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How much food is Israel letting into northern Gaza?

Israel has been accused of deliberately withholding food aid from people in northern Gaza.

How chef Andrew Black is building a food empire

Chef Andrew Black is creating a food empire in Oklahoma City. The James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author recently opened his fourth restaurant in the historic Skirvin Hotel. Michelle ...

How Convenience Stores Are Changing the Food Game

The days of cold hot dogs and stale chips are vanishing as convenience stores look to expand their food offerings.

Business - Inc. - October 20

California leads the way on regulation of food additives

Food companies exploit a loophole in the FDA’s rules that let them self-determine an additive’s safety, yielding obvious conflicts of interest.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

A look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years

Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen

Health - ABC News - October 23

Group rescues food that would otherwise go to waste

The Washington, D.C.-based World Bank is helping with the transfer of a crucial currency, health food, ensuring it goes to people in need instead of in a landfill. Natalie Brand explains.

Woolworths Cuts Expectations for Australian Food Earnings

Australian grocer Woolworths expects fiscal first-half earnings in its key Australian food division to be below previous expectations, as customers continue to be price conscious when facing cost ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns

The BBC takes a closer look at the products more and more parents are turning to for their children.

Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU

Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw

World - Financial Times - October 14

Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Half of low-paid Londoners use a food bank, survey finds

A survey finds 23% of London’s lowest-paid workers go to a food bank once a week and 28% once a year.

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin

Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.

World - CBS News - October 15

Kroger, Trader Joe's foods are part of BrucePac meat recall for listeria

BrucePac recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products used in popular products at Trader Joe's, Kroger and more.

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food and drinks flying in the cabin

World - Yahoo News - October 15

‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment

True cause of why southern resident killer whales are on brink of extinction becomes murkier as conservationists warn of marine noise and ship traffic. Last month, the ailing southern resident ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Water Crises Threaten the World’s Food Supply, Studies Show

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

World - The New York Times - October 16

Sacramento Kings introduce new food for 2024-25 season

The Sacramento Kings introduced a range of new food options and a "Kings Kocktail" for the 2024-25 season at the Golden 1 Center. The food options include a cajun chicken sandwich, beef dip, "light ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

UN warns it will run out of food for northern Gaza in week and a half

World Food Programme sounds alarm after US told Israel dire humanitarian conditions could put its military aid at risk

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

Easing Food Prices Aren't Enough for Pinched Shoppers, Nestlé Says

Nestlé lowered its sales expectations for the second time this year as the food giant offers greater discounts to lure back shoppers deterred by rising prices in recent years.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Rising food inflation clouds the good news on headline rates

Let them eat CPI

World - Financial Times - October 18

Airlines bet on food and art to lure flyers back to ageing premium cabins

New perks offered while better planes and seats remain grounded from supply chain disruptions

World - Financial Times - October 19

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.

Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse

Four power cuts in a weekend born of the state’s penury have caused nationwide struggles and shortages. Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana, as Cuba prepared for a third night ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Tapas not tantrums: we put food at the centre of our Barcelona family holiday

On a rail trip to Spain from the UK via Paris, our writer discovers a great way of travelling happily with children …. Street lights strobed through the window, sending shadows sweeping across our ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae

Tech - ABC News - October 22

Target cuts prices on 2,000+ products, from food to cough medicine

Target is reducing the prices of more items as the discount retail chain readies for the holiday shopping season.

Putin disrupting food aid for Gaza by attacking Ukraine ports, says Starmer

Russian president ‘willing to gamble on food security’ by stepping up strikes on grain ships, says UK prime minister. Keir Starmer has accused Vladimir Putin of disrupting food supplies to Gaza ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

PM says Russia risks global food security in Ukraine

Despite the war, Ukraine is still a significant supplier of agricultural goods including grain.

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Mexico's new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country's food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s

World - ABC News - October 22

McDonald's, Food Safety Officials Scrutinize Onions in E. Coli Outbreak

The CDC is investigating Quarter Pounders as the possible source of the food-safety crisis, with one death and dozens of illnesses across 10 states.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

The E.coli strain linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders is a leading cause of food poisoning

The CDC announced that an E. coli outbreak had been linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in 10 states, causing at least 49 illnesses, 10 hospitalizations and one death.

A food safety crisis is the last thing McDonald’s needs on its menu

Fast-food chain may be able to contain outbreak quickly but the risk is it will have already deterred inflation-weary diners

World - Financial Times - October 24

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae

Health - ABC News - October 22

What food safety experts steer clear of to avoid E. coli

An E. coli outbreak is believed to be linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Food safety experts explain why some types of produce have a higher risk of contamination.

Chef Michael Mina is showcasing foods from his heritage

Chef Michael Mina, who opened his first New York City restaurant this year, is showcasing foods from his heritage in the cookbook "My Egypt"

In key swing states, the lines at food banks are growing longer

Across the rural communities and industrial towns of western Michigan, semitrucks hauling thousands of pounds of food are pulling up to church parking lots and community centers where growing lines ...

Politics - NBC News - October 26

The Curious Case of a Temple Sweet: How Food Increasingly Divides India

A Hindu politician has accused his Christian predecessor of allowing a temple’s sanctity to be violated with an animal product.

World - The New York Times - October 27

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