Thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry alone, without any U.S. government oversight, according to a new report.
Olive oil, derived from the olive fruit, contains many antioxidants, including one known as hydroxytyrosol which has now been approved to carry a “heart health” claim by the European Food Safety Authority.
Food and beverage companies with a greater percentage of sales from so-called “better-for-you” products do better, financially, than their peers with less healthful fare, a new report finds.
Fruit and vegetable seller Dole Food Co. said it acquired all the stock of the parent of SunnyRidge Farm Inc., which sources and sells blueberries and a variety of other berries.
A government regulator that is part of a working group concerned about junk food ads aimed at children will announce it is backing off some proposals for voluntary food marketing guidelines.
Food prices are likely to become more volatile in coming years, increasing the risk that more poor people in import-dependent countries will go hungry, the United Nations said in an annual report on food insecurity.
