Congress is set to legalize hemp
Move would classify product as an agricultural commodity
DATE: Aug 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Caitlin Dewey
Why ‘Monsanto’ is no more
Bayer expected to finalize acquisition in August
DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
How many calories are in that pizza? Chain restaurants now have to tell you
Consumers can no longer plead ignorance when ordering that deep-dish pizza or triple-patty burger.
That’s because, as of last Monday, federal rules require restaurant, grocery and...
DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Why the liquor industry wants to get self-driving cars on the road
NEW YORK – Automakers and tech firms have long been the ones hustling to get self-driving cars on the street. But they’ve lately been joined by a surprise ally: America’s alcohol industry. ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
The future of soda might be coffee
Coffee drinkers tend to savor their brew in the morning and switch to soda or water as the day goes on.
But the world’s largest beverage companies want to turn that morning cup o...
DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
A popular school fundraiser is just ‘junk-food marketing to kids,’ experts say
For 43 years, schoolkids and their parents have clipped the labels from cookie bags and cracker boxes as part of a popular rewards program called Labels for Education.
Through thi...
DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education
Why Americans have stopped eating leftovers
American consumers throw away 27 million tons of food each year, according to the food waste coalition ReFED, clogging landfills, generating greenhouse gasses and costing the economy an esti...
DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food
Report: 20 percent of serious food safety violations go ignored
Government inspectors failed to take action on one of every five serious food-safety risks identified in manufacturing facilities, according to a report released by federal auditors on Sept....
DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food
Consumers loved ‘all-natural’ – until Trix cereal lost its neon-bright glow
The latest development in the Trix cereal saga conclusively proves at least one thing: Consumers remain deeply divided on the definition, and the importance, of eating healthfully. ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
Insane $43B system could soon deliver you food
The temperature in Washington’s Columbia Heights is pushing 100 degrees as Armaye Ejigu swaddles space blankets around two precious scoops of Baskin-Robbins ice cream.
Shortly aft...
DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
The surprising number of American adults who think chocolate milk comes from brown cows
Seven percent of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, according to a nationally representative online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. D...
DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food
The news isn’t looking too good for retweets
Few read stories before retweeting, study finds
DATE: Jun 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
