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Confusing and surprisingly contentious.

Why’s it taken so long for foreign-language characters and words to make it into English cookbooks?

09.30.2021

Rachel Baron

What’s the visual symbol for ‘pasture-raised’ meat? There isn’t one—yet.

08.10.2021

by Michael Waters

Chain restaurants are required to disclose calorie counts on menus. In the age of DoorDash, that’s not happening.

04.01.2021

by Jessica Fu

How a spice scammer allegedly fleeced the federal government out of thousands of dollars worth of garlic powder

01.27.2021

by H. Claire Brown

Federal agencies clash over who regulates genetically engineered meat

01.14.2021

by Jessica Fu

There is wood pulp in your “100 percent grated cheese.” Is that a problem?

01.08.2021

by Sam Bloch

When meat is sourced from “independent family farms,” what does that really mean?

01.05.2021

by Jessica Fu

FDA sends Whole Foods CEO John Mackey warning letter over pattern of mislabeling allergens

12.22.2020

by Jessica Fu

In the most popular nutrition journals, 1 in 7 articles have food industry involvement

12.16.2020

by Jessica Fu

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