Here’s another example of the utter silliness around food policy in the US. Tens of millions of kids receive government subsidized lunch every day in school. Sometimes breakfast too. The USDA sets nutrition criteria for the foods being served to … Continue reading
If you ever got food poisoning that had you out of whack for a few hours, days, or something even worse, rejoice. Yesterday, the Senate passed an overhaul of the Food Safety Bill, for the first time since World War … Continue reading
By law, California schools prohibit the sale of sugary soft drinks in schools during school hours. The idea was to have kids drink water and juice. But overwhelmingly, the replacement has been “sports” drinks, which are nothing more than sugar … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia Did you know that antibiotics are regularly added to livestock feed in the US? This may change if California’s State Senate passes a bill… …that would bar ranchers and farmers, starting in 2015, from giving feed containing … Continue reading