The head of the industry association representing the European nanotechnologies sector has broadly welcomed amendments to an EU-wide regulation governing nanomaterials in food, but warns that questions over the exact definition of nanomaterials could lead to continued uncertainty.

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Food stamp recipients in New York could be barred from using their benefits to purchase “luxury” items like steaks and lobsters if a bill makes it through the state legislature.

RUMOURS of an imminent "sugar tax" (tax on high-sugar content foodstuffs) have for some time dogged the food and nonalcoholic beverage industries. Whether or not the rumours are true, the Department of Health’s concerns about obesity among South Africans appear to be justified. Various scie...

A new Dutch supermarket gives away food to those who prove they can’t afford it.

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands — As a tram takes you from central Rotterdam to Rotterdam-South the scenery changes from the imposing cityscape of a thriving metropolis to the grimy social housing of o...

How often during the course of last year did the 5 million people of Ireland lodge complaints related to their food?  The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is out with a report on its Advice Line for 2015 that provides some answers.

Call that carrot what you want: hideous, grotesque, disfigured, deformed. But whatever you do, just don’t throw it out.

Parents with limited financial means try to avoid risk of paying for food that will be wasted by buying what kids enjoy study suggests

Let me state categorically: I adore meat. I love all vegetables and I eat any fish I catch. Anything that’s had a decent life, from grouse to cavalo nero, from my home-grown swedes to a locally reared, well-hung rib of beef, I will eat

There may be no more surf and turf for New Yorkers on food stamps.

State Sens. Patty Ritchie and Michael F. Nozzolio presented a bill on Wednesday that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy junk and luxury food items.