SACRAMENTO — California legislators signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Monday, creating a 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates and employers’ representatives, along with two state officials, empowered to set minimum standards for wages, hours and working conditions in California. The law caps minimum wage increases for fast food […]
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A workshop has supported countries in the Western Balkans to better respond to food safety emergencies. Among challenges highlighted were enhancing cooperation between different food safety agencies, ensuring cross-border information sharing, and enabling joint investigation and response to food safety emergencies. Such events include foodborne outbreaks, food fraud and adulteration, chemical contamination and other non-compliance with regulations. The face-to-face workshop in November 2021 in Durrës, Albania included 25 participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo. […]
Losing a little weight doesn’t have to mean completely transforming how and what you eat. By simply making some healthy food swaps, you can make surprisingly drastic changes. While there are plenty of great ways to improve your diet and lose weight, such as trying one of the best protein powder for weight loss, making little adjustments to what you eat during the day can make a big impact, too. We spoke with a few dietary experts to bring you […]
There’s lots I crave about Jamaican food, beyond jerk and curried meat. At cook shops, tucked away in shopping plazas, on highway roadsides and up in the hills, the Rastafari and Seventh-Day Adventists alike serve a rotating daily feast of plant-based dishes that celebrate the island’s fresh produce, from leafy greens to starchy roots and bright fruits, combined with local herbs and spices. Sweet potato, chickpea and coconut curry (pictured top) Unlike Guyana and Trinidad, Jamaica doesn’t have a big […]
Whatever the cause(s) of inflation in food prices—economic crisis, supply chain chaos, the disruptions of war, corporate profiteering—the effects can be quite grim. Especially amongst the poor. And especially amongst the poorest of the poor. “High and increasing food prices generate an immediate threat to the security of a family’s food supply, thereby undermining population health,” write scholars Hyun-Hoon Lee, Suejin A. Lee, Jae-Young Lim, and Cyn-Young Park. They analyzed a panel dataset that covered ninety-five developing countries between 2001, when […]
The first and only time I went to a dietitian, they gave me a pamphlet with healthy recipes, as you might expect. Still, I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Dull-colored cantaloupe stuffed with cottage cheese, soggy iceberg lettuce salads, and bland rice substitutes greeted me as I peeled back the bundle of paper. “Is this really it?” I asked. Needless to say, I was disappointed. As a food writer and recipe developer—and person who enjoys eating—I crave flavor, color, […]
People with high cholesterol levels may benefit from adopting a low fat diet. This involves reducing the intake of foods high in saturated and trans fats, both of which increase the harmful type of cholesterol that clogs the arteries. People can transition to a lower fat diet by making simple food swaps. For example, they can replace red meat with fish or plant-based protein sources, such as tofu. They can also use liquid vegetable oils in place of solid fats […]
Has the high price of food passed a peak? Even before the UN-brokered grain deal between Kyiv and Moscow gave the green light last week for shipments to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, food commodity prices had been plummeting. Fears of recession, a bumper harvest in Russia and hopes of revived grain trade flows have pushed prices lower. But the price declines do not mean the food crisis is over. Analysts say the underlying factors that drove markets higher are […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added some new additions to their food recall list and you might want to double-check your pantry and fridge. They warn that for food that’s been recalled due to the presence of undeclared allergies, like milk or nuts, to avoid that item as it might cause a reaction if you have a sensitivity to it. For food that may have possible pieces of plastic in it, they advise that you should not “consume, […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Chris Coons (D-DE) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Global Food Security Act, which reauthorizes the Feed the Future Initiative, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative. The legislation, which would extend the program through 2028, comes as the world is grappling with an international food crisis, in part because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Together, […]
