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local food
September 10, 2024
New York Governor Cuomo has launched a local food label unique to New York State, intended to promote New York…
FDA's New GRAS Rules Give Companies Free Reign on Food Additives
September 10, 2024
The new FDA guidelines for ingredients that qualify as GRAS (generally recognized as safe), aren't ensuring food safety, says Senator…
panera kids' menu just got healthier
September 10, 2024
A new Panera kids' menu devoid of additives and extra sweeteners was announced Thursday. Panera challenged fellow fast food chains…
Organic Watchdog Group Aims to Disrupt Danone-WhiteWave Merger to Save Organic Dairy Farmers
September 10, 2024
The Cornucopia Institute has filed complaints with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission over the WhiteWave buyout…
KIND Healthy Snacks
September 10, 2024
Nearly two years ahead of FDA requirements, KIND Healthy Snacks has become the first national snack company to publish the…
Vermont May Not Require GMO Labeling Anymore, but Companies are Encouraged to Keep it Up
September 10, 2024
The Vermont Retail Grocers Association encourages continued GMO labeling even after the invalidation of the Vermont GMO labeling law by…
Wendy's removes antibiotics
September 10, 2024
Wendy's, the nation's 5th largest fast-food chain, is set to remove antibiotics from chicken by 2017.
Bottled Water Taps More Sales than Soda, Bottle Recycling Still Dangerously Low
September 10, 2024
For the first time in U.S. history, Americans are buying more bottled water than soda. But they're not recycling the…
Monsanto's Panicked Farmers Use Illegal Herbicide to Battle Resistant 'Superweeds'
September 10, 2024
Use of a yet-to-be-approved new Monsanto herbicide is riling up farmers in the midwest whose farms are being damaged by…
aldi removes neonicotinoids from stores
September 10, 2024
German grocery store chain Aldi has decided to remove eight pesticides, including three neonicotinoids, from products in its American stores.
organic meat
September 10, 2024
After a study touting the benefits of organic meat was published in February, the United Kingdom has seen a clear…
gmo wheat
September 10, 2024
Unapproved GMO wheat has been found growing in a Washington wheat field. The wheat has been identified as one of…
silk soy milk from whitewaves foods
September 10, 2024
WhiteWave Foods announced Tuesday that it reached its sustainability targets for 2016, and new, ambitious plans are in place for…
Controversial Insecticide Significantly Decreases Fertility in Honeybees, New Study Finds
September 10, 2024
Honeybees are facing yet another challenge as a result to insecticide exposure--the latest research links declining fertility to neonicotinoids.
food waste ends up in landfills
September 10, 2024
We've been concentrating our food waste efforts on produce, but meat is a far bigger problem: it accounts for 21…