How much will it cost to lower our food-safety standards?

Food industry bigwigs must be rubbing their hands with glee as Congress proposes a bill for food uniformity. The proposal, under the guise of "standardization," is a nefarious attempt to undermine states' authority regarding food-safety and, in effect, lower standards overall.

The troubling part of the food-avoidance game is the socio-economic class considerations that create luxury items of healthy un-tampered foods.

Consumers cannot trust color to gauge the freshness of beef thanks to Modified Atmosphere Packaging.

Fructose may be exacerbating the obesity epidemic in the country, but it was sugar that patterned the consumption levels currently existing in American and European diets.

The beverage and corn industries would have us believe that high fructose corn-syrup is no better and no worse than sugar a.k.a sucrose. However, scientists have found a strong causal link between consumption of fructose and obesity.

In case you thought that those opposed to genetically modified foods are merely tree-hugging Luddites, real evidence exists that GM foods pose risks to human health.

The U.S. is at it again, foisting genetically modified products upon consumers who are openly opposed to them. The latest WTO ruling may reignite the bitter debate on GM foods. All this trouble just so Monsanto, Dow and big agri-biotech companies can earn an even greater return on their investments.

To this day, our perceptions of Indian cuisine are defined by classifications imposed by conquerors and outsiders. Curry, synonymous with common notions of Indian food, is actually a British concept.

Japan has once again imposed its on-again off-again ban on U.S. beef, in a drama involving more than just meat.

Criticizing McDonald’s for turning a blind eye on the human rights abuses, Student/Farmworker Alliance urges the corporation to use its clout to fight the exploitation of agricultural workers.

Unseasonably warm winters in localized regions of North America may be evidence of climate instability as a result of overall global warming. The rate of warming may have adverse effects on global vegetation and agriculture.