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Food Policy

  1. nefarious things
    What You Need to Know About the Massive Times Pesticide ReportIf you enjoy fruit or vegetables or living a long, healthy life, you’ll want to know more about this story.
    By Nikita Richardson
  2. alt-milk
    The FDA Wants Almond- and Soy-Milk Companies to Stop Calling Themselves ‘Milk’It’s still a long shot, but prepare yourself for the possibility of “soy drink” and “oat juice” anyway.
    By Clint Rainey
  3. food insecurity
    20,000 New Yorkers Will Likely Lose Farmers’ Market Access Next Month“We found out last Tuesday.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  4. bans
    San Francisco Schools Ban Students From Drinking Chocolate MilkThe city’s school district has found a new way to reduce students’ sugar intake.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. food policy
    Obama Just Gave a Big Speech on Food PolicyHis first international talk as a private citizen was on food sustainability.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. food policy
    Congress Acts to Create the ‘Golden King’ Crab America DeservesThe new spending bill gives Alaska’s brown king crab a more elite name.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. food policy
    Kind’s CEO Pledges $25 Million to Fight Industry’s ‘Influence on Public Health’He says it has “undue influence in shaping nutrition policy and ability to disseminate biased science.”
    By Clint Rainey
  8. food policy
    Angry Farmers Say Withdrawing From TPP Will Cost Them $4 Billion This YearTrump called the controversial trade deal a “disaster” that would “rape our country.”
    By Clint Rainey
  9. food policy
    5 Reasons Why Food Experts Are Worried About Trump’s New Agriculture SecretaryThey say Sonny Perdue is poised to roll back regulations, has Big Industry ties, and denies climate change.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. food policy
    Michelle Obama’s Health-Food Nonprofit to Continue After She Leaves White HouseThe First Lady’s Partnership for a Healthier America promises her legacy “is going to continue.”
    By Clint Rainey
  11. food policy
    Experts Keep Speculating About What Trump’s Victory Means for the Food IndustryThe president-elect is clearly pro–fast food.
    By Clint Rainey
  12. food waste
    New Jersey Has a Bold Plan to Turn Supermarket Food Waste Into EnergyA new proposal would convert it into biofuel to power homes, businesses, and schools statewide.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. health concerns
    England Orders Food Industry to Slash Added Sugars by 20 PercentIt’s the U.K.’s most serious effort yet to curb childhood obesity.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. food policy
    Big Food Scrambling to Yank Added Sugars From ProductsMajor nutrition-label changes are coming in 2018.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. food policy
    Renewed Demands for FDA to Improve Food-Recall ProcessChuck Schumer is the latest to blast delays as a “recipe for disaster.”
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Food Waste
    Congress Suggests Legitimate ‘Sell By’ Dates Might Curb Food WasteA new bill says a national labeling standard would keep safe food out of the trash.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. Food Policy
    The FDA Moves to Fix Its Broken Definition of ‘Healthy’ FoodRight now Pop-Tarts qualify, but salmon does not.
    By Clint Rainey
  18. Studies
    A New Study Comes Down Hard on the Actual Benefits of Urban FarmingA reality check to the yuppie dream.
    By Clint Rainey
  19. Food Policy
    Politico Launches Food-Policy CoverageThe shutdown and your pantry, explained.
    By Belle Cushing
  20. Pork
    Shuanghui International’s Smithfield Foods Merger Given Green LightPorktastic.
    By Hugh Merwin
  21. Pork
    Prospective Buyers Offer More Money for Smithfield FoodsMaybe former spokesperson Paula Deen is a silent partner.
    By Hugh Merwin
  22. Big Deals
    Chinese Meat Producer Buying Smithfield Foods Had a Maggot ProblemSomething is rotten here.
    By Hugh Merwin
  23. Food Politics
    Stringer Pitches Food Strategy Plan for CityThe Manhattan borough president picks his issue, and eats it.
    By Aileen Gallagher