Robin2 minPlant Closures threatens meat for summer salesSince meat processing plants have shut down across the country, production has come to a halt. The pandemic is proving to be an issue to ...
Robin2 minThe meat and poultry market wins a battle against plant-based alternativesDespite the rise in plant-based alternatives across the globe, the meat and poultry market is still going strong despite some setbacks. F...
Robin1 minUSDA announced changes to SNAP rules for the third time in 2019The New Food Economy reports that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) could possibl...
Robin1 minLyft expands its discounted rides for its grocery access programAlongside other companies like Amazon and government entities such as the USDA, Lyft is using their company to change grocery shopping. L...
Robin1 minWeird science: Scientists can’t figure out why Shrimp is testing positive for cocaineEvery shrimp scientists studied tested positive for cocaine as well as banned pesticides Newsweek reports. The results of shrimp testing ...
Robin1 minUSDA launches pilot program for SNAP recipients to shop for groceries onlineTech Crunch reports the USDA will launch a pilot program that will allow public assistance recipients the option to show for groceries on...
Robin7 minInside the 14th Annual Food Policy Summit: Its hits and missesEarly morning Feb. 15, the South Shore Cultural Center hosted the 14th Annual Food Policy Summit. From 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the historica...
Robin1 minBeef vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Green New Deal’s impact on beef’s uncertain futurSustainability is an important topic especially because its practices will determine how companies and farms will grow food for the fores...
Robin2 minLab-created milk is threatening dairy farmersA report from CNBC claims that Perfect Day Foods is creating synthetic milk using casein and whey proteins using genetically engineered y...
Robin1 min“Pink Slime” no more USDA classified meat as ground beef nowThe United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection relabeled “pink slime,” as “ground beef” clearing a victory for...
Robin1 minPlant Based Products Council pushes sustainable food packagingConsumers want sustainable products and “48% of millennials feel guilty about their own plastic use and 64% of this group was willing to ...
Robin2 minLess meat draws ire from the food industry as scientists push for sustainabilityThe world’s population is growing and to keep up with this food consumption must be cut by more than half and plant-based foods will have...
Robin1 minFood inspections stop due to shutdownThe Hill reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended domestic food facility inspections due to the government shutdown....
Robin2 minThe FDA and CBD: Legalizing cannabis-based food and drinksReports from CNBC states FDA is thinking about changing their stance on whether cannabis-based food and drinks should be sold. After Pres...
Robin1 minWant impossible burgers in grocery stores? FDA must give Impossible Foods approval firstHave you ever tasted an impossible burger or were you to afraid to do it? If you never tried this incredible burger, then let me just say...
Robin1 minWhat’s the beef? Beef, methane gas, and consumptionBeef, specifically cows are hurting the planet as people increase consumption of veal and beef products across the global. Methane emissi...
Robin2 minAnother one bites the dust: Millennials are blamed for killing canned TunaApparently, millennials made something else in the U.S. economy “fail.” This time it’s canned tuna. The Wall Street Journal reported that...
Robin2 minJust like other lobbyist groups: New archive shows food industry suppresses science to sell their prFood companies are using similar tactics from the the tobacco industry to continue sell their unhealthy products to unsuspecting consumer...
Robin2 minAnother recall? What’s going on with romaine lettuce?What’s happening to romaine lettuce? Short answer, E.coli. The long answer is much more detailed and may explain the increasing issue of ...
Robin1 minFast food restaurants are ditching teenagers in favor of a more senior, citizenRestaurants’ fast food employees are grayer than ever with fast food restaurants employing more senior citizens instead of teenagers acro...
