Stephen Colbert: America's Newest Food-Awareness Crusader
Against all odds, our favorite fictional right-wing pundit has become a player in the debate about farm workers' rights More »
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Against all odds, our favorite fictional right-wing pundit has become a player in the debate about farm workers' rights More »
A speech by a Food and Drug Administration advisor shows where the agency stands on nutrition labeling More »
The FTC wages war against antioxidant health claims by taking on the leading U.S. vendor of pomegranate juice More »
A dubious distinction: According to the OECD, America is the heftiest country in the democratic, market-economy world More »
Is that cantaloupe or papaya genetically modified? Unlikely—but unless labels change, there's no way to know. More »
A round-up of reactions to the FDA's salmon hearings, from health concerns to debates about labeling More »
Everything. A woman who wrote the book on food politics—literally—on the link between votes and what we eat. More »
The corporations trying to rebrand high-fructose corn syrup have overlooked a crucial detail More »
The government spends millions each year on questionably nutritious formula. And lobbyists want to keep it that way. More »
The latest battles against hunger have been successful. But will we actually be able to win the war? More »
The Corn Refiners Association is asking the FDA to rename high-fructose corn syrup "corn sugar." Not a bad idea. More »
A food-world lesson: Food manufacturers crave government interventions—but only if they protect businesses More »
How is a candy different from a cookie? Tax officials need to know—and the answer is (predictably) convoluted. More »
The FTC has subpoenaed 48 food companies to learn how they sell to children. But will it learn anything? More »
Is the infamous chemical known as BPA harmful or harmless? Depends which interest group you ask. More »
Britain's food watchdog has been hacked into three parts. And you thought the two U.S. food agencies were bad. More »
The New York Times reports on a thick controversy: hunger-fighting—and copyrighted—peanut paste More »
Soon, FDA officials will hear comments on whether to approve genetically modified salmon—and 31 advocacy groups are already furious More »
Frogs, flies, and manure? Not three of the Ten Plagues. They're just a few of Wright Egg's health hazards. More »
Health care reform made restaurant calorie labeling the law of the land. Here's how it might be implemented. More »
