Restaurant A: How Bill Marler Tied Taco Bell to Salmonella Outbreaks
A recent outbreak sickened 68 people, but the CDC refused to make the name of the source of the contaminated food available to the public.… More »
Barry Estabrook is a former contributing editor at Gourmet magazine. He is the author of the recently released Tomatoland, a book about industrial tomato agriculture. He blogs at politicsoftheplate.com. More
A recent outbreak sickened 68 people, but the CDC refused to make the name of the source of the contaminated food available to the public.… More »
A solution for farmers that can't afford the big state-of-the-art equipment required to process, store, and distribute their meat and produce.… More »
Despite protests, the EPA approved the use of this potent poison years ago, but a lawsuit moving through the courts could change that.… More »
Only after a decade of analysis, and long after the WHO and EU, will the EPA release a risk assessment of dioxins in our food supply.… More »
Raising cattle on pasture is inherently more challenging than fattening them on feedlots, but many feel the results are worth the extra effort.… More »
The USDA keeps a list of inorganic products that can legally go into foods labeled organic, but new board members could change things… More »
Given that current production systems leave nearly one billion people undernourished, the onus should be on the agribusiness industry to prove its model, not the other way around… More »
In a new book that's part recipe collection, part culinary manifesto, Sam Mogannam exposes readers to his popular San Francisco store… More »
When a social-justice group showed up to present a letter asking the chain to sign a Fair Food Agreement, no one would open the door… More »
In Poisoned, Jeff Benedict reminds us of the 1993 E. coli outbreak that killed four children, a story that's more relevant today than ever… More »
Even if the government won't go after the food industry, William Marler will—by ensuring safe food through litigation… More »
The state's immigration crackdown has led to a return to the Jim Crow era—and fruits and vegetables rotting in the fields… More »
A new book offers a compelling look at the most infamous underwater predators—and the significance of their disappearance… More »
Thousands of black farm laborers have suffered kidney failure, birth defects, and worse—and Florida isn't compensating them… More »
Domingo hoped to save money to care for his parent. But instead of $200 a week, he received a taste of the indentured servitude helps fuel America's tomato industry.… More »
The government isn't putting the fish on the endangered species list—even though most evidence suggests it should… More »
Scientists are still years away from determining the full impact of the BP oil disaster. Are consumer fears justified?… More »
As most chefs keep promoting overfished delicacies, Barton Seaver takes a different approach—and a satisfying one… More »
Most people think farmers' markets are more expensive than supermarkets—but studies don't always support that conclusion. In fact, they're often cheaper.… More »
As ethical tomatoes become more common, a new curriculum teaches migrant workers how not to be exploited… More »
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