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More than 1,000 chemicals that migrate from packaging into food pose serious health risks, a new study shows. But the vast majority of chemicals lack enough information to tell if they’re safe.

A new report from Circana found that protein is the second most sought after ingredient Americans want in their diets, behind vegetables.

Food health advocates say that failed commitments from fast food chains to reduce the use of antibiotics in their beef supply poses a serious threat to public health, putting Americans at risk of antibiotic-resistant infections.

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The safety of the U.S. food supply has been called into question as Americans grapple with multiple foodborne illnesses at the same time.

Choosing foods for good health can be difficult when availability, taste and budget shape decisions. While broad categories aim to simplify choices, new evidence suggests greater nuance is needed to i...

Different U.S. and U.K. regulations, plus limited FDA testing, leave questions about antimicrobial resistance in imported Scottish salmon.

Learn how farmers in New Hampshire are adapting to climate change through innovative techniques like wick irrigation and well drilling.

Experts say the question isn’t simply whether New York has enough food. Building resilience happens long before the next emergency arrives.

Scientists worry that current eradication efforts won’t be able to contain parasitic infestation pushing into US

Ashley Kirk’s Planted Foods café and catering company serves convenient, whole-food, plant-based comfort meals engineered around and holistic Black health.

Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water.

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) evaluated the impact of local food policies on population and environmental health.

The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.

In his battle to clear algae from the water by the Lincoln Memorial, the president has overlooked the real causes of unsightly — and often dangerous — algal blooms.

In his battle to clear algae from the water by the Lincoln Memorial, the president has overlooked the real causes of unsightly — and often dangerous — algal blooms.

These local organizations expand food access, coordinate emergency responses, and improve public health. Now they’re in danger.

In its push for more meat eating, MAHA faces a challenging truth: current and future meat demand depends almost entirely on massive, concentrated animal feeding operations, CAFOs.

Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.

The rising use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is reshaping consumer spending, which impacts food retailers and suppliers. About 1 in 8 U.S. consumers use drugs that reduce appetites and curb...

Louisiana’s Cancer Alley has a long history of lax environmental regulation of petrochemical industries. Can better data make communities safer?

Antibiotic use in agriculture threatens the health of workers and their communities, but there are potential solutions.

"We need advocates and real laws that have teeth."

Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns.

Nutrition experts explain that the healthiest fish to eat is salmon, due to its omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and other macronutrients. Other cold-water fatty fish, including sardines, mackerel, ancho...

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