China temporarily banned food imports from three Ecuadorian companies after detecting coronavirus on packaging for frozen shrimp, following fresh scrutiny on refrigerated goods after a recent disease outbreak in Beijing.
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Cuba’s catch-up with the world of e-commerce, encouraged by its communist rulers during the coronavirus lockdown, has left many users angry.
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The world’s best restaurant is now serving food according to the phases of the moon, its chef told AFP.
Read moreThe owner of Eskimo Pie is changing its name and marketing of the nearly century-old chocolate-covered ice cream bar, the latest brand to reckon with racially charged logos and marketing.
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Greece has authorized the EU to begin legal procedures against Denmark over its alleged appropriation of feta cheese, the Greek agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
Read moreSlow to implement safety precautions, meatpacking companies balance worker safety with keeping production high while hundreds of workers die.
Read moreProminent Napa winery Caymus Vineyards has dropped its federal lawsuit claiming it was unfairly excluded from reopening following Governor Gavin Newsom’s Monday announcement that all tasting rooms across California can resume service even if they do not serve food.
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Alaskan hunters can once again use donuts to bait bears from their dens, and they can kill wolf and coyote pups during denning season, thanks to the latest regulatory rollback of Trump administration Tuesday.
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Farmers who sell their products in California say the state’s requirements that they upgrade their facilities to be more humane discriminates against out-of-state producers.
Read moreThe CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.
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As if trips to the grocery store were not nerve-wracking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks.
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The U.N. World Food Program is warning that more than 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, shuttering people in their homes, drying up work and crippling the economy.
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New evidence suggests a group of dinosaurs that inhabited what is now Colorado would turn to scavenging and possibly even cannibalism in response to environmental stresses that dried up food resources.
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Some worry the coronavirus pandemic’s financial toll on Texas ranchers could wind up rivaling the impacts of a devastating drought from almost a decade ago.
Read moreThe widower and children of a Tyson Foods meat cutter sued the company in federal court for the death of their wife and mother to Covid-19.
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Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shut by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions put employees’ lives at risk.
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The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday to protect biodiversity across the 27-nation bloc while building a more sustainable food system, insisting on the need to both reduce the use of pesticides and promote organic farming.
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Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop.
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