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UN: Iran War Could Drive Up Global Food Prices
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (401+ words) Sybille de La Hamaide Friday, 03 April 2026 09:27 AM EDT World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations…...
Raw Dairy Farm Recalls Some Cheese Products as FDA Investigates E. Coli Outbreak
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (431+ words) MATTHEW PERRONE Friday, 03 April 2026 01:45 PM EDT A California dairy producer that health authorities have been investigating amid an ongoing outbreak of E. coli is recalling some of its raw cheese products, after initially refusing to do so. Raw Farm of Fresno,…...
Learn to Identify Highly Processed Foods
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (260+ words) What do most packaged breads (even those claiming to be whole wheat or multigrain), as well as many pastas, baby foods, and frozen French fries have in common? They're highly or ultra-processed foods. Foods don't have to be prepackaged snacks,…...
Kraft Heinz to Launch High-Protein Mac & Cheese
2+ week, 3+ day ago (209+ words) Tuesday, 17 March 2026 01:21 PM EDT Kraft Heinz said Tuesday it plans to launch high-protein Mac & Cheese as part of CEO Steve Cahillane's efforts to revive the packaged food maker after hitting pause on its plans to split. Last month, Kraft Heinz…...
E. Coli Linked to Raw-Milk Cheddar Cheese Sickens 7 in US
2+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) JONEL ALECCIA Monday, 16 March 2026 02:45 PM EDT At least seven people in three states, including young children, have been sickened by E. coli food poisoning linked to cheddar cheese made from raw milk, federal health officials said Monday. California-based Raw Farm made…...
3,800 Workers Set to Strike Monday at One of the Nation's Largest Meatpacking Plants
2+ week, 4+ day ago (390+ words) Monday, 16 March 2026 07:38 AM EDT About 3,800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants were set to strike Monday morning in Colorado in what union representatives said would be the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse since the 1980s. The strike…...
Coffee and Tea Lower Dementia Risk
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (240+ words) We're a country of coffee drinkers " 66% of adults have at least one cup daily. We're also lovers of tea, which has a much lower caffeine content than coffee. An average cup of black tea serves up about 50 mg of caffeine,…...
Dr. Crandall to Newsmax: RFK Jr. Targets Food Additives
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (539+ words) By Tricia Cooney Bresnahan "|" Friday, 06 March 2026 01:02 PM EST Sugary coffee drinks are coming under renewed scrutiny after comments from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently called attention to the high sugar content in beverages sold by…...
Mass. Gov. Healey Defends Dunkin' as Kennedy Targets Sugary Drinks
4+ week, 1+ day ago (499+ words) By Theodore Bunker "|" Thursday, 05 March 2026 04:09 PM EST Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has fired back at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he singled out Dunkin' and Starbucks over high-sugar coffee drinks, posting a defiant image on social…...
Denmark Is Set to Explore If Gastronomy Can be Recognized as an Art Form
4+ week, 1+ day ago (808+ words) JAMES BROOKS Thursday, 05 March 2026 10:00 AM EST In Denmark, chef Rasmus Munk doesn't offer dishes at the Alchemist restaurant. Instead, he whisks guests on an "immersive dining experience" combining performance, music, projections in its planetarium-like domed dining room, and, of course,…...