Why the new Food Safety Enhancement Act could spell trouble for small farmers.

Advice for the superstar sushi chef on how to deal with tuna.

The season for competitive consumption is underway—but why sign up for an eating contest when you can scarf several days’ worth of calories in just one meal at your local chain restaurant?...

A new study concludes that reusable shopping bags can harbor bacteria and fungi. But a closer look reveals that this supposed public-health threat may be more of a scare campaign....

According to plant geneticist Wes Jackson, we could see a commercially viable variety of perennial wheat within a decade—and he has the flour from his experimental plantings to prove it....

Call them elitist if you will, but panelists at a recent sustainable-food conference make a strong case for why food should cost more.

Thanks to new regulations and consumer demand, the market for humanely raised animal products is about to take off.

The European Parliament’s ban on Canadian seal products smacks of hypocrisy.

A recent Nielsen report greatly exaggerates the recession-related decline in the organics market—and new research indicates growth is still high.

Just make sure it’s an organic apple, if you want to keep the oncologist and cardiologist away.