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labeling
wine + spirits + beer
What’s in a Wine?
A winery introduces ingredient labels.
03.24.08
- Keywords
- tara q. thomas,
- wine,
- labeling
food politics
Udderly Serious
Mark January down as Milk Month. The beverage promises to be much in the news.
01.07.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- health + science,
- politics of the plate,
- labeling
food politics
We Should Have Known
Pennsylvania's Agriculture Secretary claimed that labels for rBST-free milk were misleading because you can't test milk to see whether the fake hormone was present.
12.04.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- labeling,
- farming,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Oops!
The USDA allowed Tyson Foods Inc. to label its chicken "raised without antibiotics." But Tyson's birds were still fed a diet laced with drugs.
11.27.07
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- labeling,
- organics market,
- poultry,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Loud and Clear
There is worry that the National Organic Standards Board won't hear this message: No farmed salmon should be allowed to carry the USDA organic label.
11.05.07
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Consumer Protection?
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ordered dairies in the state to remove certain language from their labels: "antibiotic-free," and "pesticide-free."
10.29.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- farming,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Greener Pastures?
All young beef cattle are grass fed. Most, however, end their days crammed into vast feedlots gorging on an unnatural diet of corn.
10.22.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- farming,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Fishy Labeling
"Organic" seafood is everywhere.
07.16.07
- Keywords
- labeling,
- seafood,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Mystery Meats
In 2002, Congress passed a law requiring country-of-origin
labeling on all seafood, meat, poultry, and produce sold in this country.
07.09.07
- Keywords
- meat,
- food policy,
- labeling,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
food + cooking
The XFactor
What is friendlier, less threatening, more full of primary colors and cartoon script, than the junk food aisle at the supermarket?
06.18.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- industry,
- labeling,
- julia langbein