Nutrition
USDA Expands on Nutrition Goals
Additional funding is expected to potentially benefit all recipients of USDA's food and nutrition programs. Initial industry reactions have called the new proposals "a step in the right direction ... full story

Bill Aims at School Vending Machines
Congress is considering expanding school nutritional standards to vending machines as the childhood obesity rates continues to rise ... full story

Food Firms Back New Ad Guidelines for Kids
The US food and advertising industries have announced new guidelines that would tighten the promotion of junk food to children, but the move has already been criticized as being inadequate ... full story

Americans have Adopted Heart-Healthier Diets
Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may not be continuing ... full story

Trans Fat
A 'Good' Trans Fat?
Shifting reports on everyone's least favorite fat -- and How to interpret them ... full story

Trans Fats are not the only Villain in American Diets
Artery-clogging trans fats are the villain of the moment in the enduring story of our love affair with food ... full story

Will Trans Fats be Coming off Local Menus?
At least two public-health agencies are discussing whether to ban artificial trans fats in Washington state restaurants ... full story

Sustainable
Waste Not, Want Not
Everyone knows reducing, reusing, and recycling helps the environment, but did you know it can also help your bottom line? ... full story

Natural
U.S.D.A. Prepares for Flood of Comments on "Natural"
From the get-go, the word "natural" has been a problem for the meat industry as well as for its various regulatory agencies ... full story

U.S.D.A. to Review 'Natural' Claims for Meat, Poultry
Government to implement new rules on the definition of the term ‘natural’, after receiving a petition stating that the claim on meat and poultry products is misleading to consumers ... full story

Organic
Who Owns Organic
Organic once described a tiny movement to create a more ecologically sustainable, socially just and humane food system ... full story

Are Organic Foods Worth the Cost?
You want the best for your body and your famly, but is the high price of organic really worth it? ... full story