The government is stepping in – the federal Food and Drugs Administration proposes calorie labeling on menus and vending machines, and New York and Boston cities are restricting some processed foods. There is continued unease about radiation in Japanese foods – diners are asking questions, and one restaurant has gone so far as to get [...]
The FDA announced that there was insufficient evidence of a link between artificial coloring and hyperactivity in children, but did admit that some children may be sensitive to food dyes. Not eating foods from canned and plastic-packed foods reduces BPA levels. Sustainable packaging for foods is growing – a couple of overview articles in the [...]
A number of retailers in the USA have recently announced new sustainable seafood policies, possibly/probably timed in advance of Greenpeace’s annual supermarket seafood sustainability list. Many of the recent press releases say they will offer sustainable seafood by a future date, eg 2015, and of course there are many different definitions of sustainable fish and [...]
In the USA, there’s a balance between the more traditional low-fat diets (, , ) and paleo / low-carb (, ) diets. Most of these diets lean towards unprocessed foods. is moving down the list – it includes a complex calorie-cycling diet, with restrictions 6 days of the week (no white carbohydrates, eat the same [...]
As the extent of nuclear power plant damage in Japan becomes clearer, there’s concern about food contamination, in Japan and further afield. In the long run, could this harm the image of safety of Japanese food, like Gulf seafood is still mistrusted even after the 2010 oil spill was cleaned up? More companies are making [...]
After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11, and associated nuclear power plant accidents, a number of countries in East Asia have stopped import of Japanese foods and countries further afield are also questioning its safety. U.S. consumers generally don’t trust the food supply, such as seafood from the Gulf Coast and foods [...]
Lent started this week, and a number of articles discussed ways to avoid meat on Fridays and to come up with ethical alternatives. As the world’s population continues to increase and food prices go up, there were some discussions on how to feed more people – will this affect food choices? A new tomato allergen [...]
A number of articles this week discussed government regulations and other guidelines for sustainable fish, and Costco said it would no longer sell “at-risk” seafood. Shoppers in the USA are wary of genetically modified food, but because it’s not labeled they want the government to have more oversight. But how much would this be trusted? [...]
See also 112 lists of food trends for 2012 | 133 lists of food trends for 2013 At the turn of the year, media bring out lists of predictions of top trends for the upcoming year. In the predictions for 2011, a number of ideas kept coming up – Local ingredients; Korean cuisine; Pop-up restaurants; Using [...]
A number of companies are responding to consumers’ concerns about sustainability and healthfulness of food packaging. Insects as food got some press – would it be possible for Western culture to find insect eating acceptable? Sodexo, a food service giant, has committed to sustainable seafood. Frito-Lay SunChips in quieter compostable green bag 2/25/11 LA Times [...]
