Trump Plan to Swap Food Stamps for Food Faces Skeptical Congress

The food box was part of Trump’s Feb. 12 budget proposal, which lawmakers view as more of a priority list than a blueprint for spending. USDA spokesman Tim Murtaugh said the food box would effectively serve the poor. “Innovation has always been one of the keys to success, and innovation is what …

Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador regularly hits out at the terms of food trade with the U.S., saying impoverished Mexican farmers have been driven from their land. He’s calling for a rethink of the national diet, so that Mexicans eat more food from their own country. It seems to be …

Retailers have removed at least 31 types of dog food mostly owned by Smucker’s after an investigation triggered by a canine who died of poisoning discovered they contained traces of a euthanasia drug used to put down other animals. Lab tests conducted by the Food and Drug Administration showed that …

What constitutes ultra-processed food turns out to be rather arbitrary and required a committee to decide which foods fit this category and which don’t. And there appears to be no scientific basis for their decisions. For example, mass-produced bread was included in the classification, but artisan bread was …

“OHM, aware that we were about to file a lawsuit against them for being in default of their lease agreement for not opening their food hall by the date set in the lease, rushed to file their own suit filled with untruths, misrepresentations, and salacious and false accusations in an attempt to litigate in the press …

Tyson’s move to packaged products comes as traditional food companies struggle to compete with trendy upstarts like Chobani and Kind Snacks. Over the last three years, the 10 largest U.S. food companies — giants including General Mills Inc. and Kellogg Co. — have seen about $17 billion in revenue …

This correctly reflected that the study found an association between eating certain types of processed food and a higher risk of cancer. The study showed that every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed food was linked to a 12% increase in developing some types of cancers. This is important …

The World Food Programme is expanding its blockchain-payments system, said Robert Opp, a director of the United Nations effort that feeds as many as 100 million people across 80 countries. The agency expects to cut millions of dollars in bank transfer fees by switching to distributed ledgers based on …