Stop the Food Label Fear-Mongering

For food manufacturers – including those in the dairy industry – the writing is on the wall, and it couldn’t be clearer. While many are responding with a barrage of new labels to meet that demand, they’re doing so with an eye towards giving their products a leg up over the competition, and their bottom lines a …

The largest U.S. meatpacker is looking to acquire companies that would boost its food brands and geographic reach, Chief Executive Officer Tom Hayes said in an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week. It also has an eye on expanding its international …

What if I told you there was a miracle pill that could drastically improve your health and the length of your life? What’s more, this life-saver is cheap, readily available and comes with no debilitating side-effects. It’s been rigorously tested (including by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist) and almost every doctor in …

Studio Ghibli fans now have extra chances to satisfy their appetites for the current food-themed special exhibition at the popular museum dedicated to the anime studio, as it has been extended through this November. The “Delicious! Animating Memorable Meals” show, which focuses on food-related …

When they tried the same experiment with canola oil, they found the mice getting the extra oil did worse on memory tests and had built up more brain plaques. The results may not be sufficient to make anyone give up canola oil, but they do make an important point — food affects the brain. Some media critics …

About 6,000 more fans per game entered the stadium earlier than they did in 2016, and in general, the venue sold as much food by the end of the first quarter of Falcons games as it did in full games in 2016. Fans also gave the Falcons the highest satisfaction rating in the NFL for food and beverages, …

On the heels of the horror-themed “F vs J Intro” visual, Fabolous and Jadakiss return with another video from their 12-track Friday on Elm Street album. The New York rappers enlist their sons to star in the “Soul Food” music video, which was released late Sunday night. The Gerard Victor-directed video …

Though it is not clear why informational interventions do not work, evidence suggests that food-related stimuli in the environment may play a role in triggering unhealthful eating habits. “Health warnings often make people want to choose healthier foodproducts, yet many still end up picking unhealthy food …

“The United Nations has embraced them as a viable solution to the agricultural dilemmas we’re already facing, declaring ‘To meet the food and nutrition challenges of today—there are nearly 1 billion chronically hungry people worldwide—and tomorrow, what we eat and how we produce it needs to be …