#foodwaste, Bittman and Betty (Crocker), E.coli outbreak and more
Happy Monday! A few pieces for you to read, in no particular order. #foodwaste: reducing it and dealing with it. No one likes wasting food. So why do we do it? …
Good morning and welcome to the second day of September! We provide some key stories for you to read as you begin your work day. On the menu, in no …
Q&A: Pam Ronald, UC plant geneticist
“It’s interesting that the public has come to believe that organic farming is diametrically opposed to genetics. That’s untrue…organic farmers also rely on genetic improvements. I’m lucky to have a …
Fast food chains are demanding ethical products
Tove Danovich (@TKDanovich) is a free-lance writer. Her work has appeared in publications such as NPR Food, Civil Eats and Eater. Work by Danovich we’ve included in the UC Food …
Op-Ed: “Corporate irresponsibility over GMOs”
What is “being lost” as GMOs become a “trendy identifier?” In a scathing op-ed penned for The Washington Post, Michael Gerson (@MJGerson), suggests that the move to nix GMOs by …
Friday Wrap: 5/15/15 (it’s a palindrome!)
Happy palindrome week (plus)! From May 10th through May 19th, every day is a palindrome. This means that all the dates are symmetrical and read the same backward and forward. …
The GMO controversy misses the point
The list of companies announcing changes to the foods they manufacture and retail is growing in response to consumer demand. Chipotle has nixed GMOs (well, at least partly). McDonald’s has …
What Tyson’s big antibiotic announcement might really mean
Last week, Tyson Foods made big news when it announced that it was “striving” to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in the production of its chicken. Tyson is one …
Why some aren’t taking Chipotle’s GMO announcement seriously
Making big headlines this week was Chipotle’s renouncement of “ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.” Chipotle indicated that GMOs don’t “align” with the company’s notion of “food with …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: the USDA reports trends …