Rod Bain A recent Food Dialogue asked a panel about our nation’s eating habits and how they are shaped. Here is Rod Bain. Who is Shaping America’s Eating Habits?…
Help to Making Healthier Food Decisions
…help Americans make healthy food choices, consumers can expect to see a new nutrition facts label on packaged foods. Susan Carter has the story. Help to Making Healthier Food Decisions…
Proposed FDA Changes Will Make Food Labels Easier to Understand
Proposed food label changes by the Food and Drug Administration will help consumers better discern exactly how much they’re eating. Proposed FDA Changes Will Make Food Labels Easier to Understand…
USDA’S Role in the Newly Proposed Nutrition Labels
While the Food and Drug Administration is taking the lead in updating the nutrition facts on packaged foods, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is doing things now to help…
New Food Nutrition Labels in the Works
It’s been more than two decades since the labels on packaged foods have been updated. The Food and Drug Administration is proposing changes that would take effect in the next…
Enhanced School Wellness Environments Make the Smart Choice the Easy Choice for a Healthier Next Generation
…to healthy eating in schools. The Smart Snacks standards ensure that snack foods in schools include whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits and vegetables, or protein foods as their main ingredients,…
California Firm Recalls Canadian Liver Pâté Products
California Firm Recalls Canadian Liver Pâté Products Produced Without Import Inspection WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2014 – Sun Hing Foods, Inc., the Importer of Record, a South San Francisco, Calif., establishment,…
Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam
Randall Weiseman Vietnam has notified USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that it will accept pork exports from the U.S. Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam…
Selling Kids on the Idea of Eating Healthier Foods
…marketing unhealthy foods to kids by food companies sells more of those foods, why not market more healthy foods to kids? Selling Kids on the Idea of Eating Healthier Foods…
AgNeTVideo: Rabobank on California Grape Forecast
Karen Halliburton Barber, assistant vice president and senior analyst – produce for Rabobank’s food & agribusiness research and advisory group, discusses the newly-released report on grapes….
California Water Situation Continues to be Bleak
Gary Crawford Despite a couple of storms predicted for this week, the California water supply situation will remain bleak. Gary Crawford has the story. California Water Situation Continues Bleak…
USDA and White House Propose Ban on Junk Food Ads in Schools
…a ban on the advertising of sodas and unhealthy snacks in public schools. Susan Carter has the story. USDA and White House Propose Ban on Junk Food Ads in Schools…
China Needs More Than Technology to be a Top Ag Producer
China is now the world’s second largest importer of food and agricultural products, but what would it take for China to become a huge exporter? Gary Crawford has the story….
Senator Galgiani Introduces Water Bond Legislation
…the process immediately in order to provide a dependable water supply for the future and prepare for periods of prolonged drought. The combination of California’s lack of preparedness for this…