Most Americans Support RFK Jr.’s Food Industry Reforms

A new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s reforms to the food industry and public health. The issues raised by Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the next administration, are widely shared among most Americans, including most Republicans […]

Food favorite in America is Philadelphia cheesesteak: Hold the peppers

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was recently asked on a football podcast to share his favorite cheesesteak spot in the city where the seven-time Pro Bowler spent all 13 of his NFL seasons. . Kelce mentioned popular Philadelphia spots D'Alessandro's and Angelo's, which he said were the places Tony Rooks had his first cheesesteak […]

Is that slavery on your pasta? Uyghur forced labor fuels China’s food exports

From the pasta aisles of Rome to the ketchup bottles and beauty products of American supermarkets, the bitter fruits of Uyghur forced labor have found their way into kitchens and cosmetic shelves around the world. Contaminated harvests from Xinjiang may have found their way into your home. The Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwestern China […]

DC food workers vow Trump officials won’t feel welcomed when dining in capital

Food workers in Washington, D.C., have vowed to deny service and cause other inconveniences to members of the incoming Trump administration. Industry veterans, bartenders and servers in the capital said: Washingtonian He believed that resistance to Republican figures in progressive cities was inevitable and a matter of conscience. “Do we expect the public to ignore […]

Wholesale inflation comes in hotter than expected as food prices surge

U.S. wholesale costs rose sharply last month, showing that price pressures remain significant in the economy even as inflation has fallen from its peak level more than two years ago. The Labor Department said Thursday that the producer price index, which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers, rose 0.4% last month from October, up from […]