More Lessons From the Tainted Egg Recalls
A nutritionist reacts to the latest wave of egg-related articles and explains what they actually mean More »
Marion Nestle is a professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. She is the author of Food Politics, Safe Food, What to Eat, and Pet Food Politics. More
Nestle also holds appointments as Professor of Sociology at NYU and Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She is the author of three prize-winning books: Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (revised edition, 2007), Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (2003), and What to Eat (2006). Her most recent book is Feed Your Pet Right: The Authoritative Guide to Feeding Your Dog and Cat. She writes the Food Matters column for The San Francisco Chronicle and blogs almost daily at Food Politics.
A nutritionist reacts to the latest wave of egg-related articles and explains what they actually mean More »
What Wednesday's response from "America's egg farmers" really said—and what it should have said More »
Great discoveries in meat substitute technology: meat flavors can make tofu taste better, and more More »
A Wall Street Journal piece on corporate social responsibility says the unthinkable: it's only about profits More »
The Food and Drug Administration is trying to put out food safety fires, but its hands are still tied More »
Salmonella isn't unheard of—but a recall of 380 million eggs? Stranger still is that new FDA rules didn't prevent it. More »
Food safety letter grade are terrifying chefs and might scare off business—but that's precisely the point More »
U.K. beef producers are fighting for their right to sell cattle descended from clones. But will they just be cloning our own lack of food transparency? More »
Britain's new conservative government is taking school food policy in a new direction—the wrong one, that is More »
With luck, food safety laws will crystallize this fall after a year of delays. Two looks at the latest developments. More »
How will the government keep food safe? As a Senate bill moves forward, an outline of what it might accomplish. More »
The latest ways the food industry is trying to influence you: social media, co-opting nutritionists, and more More »
The supplement industry takes a beating after sources call weight-loss drugs and vitamins over-the-counter dangers More »
When it comes to obesity and food safety, thinking about populations, not individuals, makes health the default More »
Construction in Russia is about to destroy 5,000 varieties of fruits and berries. But it's not too late—yet. More »
Almost everyone supports food safety reform. Everyone, that is, except anti-government raw milk advocates. More »
The beef industry has secretly been using federal funds to pay lobbyists. We'll have our steaks disclosed, please. More »
The FDA is shying away from enforcing food advertising rules—so a nonprofit is putting the agency under siege More »
A new website promises to help doctors, nurses, and social workers add their voices to food-related debates More »
Anti-obesity programs are, as has long been feared, stealing resources from campaigns to fight smoking. Why not try working together? More »
Sign up to receive our free newsletters

