A leading UK cancer charity has written to major food manufacturers asking them to reveal details of their use of the controversial chemical BPA in food cans.  The move follows a US study showing BPA is still widely used in cans despite being linked to a range of potentially serious health p...

So Starbucks recently announced that they will be donating 100 percent of their unsold food to charity. They currently are testing out a program in San Diego. When Starbucks announced their intentions, the company stated that they expect to donate five million meals to individuals and families th...

Around 7 p.m. last Thursday evening, the final guests trickled out of the home of Laurel residents Alex Hrvatin and Jessica Kalar. After three hours of serving and mingling, Hrvatin, a classically trained chef from Ohio, handed off the coup...

A cursory scroll through Instagram on any given day is likely to return three types of pictures: selfies, sunsets and food. Lots of food.

The unfortunate truth is that unless you've got a particularly good eye, even the most delicious meringue can end up looking a foamy mess under the mer...

Alleviating food insecurity is not only a moral imperative; it also makes good economic sense.

The rate of food insecurity in the U.S. spiked during the Great Recession and it continues to remain unconscionably high in the world’s wealthiest nation. In 2014, according to the Agricul...

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When we think about food waste, our minds usually turn to the people those discarded meals could feed. ...

Most small farms have to follow the same rules as big corporate ones. In Maine, flexible food ordinances have increased the number of small farmers.

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A study published this week concludes that food manufacturers are still loading bread, canned food, dressings and packaged food items with way too much sodium. Two major industry groups representing food companies say the s...

Convenience store snacks, from microwaveable burgers to hot dogs, are hardly cheap and far from appealing, yet someone out there must be chowing down. Out of mere curiosity, I thought it'd be a smart idea to try out these p...