You may think your floors are so clean you can eat off them, but a new study debunking the so-called five-second rule would suggest otherwise.

Professor Donald W. Schaffner, a food microbiologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said a two-year study he led concluded that no matter ho...

The Real Junk Food Project started in Leeds and has grown into a global phenomenon. Its mission? To end food waste (and help local schools along the way)

Adam Smith is blunt and to the point when I call him to suggest an interview. I want to talk to him about the Real Junk Food Project, w...

As autumn blows in, we have some suitably nutty recipes, home cooking from Marcus Wareing, and Rachel Cooke reports on how the Real Junk Food Project is tackling food waste on a global scale

We don’t yet have a law in this country that bans supermarkets from destroying unsold food. ...

Instagram has helped create cults out of baked goods

(CNN) – Some users may be most excited about the iPhone 7’s upgraded camera. For Instagram stars getting that perfect shot of their food is the key to their success. Believe it or not instagramming food is actually a serious...

Doctor Norman Borlaug the Father of the Green Revolution founded the World Food Prize in 1986 to promote the work of scientists and agricultural organizations that promote the production of food through technology. Over the years the prize has been given to dozens of top agricultural scientists a...

Have you ever wondered why so many diets fail? After all, all of them come with certain guidelines and rules whose primary purpose is to ensure a person is on a right track. The reason a vast majority of diet plans prove to be unsuccessful is that dieters adopt or don’t get rid of unhealthy...

(Editor’s note: This University of Delaware Cooperative Extension article was posted here and is being reposted with permission.)

With fall comes cooling air, leaves turning colors, and stadiums across the country filling up with football fans. It also means the ever-popular tailgat...

The opening of data sources in agricultural research is needed to deliver the global goal of delivering zero hunger by 2030, say campaigners.

The call has been made by the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (Godan) initiative, which includes the UK and US governments.

...

People in Saskatoon are turning to boxes in back lanes to find food, but it’s put there by volunteers wanting to feed the hungry.

Anyone with food to spare can leave it in one of two wooden boxes and anyone who needs it can pick it up.