasons to Ban BPA ...
A new study links high exposure to Bisphenol A with erectile dysfunction, but there are much better reasons to ban BPA than one study of high exposure.
Unsafe Levels of Chemicals Found in Popular Canned Foods
An overview of the Consumer Report study on popular canned food and BPA.
It's Full of Sugar and Totally Good for You!
After the FDA begins an investigation of front-of-package labeling, the food industry suspends the dubious labeling of 'Smart Choice' foods.
Maybe 'Smart Choice' Foods Weren't So Smart After All
After the FDA begins an investigation of front-of-package labeling, the food industry suspends the dubious labeling of 'Smart Choice' foods.
FDA to Regulate Front of Package Food Labels
The FDA takes a stand on front of package labeling after Froot Loops are labeled a "Smart Choice"
The Government Wants to Make Your Kid's Lunch
The CDC, the GAO, the FDA and Even Jamie Oliver Want to Make Your Kid Lunch. An overview of school lunch initiatives.
A Coke Has 800 Calories?
Coca cola has put calorie counts on the front of coke bottles and cans, but it's still not revealing as much as the FDA would like.
Not-So-Smart Choice Labels
Marion Nestle discusses problems with the U.S. food labeling program.
USDA Wants YOU to Know Your Farmer
The government puts money behind local agriculture and health prevention initiates.
Are Food Labels Misleading?
The FDA is surveying consumers to determine if food nutrition labeling is helpful or misleading.
Meat Industry to You: Eat My Hormones
The meat and livestock industry is fighting an effort by Congress to limit the use of antibiotics in industrially raised livestock.
Eat (a Lot!) Less Sugar!
The American Heart Association weighs in on American's sugar intact, which on average is 22 teaspoons a day.
What Genetically Modified Food Labeling Looks Like
GM food has been laveled in the U.K.
Big Ag, Big Food Getting Bigger
Food and farm companies are increasingly consolidated, according to a new GAO report.
Do You Still Trust USDA Organic?
Why the national organic program audit is a good thing for organic food and people who like (and who don't like) organic food.
Food Safety Confusion?
A break-down of both the House and Senate versions of the food safety bill.
In Defense of Organic Food
Organic food is not more nutritional than other foods, according to a new study. But that doesn't tell the whole story. This does.
Big Government, the Soda Tax and the True Cost of Obesity
The debate on the medical cost of obesity.
The "Regulation" of Bottled Water
It's often less stringently protected then tap water, and that's just one of bottled water's issues.
Why Banning Routine Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Makes Sense
The FDA wants to see antibiotics used routinely in agriculture phased out to prevent antibiotic resistance that could threaten human health.
Are You Living In a Food Desert?
Food deserts, areas where the poor don't have access to fresh produce at good grocery stores, affect at least 4% of the U.S. population.
Michael Taylor Appointed to FDA: A Good choice!
Some history on the man who will be tasked with implementing the food safety laws we desperately need.
Largest U.S. Organic Food Brand Abandoning Organic Dairy
Horizon, the largest organic milk manufacturer, is starting to label dairy products as "natural" -- abandoning the organic farming that built its brand.
Obamas Eat a Biodynamic Meal in NYC
President and Michelle Obama had a date in New York City at Blue Hill, which uses mostly biodynamic ingredients that are sustainably produced.
Should the FDA Ban Grocery Store Labels That Claim to Rank Foods' Nutritional Value?
The FDA may crack down on nutritional food labels in grocery stores. It should. Here's why.
Forget "Food Miles." Eat Less Meat
Want to green your diet and do something about global warming? Forget food miles and eat less meat.
Is Stevia Sweetener Really Natural?
Is the Stevia sweetener really natural? Should it be labeled and hyped as natural?
Choose the Salad...But Beware Its Health Aura!
The health aura around salad leads people to make unhealthy food choices, like French fries.
Why Taxes on Soda Make Sense
Soda taxes makes sense as a tool to fight the obesity epidemic.
Myth or Fact? A Bill in Congress Will Mean the End of Organic Farming
The Food Safety Modernization Act will spell the end of organic farming and gardening, if you believe an Internet and email hoax... debunked here. The 6 myths of the The Food Safety Modernization Act.
FDA Approves Salmonella! (Or So Says The Onion)
Fake news is good news. The Onion's report about the FDA legalizing salmonella is fake.
Food, Inc. Is a Must-See Movie
Food Inc. is a must see movie about the American food system and how it affects our health.
The Politics Behind Your Child's School Lunch
As the USDA and Institute of Medicine draft new rules for school lunch nutrition, the process is being heavily watched -- and influenced by -- junk food and commodity food industry bigwigs.
Joy of Cooking Portions 35% Bigger ... And We Are Bigger, Too
Portion size is up 35% in Joy of Cooking, and elsewhere ... no doubt contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Good News! America Fertile Ground for Small Farms
USDA Census of Agriculture shows that the number of small farms is increasing.
Mercury in Corn Syrup. What Next?
High fructose corn syrup has mercury.
Now "Naturally Raised" Meat Means Something
Now "naturally raised" has a legal meaning, so when you see it used on meat packaging, you can be more sure it means something, though adherence to the definition is still voluntary.
Hundreds Sick from Salmonella in Peanut Butter
How would salmonella get into peanut butter? One of two ways, and neither is the least bit appetizing. But King Nut peanut butter is being recalled because salmonella in it sickened hundreds.
Stop and Shop Unveils a New Nutrition Rating System
Stop and Shop's "Healthy Ideas" nutrition rating system, like other food nutrition rating systems, is as good -- and as trustworthy -- as the entity rating the food. Best bet? Just ignore the labels and choose minimally processed foods.
Is Obama's USDA Pick the Best Choice to Create a Healthy Food Policy?
Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, is Obama's pick for USDA secretary. Will he just promote corn and ethanol, or will he institute reforms that will improve the nation's health through its food supply? Skeptics have their doubts.
Soda Sin Tax: Does This Make Sense?
Will a sin tax on soda and other soft drinks work in New York to raise revenue and reduce obesity, or will it just burden the poor?
"Whopper Virgins" Ads: Bad Karma, Good PR
The new Burger King Whopper Virgin advertisements are horrible in every way, except from a PR perspective.
Is It Ok to Eat Peanuts While Pregnant?
Marion Nestle Is Baffled By Conflicting Reports on Nut Allergies.
China Makes Arrests in Melamine Scandal
The Government Takes Steps to Crack Down on Melamine Contamination, But Is It Enough?
The Presidential Win Wasn't the Only Positive
California Adopts Kinder Standards for Farm Animals--Will Meat Producers Adapt or Move?
Junk Food Scoring System
A New Check Mark Aims To Indicate Healthier Packaged Food Choices. How Effective Is It?
Just How Bad Is the Melamine Scandal?
Procter & Gamble's Toxicology Findings Tell Us It's Huge.
Melamine Is In What?
Sex Toys Don't Escape the Melamine Contamination Scare.
The Irony of Too Little and Too Much Food
With Something Called the Heart Attack Grill, Who Would Know Global Hunger Were An Issue?
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