Food Policy

PepsiCo's Imperative to Increase Wellness: Derek Yach

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Healthy Food, Leadership, Snack Foods, Agriculture, Food Policy, Subsidies, Diabetes, Business, Obesity, Junk Food, Wellness, Pepsico, Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

I find how Yach is looking at health and wellness -- from the ground up -- almost revolutionary amid the status quo, and his working within this snack foods giant to improve quality of life around the world a mighty stand.

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Taking On Agriculture to Reduce Obesity And Hunger: Derek Yach

Riva Greenberg | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Hunger, Diabetes, Diet, Obesity, Health Care, Food Policy, Agriculture, Subsidies, Farm Subsidies, Personal Health, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

Derek Yach's mission is to help address global challenges such as hunger and obesity, and the ills they cause, by finding ways for PepsiCo to be a part of the solution.

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Controversial Additive Kills More Livestock Than Any Other Drug

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Trade, Health, Animal-Feed-Antibiotics, Food Policy, Ractopamine, Pork, Meat, China, Food News
Paula Crossfield

A new report reveals that a drug given to livestock has become the focus of an international trade dispute concerning its potential effects on human health.

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The 8 Best TED Talks On Food Policy

Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Jamie Oliver Ted Talks, Tedx Changing the Way We Eat, Video, TED Talks, TED Talk, Best Ted Talks, Food Policy, Food Ted Talks, Ted Talks on Food Topics, Tedx Manhattan, Food News

On Saturday, TEDx Manhattan, an unofficial offshoot of the non-profit TED, will be hosting a series of lectures on the theme "Changing The Way We Eat....

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Joe Satran

Soda Taxes Might Save 2,600 Lives A Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Kelly Brownell, Soda Taxes Savings, Video, Soda Taxes, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Soda Taxes Impact, Soda Health, Food Politics, Food Policy, Excise Taxes, Soda Tax, Diabetes, Soda Taxes Obesity, Obesity, Food News

People get emotional when you bring up the idea of a soda tax. Proponents of the tax are quick to compare it to excise taxes on cigarettes. They argue...

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Food Lobby Says EPA's Dioxin Limits Will "Scare the Crap Out of People"

Michele Simon | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Food Policy, Food, Dioxin, Food Lobbyists, Lobbying, Food News
Michele Simon

It doesn't take much for a food industry freak-out over potential government action, but this latest corporate outcry is especially galling and self-serving.

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Five Food Predictions for 2012

Andrew Stout | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Organic Farming, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Policy, Organic Food, Obesity, Food Politics, Food News
Andrew Stout

For every step forward, the good food movement continues to face unique challenges and unforeseen resistance from the industrial food complex. Here are a few food trends we can expect to see, hear, read or eat more of in 2012.

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Lawsuit Alleges Frito-Lay's GMO Snacks Aren't "Natural"

Michele Simon | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Food Policy, Gmos, Organic Food, Natural, Monsanto, Lawsuits, Food Politics, Frito-Lay, Food News
Michele Simon

One year ago, Frito-Lay promised that "approximately 50 percent of its product portfolio will be made with all natural ingredients, including three of its biggest brands," Lays, Tositos, and SunChips. What does that mean?

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It's Time to End Factory Farming

Nil Zacharias | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Farm Bill, Factory Farming, Health, Food Politics, Vegan, Factory Farms, Sustainability, Food Policy, Sustainable Farming, Industrial Agriculture, National Conference to End Factory Farming, Green News
Nil Zacharias

There is common ground to be found by everyone ranging from vegans to die-hard meat eaters. No one can deny the destructive nature of the force that dominates our food system.

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Food Court: Winners And Losers Of The Week

Food52 | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Food News, Book Publishing, Small Business, Food Stamps, Cookbooks, food52, Food Policy, Cookbook Publishing, Childhood Nutrition, School Lunch, Alton Brown, Hunger, Publishing, Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Starbucks, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Food News
Food52

In which Shelly Peppel and Fran Brennan, the editors of Food52 News, pass judgement on the week's top food news.   • Winner: The man...

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Food Court: The Week's Winners & Losers In Food News

Food52 | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Food Recalls, The Chew, Mark Bittman, food52, Ruth Bourdain, Hurricane Irene, Food Policy, Food Safety, Bake Sales, Listeria, Peanut Butter, News, Peanuts, Food News
Food52

In which Shelly Peppel and Fran Brennan, the editors of Food52 News, pass judgement on last week's top food news. • Winner: Risk takers&nb...

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1 in 6 Americans Still Struggle With Hunger

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Food Insecurity, Usda, Hunger, Feeding America, Budget Cuts, Nutrition, Food Programs, Food Stamps, Recession Hunger, Food Policy, US Food Insecurity, Household Food Security, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Federal nutrition programs work, but they must be funded if they are to help reduce the number of Americans facing hunger. If Congress cuts the food-assistance safety-net, the USDA will surely have a gloomy scenario to report next year.

