food politics
First the Good News…
I'm not quite ready to rush out and pick up a bucket of their fried chicken for
dinner, but hats off to KFC for removing trans fats from their menu.
05.07.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- health + science,
- restaurants
food politics
The Price Was Right
What will a cool $85 million buy from Congress these days? A tailor-made law that will benefit giant food companies at the expense of our health.
05.07.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- food policy
food politics
The Bad Earth
In light of the recent pet-food and hog-farm scares, consider this: Chinese produce is about the last choice an Asian shopper will make.
05.04.07
- Keywords
- karen coates,
- health + science,
- produce,
- china
food politics
Floating Feedlots
Bush's National Offshore Aquaculture Act, which died without being passed in the last Congress, has bobbed to the surface again.
04.30.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- farms + fish,
- politics of the plate
food politics
What's Next? A Ban on Chorizo?
Endless articles in the Spanish press lament the passing of the Mediterranean diet.
04.30.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- health + science,
- spain,
- restaurants
food politics
Omega, Oh My!
My sister, who was visiting me in New York, had only taken one bite of cereal when she put down her spoon and hastily got up from the table.
04.24.07
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- health + science
food politics
Cloning Around
The FDA seems hell-bent on approving cloned animals for use in our food supply, despite concerns expressed by watch dog groups.
04.23.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- legislation,
- meat,
- nutrition/diet,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Hog Wild
Pork production has its place in agricultural legislation. But lawmakers should concern themselves with swine that have curly tails, not those sporting Armani suits.
04.23.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- legislation,
- pork,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
food politics
McDonald’s Has a Royal Cow
When Prince Charles recently visited Abu Dhabi, he turned to a nutritionist and said: "Have you thought of banning McDonald's?
04.16.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/diet,
- middle east,
- restaurants,
- william sertl
food politics
Hot-and-Sour Steroids?
A Chinese doping expert warns that some Chinese foods are so loaded with steroids, athletes could test positive for drugs during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
03.28.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- asia,
- china,
- karen coates
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