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What farm bill and food safety politics tell us about our deteriorating legislative branch. foodfix.co/congress-rea...
Congress reaches new level of dysfunction with farm bill, food safety failures
What farm bill and food safety politics tell us about our deteriorating legislative branch.
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Making healthy food affordable, one grocery cart at a time, with Thrive Market's Nick Green. Listen to the newest episode of American Dish wherever you get your podcasts 🛒 🍎
Can Mitch McConnell save the farm bill? Abbott to pay $385 million in DOJ infant formula settlement. Plus, RFK Jr. to appear at organic industry conference. foodfix.co/the-senate-f...
The Senate farm bill gets another shot, but remains on life support
Can Mitch McConnell save the farm bill? Abbott to pay $385 million in DOJ infant formula settlement. Plus, RFK Jr. to appear at organic industry conference.
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Kennedy is all in on MAGA as he takes his MAHA pitch to voters on the campaign trail. foodfix.co/rfk-jr-urges...
RFK Jr. urges voters to stick with GOP to keep momentum
Kennedy is all in on MAGA as he takes his MAHA pitch to voters on the campaign trail.
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We don’t know enough about botulism in infant formula — a new report lays out the research gaps. President Donald Trump’s ‘pro-rancher’ executive orders get mixed reviews. foodfix.co/more-researc...
More research is needed on botulism risk in infant formula, report finds
We don’t know enough about botulism in infant formula — a new report lays out the research gaps. President Donald Trump’s ‘pro-rancher’ executive orders get mixed reviews.
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32,000 cases, and counting: inside the Cyclospora outbreak, with Bill Marler. Listen to the newest episode of American Dish wherever you get your podcasts 🍴
How the president’s plan to import more beef has pissed off ranchers, confused consumers and poured gasoline on a long-running fight over meat labeling in the U.S. foodfix.co/trumps-bid-t...
Trump’s bid to make ground beef cheaper reignites age-old labeling fight
How the president’s plan to import more beef has pissed off ranchers, confused consumers and poured gasoline on a long-running fight over meat labeling in the U.S.
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Kennedy pivots to food message on the campaign trail. Spotlight on the Trump administration’s cuts to cyclospora research. Plus, Trump’s beef moves continue to spark ire. foodfix.co/rfk-jr-focus...
RFK Jr. focuses on diet-related diseases in wake of measles deaths
Kennedy pivots to food message on the campaign trail. Spotlight on the Trump administration’s cuts to cyclospora research. Plus, Trump’s beef moves continue to spark ire.
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What I’ve learned running an independent media startup — and why journalism matters for all of us. foodfix.co/reflecting-o...
Reflecting on four years of Food Fix
What I’ve learned running an independent media startup — and why journalism matters for all of us.
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Top Trump administration officials have changed their tune on reforming school meals: It’s not easy – it’s hard. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defends beef import policy. Plus, are SNAP restrictions working? foodfix.co/maha-scores-...
MAHA scores small wins on school meals as nutrition rule awaits
Top Trump administration officials have changed their tune on reforming school meals: It’s not easy – it’s hard. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defends beef import policy. Plus, are SNAP restric...
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The push to privatize prison food with Daniel Rosen and Leslie Soble. Make sure to check out the newest episode of American Dish wherever you get your podcasts. 🍴
What we know about timing for defining ultra-processed foods and GRAS reform. Farm bill pushback. Plus, the cyclospora outbreak turns deadly. foodfix.co/trump-admini...
Trump administration inches forward on key MAHA priorities
What we know about timing for defining ultra-processed foods and GRAS reform. Farm bill pushback. Plus, the cyclospora outbreak turns deadly.
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Consumers are feeling bad vibes about the state of food safety in the U.S., and moving away from fresh produce as Trump administration pushes ‘Eat real food’ message. foodfix.co/most-america...
Most Americans lack confidence in government’s food safety oversight
Consumers are feeling bad vibes about the state of food safety in the U.S., and moving away from fresh produce as Trump administration pushes ‘Eat real food’ message.
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Before the August break, listen to the new episode of Forked! Theodore Ross and @hbottemiller.bsky.social chat with Kelly Ryerson about the future of MAHA, glyphosate politics and more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! thefern.org/podcast/a-co...
A conversation with Kelly Ryerson, aka Glyphosate Girl - Food and Environment Reporting Network
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The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has some pressing questions for the CEO of Taylor Farms as the U.S. faces a worsening surge of cyclospora cases. foodfix.co/house-democr...
House Democrats press Taylor Farms for answers amid cyclospora outbreak
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has some pressing questions for the CEO of Taylor Farms as the U.S. faces a worsening surge of cyclospora cases.
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The U.S. continues to be in the middle of an unprecedented food safety disaster with reported cyclospora cases nearing 12,000 nationwide. foodfix.co/rfk-jr-says-...
RFK Jr. says the cyclospora outbreak is ‘under control.’ It’s not.
The U.S. continues to be in the middle of an unprecedented food safety disaster with reported cyclospora cases nearing 12,000 nationwide.
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Setting the record straight on what we know and don’t know about the rapidly unfolding, massive cyclospora outbreak(s) in the U.S. Plus, school meals rule heads to OMB. foodfix.co/navigating-a...
Navigating a very confusing cyclospora news cycle
Setting the record straight on what we know and don’t know about the rapidly unfolding, massive cyclospora outbreak(s) in the U.S. Plus, school meals rule heads to OMB.
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Federal health officials are reportedly investigating Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell as a likely source of surging cyclospora cases in the U.S. There’s still a lot we don’t know. foodfix.co/feds-zero-in...
Feds zero in on cyclospora source: Iceberg lettuce from Mexico
Federal health officials are reportedly investigating Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell as a likely source of surging cyclospora cases in the U.S. There’s still a lot we don’t know.
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Make sure you catch the newest episode of Forked from @thefern.org, out this week! @hbottemiller.bsky.social and Theodore Ross discuss the rise of GLP-1s and how the MAHA alliance finds itself on life support. thefern.org/podcast/maha...
MAHA has had a tough time lately. Is it growing pains, or something deeper? - Food and Environment Reporting Network
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We’re still flying blind as cyclospora cases rise nationwide, but Michigan officials are now naming a prime suspect in the outbreak. Plus, FDA warns infant formula makers to better scrutinize their suppliers. foodfix.co/michigan-poi...
Michigan points to lettuce, salad greens as possible cyclospora culprit
We’re still flying blind as cyclospora cases rise nationwide, but Michigan officials are now naming a prime suspect in the outbreak. Plus, FDA warns infant formula makers to better scrutinize their su...
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Some 2,000 people have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite that’s becoming increasingly common in the U.S. foodfix.co/what-we-know...
What we know so far about the growing cyclospora outbreak
Some 2,000 people have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite that’s becoming increasingly common in the U.S.
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Inside the race to understand America’s growing food allergy epidemic with Ilana Golant of Food Allergy Fund. Check out the newest episode of American Dish wherever you get your podcasts. 🍴
Policies that once appeared imminent may be on a longer track. Plus, another case added to botulism outbreak. foodfix.co/major-maha-p...
Major MAHA policy plans now seem less imminent
Policies that once appeared imminent may be on a longer track. Plus, another case added to botulism outbreak.
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Food industry groups and others are finding success fighting MAHA in the courts. Things are getting a lot harder on Capitol Hill. foodfix.co/why-the-pree...
Why the preemption effort is falling flat in Congress
Food industry groups and others are finding success fighting MAHA in the courts. Things are getting a lot harder on Capitol Hill.
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The biggest cuts to SNAP in history are already hitting states hard, with Gina Plata-Nino. Check out the newest episode of American Dish wherever you get your podcasts. 🍴
Why dozens of states could be on the hook for more than $9 billion in the coming years to keep SNAP running — and what’s at stake. foodfix.co/states-stare...
States stare down billions in new costs to keep SNAP benefits flowing
Why dozens of states could be on the hook for more than $9 billion in the coming years to keep SNAP running — and what’s at stake.
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Judge rules USDA exceeded authority allowing states to restrict SNAP purchases. Nara Organics used the same whole milk supplier as ByHeart. Senate farm bill not expected to delay SNAP costs for states. foodfix.co/federal-cour...
Federal court halts SNAP restriction pilots in five states
Judge rules USDA exceeded authority allowing states to restrict SNAP purchases. Nara Organics used the same whole milk supplier as ByHeart. Senate farm bill not expected to delay SNAP costs for states...
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Government data shows adult obesity may have begun declining in the U.S. before Trump took office – and now we’re fully in our GLP-1 era. foodfix.co/is-obesity-r...
Is obesity really dropping, as Kennedy claims?
Government data shows adult obesity may have begun declining in the U.S. before Trump took office – and now we’re fully in our GLP-1 era.
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What to know about the Nara Organics formula recall and what comes next. Kennedy launches GetActive.gov. And a new report looks at how to cut added sugar for kids. foodfix.co/infant-formu...
Infant formula back in the spotlight with second botulism outbreak
What to know about the Nara Organics formula recall and what comes next. Kennedy launches GetActive.gov. And a new report looks at how to cut added sugar for kids.
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Will they, won’t they? Speculation mounts about when and how the federal government will define ultra-processed foods. foodfix.co/washington-a...
Washington anxiously awaits official ultra-processed foods definition
Will they, won’t they? Speculation mounts about when and how the federal government will define ultra-processed foods.
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