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Marcus Samuelsson's Quest to Change Global Food Policy

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Marcus Samuelsson, Sustainable Food, Marcus-Samuelsson-White-House, Marcus Samuelsson Red Rooster, Food Politics, Food Policy, Black Voices News
Dylan Ratigan

Marcus believes that there is no one better than chefs to help bring visibility to these enormously important conversations about things like food subsidies, commodity pricing and responsible farming.

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Why We Should Care Where Our Food Comes From

Malia Cohen | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Bayview, Mayor Ed Lee, Agriculture, Food Politics, Food Policy, Producers, San Francisco, Csa, Bay Area, Sefa, San Francisco News
Malia Cohen

The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market is a gem nestled in the heart of the Southeast Section of San Francisco. Now that the lease is about to expire, the City is looking to renew the lease with a larger vision for the future.

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Why Laying Off Ag Reporter Philip Brasher Is Bad for Food

Paula Crossfield | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Food, Food Policy, Gannett Layoffs, Gannett, Journalism, Agriculture, Food News
Paula Crossfield

The agriculture beat was once an important area of coverage at all major outlets, delivering information about rural areas as well as policy making on food in Washington. But the "agriculture beat" has been dying a slow death for five decades.

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My Beef With MyPlate

Kristin Wartman | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Usda, Food Pyramid, Myplate, Nutrition, USDA Nutrional Programs, New Food Pyramid Myplate, USDA Recommencations, Food Policy, Outdated Food Pyramid, Nutriotional Balance, Food News
Kristin Wartman

Many in the food world are calling the clearer and more concise image of MyPlate progress. In my view though, when you look a little deeper, you see that beyond the clearer image not much has really changed.

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Politicians Jump To Defense Of Much-Maligned Potato

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Healthy Food, Food Education, Potatoes, Food Politics, School Lunches, Food Policy, Usda, French Fry Limits, French Fries, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Childhood Obesity, Food News

WASHINGTON -- Often maligned, the french fry is fighting back. The spud has had a tough time lately. In the last year, it has been marginalized by ne...

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Food Prices May Soar to Crisis Levels

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Policy, Global Food Crisis, Earth Policy Institute, Food Crisis, Lester Brown, Food Prices, Grain Prices, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Several trends, including aquifer depletion, severe soil erosion, rising temperatures and population growth, indicate that the world is headed toward a food security crisis today,

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Schifoodphrenic Nation

Valerie Orsoni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Policy, Food Safety, Food Health, Nutrition, Home News
Valerie Orsoni

Let's unite. Together we can change the way we eat, one bite (or gulp) at a time.

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7 Things Learned About Food in 2010

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christine Quinn, Mayor Bloomberg, Cookbooks, Child Nutrition Act, Farmers, Planyc, Food Politics, Antitrust, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Usda, Justice Department, Mark Bittman, Food News
Jerusha Klemperer

1. The intersection of food, culture and class is a conversation we might finally be ready to have...

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Tapping Into Innovative Practices to Feed the World: An Interview with Mark Muller

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food and Society Fellows Program, World, Africa, Nourishing the Planet, Food Policy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Mark Muller, Hunger, Interview, State of the World, Food Security, Iatp, Green News
Danielle Nierenberg

Mark Muller, director of the Food and Society Fellows program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), talks with Nourishing the Planet's research intern, Abby Massey, about the global food system and the impact it has on farmers, hunger and the environment.

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A New Vision for the 2012 Farm Bill?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Policy, Farm Bill 2012, Farm Bill, Collin Peterson, House Agriculture Committee, Sustainable Food, Food News
Paula Crossfield

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, who last year called those who spend money on organic produce "dumb," may become the unlikely champion of a Farm Bill in 2012 that creates opportunities for sustainable farmers.

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What Bill Clinton's Mea Culpa Should Mean

Ruth Messinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Haiti Earthquake, Passover, Hunger, Poverty, Trade Barriers, Agricultural Policy, Free Trade, Food Policy, Haiti Poverty, Haiti Rebuild, Food Politics, Religion News
Ruth Messinger

President Bill Clinton said at a recent Senate hearing that he regrets the impact in Haiti of the free trade policies that became a hallmark of his presidency.

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Food-Borne Illnesses Cost U.S. $152 Billion Annually: Study

AP | SHANNON DININNY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food-Borne-Illness, Food Illnesses, E Coli, Fda, Produce Safety Project, Food Politics, Food Policy, Food, Salmonella, Food Safety, Green News

YAKIMA, Wash. — Food-borne illnesses, such as E. coli and salmonella, cost the United States $152 billion annually in health care and other loss...

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Raj Patel: Food Sovereignty (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Food-Sovereignty, Food Systems, Food Policy, The Value of Nothing, Justice, Haiti, Raj Patel, Green News
Rebecca Gerendasy

2010-02-17-raj.jpg The author of The Value of Nothing explains what food sovereignty means, and why it is as much a fight for social and economic justice as it is a fight to protect the environment.

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