A New Reason to Skip Bottled Water
You already know it's expensive and bad for the environment. But a new study says it also may be less safe than tap water.… More »
Marion Nestle is professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, and the author of Food Politics, Safe Food, What to Eat, and Pet Food Politics. More
You already know it's expensive and bad for the environment. But a new study says it also may be less safe than tap water.… More »
The grocery store chain now requires suppliers to prove they don't use genetically modified ingredients.… More »
Why Michael Taylor is a good pick to assist the food safety commissioner, despite his past with big agriculture.… More »
A new study offers some answers to an urgent question. But will policy-makers pay attention?… More »
The country's largest producer of organic milk is launching a new line of products labeled "natural."… More »
Mysteries remain in the case of Nestlé's cookie dough recall, but one thing is sure: the need for more regulation.… More »
A new survey shows that just 20 percent of Americans trust the food system as safe and healthy.… More »
The latest FDA recall is yet another reminder of the need to reform America's food system.… More »
The author wonders who's really behind the fast food chain's provocative new advertisement.… More »
The author tries to get to the bottom of the FDA's latest food recall: Nestlé's Toll House cookie dough.… More »
Legislators are considering a variety of measures that could make our food safer and healthier.… More »
Advocates of nanotechnology say it can increase food safety and nutrition. Its critics say beware. The author tries to make sense of the conflicting messages and asks for her readers' input before drawing a conclusion. Is this just another form of genetically modified food? Or does it have promise?… More »
Food products that advertise their lack of high fructose corn syrup are flying off supermarket shelves. But it's no sign people are buying healthier food. The author explains why HFCS is the new trans fat: a calorie distractor that lets us forget how bad a food may be for us.… More »
Food companies are trying to make ice cream and sugary cereals "healthy" by adding fiber and calcium. The author asks why we don't just eat foods that are naturally high in those nutrients.… More »
Experts disagree on whether plastic bottles used to feed babies contain unsafe amounts of a harmful chemical. The author tries to make sense of the conflicting messages and offers one item of advice: better safe than sorry.… More »
The author goes out to a restaurant in her New York City neighborhood this weekend. Much to her surprise, she ends up dining a table away from Barack and Michelle Obama.… More »
Rich countries are buying up farm land in poor nations to secure their own food and water supply. The arrangement may help improve nutrition and fight hunger in Third World countries, but it also sounds suspiciously like colonialism. The author explains why she feel uneasy.… More »
Procter & Gamble tries to convince a British court that Pringles aren't potato chips to avoid being taxed as junk food. But if they aren't chips, then what are they?… More »
Research shows that even if healthy food is out there, it's not affordable--especially for those who need it most. And now that health care, housing, transportation costs are higher than they were 30 years ago, people are having more trouble than ever getting high-quality food on the table.… More »
Vitamin and dietary supplement producers, still not properly regulated by the FDA, get to make all kinds of unsubstantiated health claims, with sometimes risky results. Remember ephedra?… More »
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