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New Orleans is known for its mix of Creole and Cajun cuisines. Host of “Louisiana Eats” and author of Tujague’s Cookbook Poppy Tooker visited Tujagues, one of the city’s oldest restaurants,…

Journalist Kristin Lawless chronicled how food has changed over the past 100 years and the effect it is having on our bodies.

Bloomberg agriculture reporter Alan Bjerga discussed the House-passed farm bill that includes new stricter work requirements for food stamp recipients.

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a meeting on the 2018 farm bill. The legislation is crafted and passed approximately every five years and covers programs that…

The House debated changes to the farm bill that would require people who receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps,”…

The House Agriculture Committee held a meeting to draft legislation for the 2018 farm bill. Members delivered opening statements followed by discussions of amendments dealing with nutrition…

Food policy experts talked about food programs. They focused on food programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps,” that provides…

Representatives from the Center for Food Integrity, the Think Healthy Group, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest took part in a panel discussion of the Consumer Federation of…

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb advocated for reducing sodium levels in food. His comments came as he addressed attendees at the Consumer Federation of America’s National Food Policy Conference.…

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), the Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition ranking member as well as the just-named Rules Committee ranking member, talked about the proposed overhaul of…

Acting Deputy Agriculture Under Secretary for Food Safety Carmen Rottenberg delivered the keynote address at the Consumer Federation of America’s annual food policy conference. Following…

Scott Gottlieb talked about the nation’s opioid epidemic, as well as drug prices and the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes.

Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman gave a the keynote address at the Consumer Federation of America annual food policy conference. He talked about current and future trends in the…

The Consumer Federation of America held its annual National Food Policy Conference in Washington, DC. In this portion, conference attendees heard from a cardiologist about the importance of…

Dr. Anand Parekh talked about a new Bipartisan Policy Center report highlighting ways to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as “food stamps.” This program was part of…

Rachel Herz reported on the science and psychology behind eating.

Ahead of his first official trip to Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that the U.S. will give $533 million in additional humanitarian assistance to fight famine and food…

Food has always played an important role in American culture. Author Kelley Fanto Deetz talked about her book Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine, in which she…

A forum on transparency at the Food and Drug Administration featured a discussion on how transparency can affect investors. The chair of the Deerfield Institute spoke about this during the event…

Curators, scholars and historians from the University of Toronto and from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History discussed archives, research, oral histories and museum…