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In Spain, the Freeze is On
Spanish chefs are in an uproar over the government's decision this month to ban the sale of fresh fish and other seafood in restaurants.
12.18.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- spain,
- seafood
food politics
Seeing Stars
Hannaford Bros., a New England grocery-store chain, has begun a system for rating the nutritional content of foods in its stores.
11.14.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- labeling,
- produce,
- andrea albin
food + cooking
The U-Bomb
The Mushroom Council sent me an interesting press release that I thought I'd share. It proclaims that mushrooms are the king of umami.
11.09.06
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- health + science,
- vegetable,
- produce,
- maggie ruggiero
food politics
The Science of Shirley Corriher
Scientist Shirley Corriher gave a lecture for the New York Academy of Science, giggling her way through topics like the effects of zinc chloride on chlorophyll.
11.02.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- vegetable,
- shirley corriher,
- ian knauer
food politics
Hot Seat
Myth: Eating bread or rice will cool a burning mouth. I find it to be the equivalent of placing hot coals on your tongue.
10.24.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- thai,
- lillian chou
magazine
Heart Breaker
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?
June 2004
- Keywords
- health + science,
- industry,
- nutrition/diet
magazine
The Wild and the Farmed
On a coast-to-coast quest, Barry Estabrook discovers—in addition to amazing wild sockeye gravlaks—that all is not well below the surface of the aquaculture industry.
September 2002
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- seafood,
- health + science,
- aquaculture,
- farms + fish
magazine
Is Eating Meat Safe?
Mad cow disease has made headlines around the
world, but how much do you need to worry?
June 2001
- Keywords
- tish hall,
- health + science,
- food policy,
- meat,
- beef
magazine
Friend or Foe?
Through genetic engineering plant biologist Roger Beachy is growing a whole new kind of crop.
September 2000
- Keywords
- farming,
- health + science,
- organics market,
- produce,
- trish hall
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