Food companies could be required to disclose when products contain gluten. In my travels I’ve noticed Europe has a lot more allergen disclosures than the US, especially at restaurants. Part of the current US administration’s agenda seems to be disclosure […]
“This move is expected to shape everything from food labeling to federal nutrition programs, with wide-reaching implications for food and beverage manufacturers.” ~ learn more
“I am happy to report that no food company wants this stuff in their food and they are all eager to figure out what’s going on and how to remove it. After a while I noticed the advice we were […]
A point of view certain to be controversial in some circles. “These sorts of findings are commonplace in the empirical food desert literature: objectively increasing availability and access to food doesn’t seem to do much to what people choose to […]
It’s nice to see an idea like this gaining traction in the market. “More than 450 Whole Foods Market stores are now offering “surprise bags” of surplus food on the Too Good To Go app.” ~ learn more
An incredible example of the food web in action. “When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, it creates a new ecosystem that changes the local food web for up to a century afterwards. They only occur in […]
Food safety researcher Jill Roberts explains the lack of standardization. Some expiration dates are based on studies of when 60% of people no longer like the taste. Others are just made up. Only baby formula has government mandated and scientifically […]
“This snack curator for Google is one of the most powerful people in food.” | learn more
This is less than half of what many headlines claim. From Our World in Data: “It is often claimed that smallholder farmers produce 70% or even 80% of the world’s food. This claim has even been made by the United […]
“Biochemical makeover allows Escherichia coli to use carbon dioxide as a building block for its cells.” This is an incredible breakthrough! “The work could lead to engineered microbes that suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into medicines […]