Soft-shell crabs may no longer mark the beginning of spring; lemon wedges are health hazards; and the rBST battle gets a litmus test.

It’s no surprise that the president of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America is upset about bills seeking to make it easier for consumers to buy wine directly from wineries....

Dying lobsters, laudable legislation, and more.

Farming high-value, naturally carnivorous aquatic species is a dicey financial proposition—more so if you try to do it sustainably.

For what seems to be the umpteenth time, the Federal Trade Commission tried to kibosh the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats.

The USDA has mandated that almonds grown in this country be either fumigated with chemicals or exposed to high-temperature sterilization against the remote possibility of salmonella contamination.

What is friendlier, less threatening, more full of primary colors and cartoon script, than the junk food aisle at the supermarket?

A decade ago, food books were relentlessly upbeat. But in the last few years we've seen a rash of gloom-and-doom volumes.

In Kansas, where cattle are grown on industrial megafarms, rancher Nancy Vogelsberg-Busch keeps it small, local, and organic.

More than 30 years ago, a Maryland scientist began making noise about the mortal dangers associated with trans fats. How come it took the FDA so long to tell the rest of us?