Legislation pushing an overhaul of the U.S. food labeling requirements and putting warning labels on ultra-processed foods have been introduced or advanced in the Senate this month.

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One representative alleges the food company’s political donations could have been used to influence the ongoing food-borne ...

This summer has been dominated by headlines of “explosive diarrhea” and contaminated lettuce as the United States experiences its largest outbreak of cyclospora in history. Expand your understanding ...

The Raccoon River and Des Moines River, which supply drinking water to central Iowa, rank in the top 1 percent of rivers nationwide for nitrate concentration. Expand your understanding of food systems ...

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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond launched “ Mission Possible: Go Organic ” with Conscious ...

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Two and a half years ago, Helen Swire Comer quit her job as a bank manager to take care of her parents full-time. She’d worked since she was 15 years old and planned to continue working into her 70s.

I’m Gabriela Pereyra, and I wear many hats. I’m director of operations at the Chester Agricultural Center. I started in agriculture back in my country, Venezuela, when I was doing my undergrad, ...

July 17, 2026 Update: Federal agencies have linked the outbreak to a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico. The lettuce was used at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio ...