…“In the end, to achieve sustainable food security we will probably need many different techniques — including organic, conventional, and possible ‘hybrid’ systems to produce more food at affordable prices,…
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…doses are comparable to, or less than, the dose all humans routinely obtain from naturally occurring radionuclides in many food items, medical treatments, air travel, or other background sources. Food…
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…in the United States. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of bisephenol A (BPA) for most food applications, in July 2012 the FDA amended its regulations…
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…bags as a major contributor, along with food wrappers and fishing nets, to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — vast, shifting waves of trash that often arrive via storm drains and rivers and can…
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…use, like butane, pesticides and food additives? What other regulatory loopholes could lead to dangerous effects on consumers? Without more rigorous study, these questions will remain unanswered and new ones…
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…rates increased, indicating “the problem is not simply a function of income or wealth. Changes in the food environment and food systems are probably major drivers. Increased availability, accessibility, and…
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…Miller, Shelie A. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.021. Abstract: “Connected and autonomous vehicles are anticipated to transform food distribution systems. The food distribution industry is a likely early-adopter…
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…more research on food and health equity, Journalist’s Resource has covered research on school meals, food stamps and health care expenses and the effects of food stamps on dietary quality….
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…reflects certain attitudes held about obesity. Consider the difference, for example, between coverage that focuses on societal drivers of obesity — such as lack of access to healthy food —…
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…description of personal habits like smoking, coffee or soda drinking, watching certain kinds of TV shows, or food choices — especially fast food,” Bryant says. “These short-hands are often used…
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