February 1, 2012
Top Stories: Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk food; Restaurant Performance Index reaches six-year high; IFT offers scientific perspective on reducing sodium consumption (Read more)
January 25, 2012
Top Stories: USDA unveils new standards for school meals; USDA proposes new poultry inspection process; Research finds levels of MRSA bacteria in pork products (Read more)
January 18, 2012
Top Stories: President Obama seeks more power to merge food agencies; FDA suspends orange juice imports; EU may initiate testing; Brazil breaks grain harvest record in 2011 (Read more)
January 11, 2012
Top Stories: FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock; USDA to shutter 250+ U.S. offices; Hostess files for bankruptcy (Read more)
January 4, 2012
Top Stories: Foodborne illness costs $77 billion annually; USDA launches online nutrition SuperTracker; The revamped Weekly newsletter (Read more)
December 21, 2011
Top Stories: Hong Kong finds H5N1 bird flu virus in chicken carcass; Report finds weakness in FDA’s oversight of state food facility inspections; Tyson recalls ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination (Read more)
December 14, 2011
Top Stories: Food safety eclipses rising food costs as top food story of 2011; Chefs unveil 2012 restaurant menu trends; FDA widens look at arsenic in apple juice (Read more)
December 7, 2011
Top Stories: USDA invests $8.5 million to improve nutrition for vulnerable populations; Europeans lack motivation, attention to make healthy food choices; Five trends set to shape restaurant menus in 2012 (Read more)
November 30, 2011
Top Stories: USDA report: Food price increases to subside in 2012; Five food trends for 2012 and beyond; Coffee may lower endometrial cancer risk (Read more)
November 23, 2011
Top Stories: President Obama signs H.R. 2112 with policy riders; EU passes mandatory nutrition labeling law; Purity, authenticity, sustainability among top food trends for 2012 (Read more)