The food market where China’s deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from rats and wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics such as civets, according to vendor information and a Chinese media report.
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The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are partly to blame.
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Fourteen states plus New York City and the District of Columbia brought a federal complaint Thursday over a new work requirement for food stamps that opponents say will strip benefits away from 700,000 Americans.
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The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound “mighty” mice and other space station experiments.
Read moreA man claims he was injured by “multiple small fish hooks imbedded in his tongue” from eating Romaine lettuce he bought at a WalMart; he also sued the growers and packer, in Cerro Gordo County Court, Iowa.
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A French court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit brought by a star chef seeking to force the prestigious Michelin restaurant guide to hand over its reasons for stripping his restaurant of a third star just a year after he won it.
Read moreA federal class action claims Hormel Foods falsely advertises “nutrition” facts about its Spam 25% Less Sodium and Spam Lite.
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With an attentive eye, Henrique Almeida watches a technician carefully open a hundred cocoa pods, while another worker on the plantation collects samples in bags to check whether the batch conforms to the “South Bahia” geographical indication.
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Abu Walid emptied a container of pistachio shells into the top of a heater in his living room in violence-plagued northwest Syria, where millions are bracing for a harsh winter.
Read moreConsumers who claim they were scammed into paying top dollar for two brands of premium dog food may continue their suit against Champion Petfoods, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled. The food was billed as human food grade quality but the consumers provided evidence the food contains high levels of heavy metals and is contaminated with “excessive quantities” of hair, insects, livestock tags, feathers and bones.
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Long before tailgate parties or sprawling outdoor food festivals, there were the large-scale Iron Age feasts at the ceremonial site of Navan Fort in what is now Northern Ireland – and pork was on the menu.
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Households with higher carbon footprints are eating more sweets, drinking more alcohol and dining more frequently at restaurants than those with lower carbon footprints, according to a study released Friday.
Read moreThe Food and Drug Administration has the authority to regulate drugs used in genetically modified organisms after a federal court ruling on a new type of salmon that reaches maturity faster.
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People who eat spicy foods may sometimes experience heartburn but according to a new study chili peppers are actually a heart-healthy choice.
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A U.S. court has suspended a law banning makers of vegetarian substitute meals from using the word “meat” to describe their products, as trendy plant-based food companies push back against a wave of restrictions.
Read moreThe National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation sued California in federal court, claiming voter-approved Proposition 12 of 2018, on pork sales, “has thrown a giant wrench into the workings of the interstate market in pork.”
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