USDA partners with Department of Education to tackle food insecurity on college campuses
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education announced an agreement aimed at addressing food insecurity among college students. Press release issued on Thursday. A partnership between USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid seeks to increase awareness among college students about the […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces End To NYC Food Vouchers For Illegal Immigrants
New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams' office announced Thursday that New York City will stop providing food stamps to immigrants, CBS News New York reported. New York City is phasing out a program that provides prepaid debit cards to immigrant families staying in city-funded hotels to purchase meals and necessities. According to to CBS News […]
McDonald’s food safety crisis | Fox Business
Custom Care Internist Dr. Frank Contasessa talks about the symptoms of E. coli foodborne illness on Varney & Co. McDonald's this week revealed the first major E. coli contamination linked to its popular Quarter Pounder burger in some states. The crisis that claimed one life widened this week as the fast food giants grappled with […]
46 hospitalized with food poisoning after employee pot-luck at Maryland seafood distributor
Pot isn't so lucky. This week, an outbreak of food poisoning at a seafood wholesaler in Maryland left dozens of people hospitalized. On Monday, a total of 46 adults at NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributors in Jessup, Maryland, all became ill and were taken to area hospitals. According to reports. This week, an outbreak of food […]
Maryland workers sickened by food poisoning in mass incident
At a Maryland company, nearly 50 employees were taken to the hospital after a co-worker's homemade food caused a mass outbreak of food poisoning. According to FOX 5 DC, rescue crews from the Howard County Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributor building in Jessup, Maryland, around 3:45 p.m. Monday. About […]
Putin disrupting food aid for Gaza by attacking Ukraine ports, says Starmer | Ukraine
Keir Starmer accused President Vladimir Putin of disrupting food supplies to Gaza after British intelligence suggested Russia was stepping up attacks on Ukrainian ports. Mr Starmer said it was clear the Russian president was “going to gamble on global food security” after several grain ships en route to developing countries were damaged in Russian attacks. […]
California leads the way on regulation of food additives
If you buy a package of cheese puffs in Asia or Europe, it will probably have a shorter and simpler ingredient list than the same package of puffs bought in the United States. That's because the Food and Drug Administration is allowing more additives into Americans' food. Some of them were banned decades ago in […]
Sausages, beans, soups – Nigel Slater’s robust autumn recipes | Autumn food and drink
TThe change of seasons calls for more robust dishes. It comes with bags of golden-skinned onions, woody-stemmed herbs, and root vegetables. Fat carrots and mushrooms, beans and sticky rice, and a rich soup. This year, the seasons changed quite quickly. One minute it's all melons and tomatoes, the next I'm hunting around for a cast […]
Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse | Cuba
Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana as Cuba braces for a third power outage after multiple failed attempts to restart the national power grid. Long lines for bread formed in the capital from early in the day. The night before, people had come out of their damp homes and were looking for […]
Park Slope Food Co-op Jewish members face anti-Israel, antisemitic hate
It's a fierce food fight. According to a complaint filed with the state, the Park Slope food co-op has become a hotbed of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hatred, with members spewing Nazi slogans against Jews and shouting “Blood of the Palestinians”. It smells,” he scoffs. Real estate developer Ramon Mayzlen, 43, was harassed on October 7th […]