Food Policy

What’s in Your Kitchen? 6/18/2018 Week in Recalls

Food Allergens,Food Policy,Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 21, 2018

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe and recalled foods.  Each week we gather together a list of the current recalls.  Check back each week and evaluate your fridge, pantry, and shopping list to make… read more

Food Insecurity Worldwide: We Are the World (Part 3)

Food Insecurity,Food Policy | June 9, 2018

“Nothing exalts the soul or gives it a sheer sense of buoyancy and victory so much as being used to change the lives of other people”. E. Stanley Jones, Victorious Living Food Insecurity worldwide is a problem. The solution. We… read more

Think Twice Before You Use That Hand Dryer

Food Policy,Food Safety | June 8, 2018

Believe it or not, hand dryers versus paper towels has been a heated debate since 2008. This is an especially hot debate as it relates to food service establishments. As the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks are caused by restaurants and especially… read more

Food Insecurity: How Do We Feed the World? (Part 2)

Food Insecurity,Food Policy | June 8, 2018

Feed the World. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization: “For the third year in a row, there has been a rise in world hunger. The absolute number of undernourished people, i.e. those facing chronic food deprivation, has increased… read more

FDA Tells Amazon to Register, Amazon Says “Nah”

Food Policy,Food Safety | June 1, 2018

Online retailer Amazon will ship just about anything to your house – including foods like peanut butter, whey powder, cat food, sour patch kids, and beef jerky just to name a few. The Food and Drug Administration has taken notice… read more

Last Dance with Mary Jane – Deaths Associated with Synthetic Marijuana

Food Policy,Food Safety | May 27, 2018

Cannabis. Marijuana. Mary Jane. There are several names for a plant that many people smoke and even eat. With the growing political changes in the United States, marijuana has become more and more mainstream – even inspiring cookbooks highlighting the… read more

Enduring Concerns about Pesticide Food Contamination

Food Policy,Food Safety | May 27, 2018

It is one of the foundations of the organic food movement – the concerns over pesticides and food safety. There exists a great deal of concern over whether pesticides are poison, and if they are the basis for certain health… read more

The Grocery Gap: How Regional Food Sources Impact Food Insecurity

Food Policy | April 8, 2018

Many of us do not have to worry about being hungry, or where our next meal is coming from. But those that experience food insecurity worry constantly about how to obtain healthy food. According to the US Department of Agriculture… read more