The Ingredient Haunting our Candy
Milk protein concentrate is in thousands of the things we eat, but there’s no government oversight ensuring that this ingredient is safe for consumers.
Tricky Treats
Sugar haunts too much of what we eat these days.
Big Food Behemoths Embarrass their Organic Offshoots
Big Food’s mobilization against California’s right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
These Steaks May Stick to Your Ribs
While meat glue is widely used, corporations peddling molded meat aren’t eager to let us consumers in on their little secret.
The Chief Twinkie Goes Ding Dong
After sinking into bankruptcy, Hostess Brands is trying to squeeze its workers without disrupting its junk food sales.
Resolve to Keep Science Experiments off Your Dinner Table in 2012
Engineered crops have steadily increased over the past 15 years, despite the lack of independent research on their long-term effects on human health and the environment.
Shut Up and Eat Your Sugar
Manufacturers of processed and fast food for kids are throwing a fit over stronger industry standards.
Sugary Foods Industry
The sugary foods industry and USDA are joined at the hip.
Americans are Dying to Eat
Despite evidence that they may cause cancer, food manufacturers continue to pour about 15 million pounds of eight synthetic dyes into the American food supply every year.
Community Gardens Don’t Excuse What Kraft Did to American Food
Big Food won’t be absolved by tossing a fraction of its fortunes toward urban plots.
Pollan Digests the Latest Food Politics Books
Michael Pollan’s new essay highlights the diverse schools of food activism takes as well as unifying themes.