Digest Archive
What Really Drives the Price of Our Food?
Many factors affect the price of the food we place in our grocery carts each week. How do farmers and food manufacturers price their goods to maintain a smooth and steady delivery of the food we need at a price buyers are willing to pay?
Food Trade
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Packing Social Concerns in the Lunchbox
As a scientist and mom of three young kids, back to school to Dr. Evanega means preparing her kids' lunches with their tastes - and global considerations - in mind, like ending global hunger and reducing food waste with GMO crops.
Agricultural Technology, Food Regulations and Policy, Food Technology
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Manuka Honey: Life Changer or Money Waster?
Manuka honey’s antibacterial properties are said to help cure everything from wounds, to tooth decay, to digestive issues, and even infections from cystic fibrosis. Can this supposed superfood really provide relief from all these ailments?
Food Ingredients, Health
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Can I Get Sick from Animals Fed GMOs?
If I eat meat or dairy and those animals have eaten GMO corn or soybeans, am I ingesting GMOs, too? Will I get sick? And what about the animals...is GMO feed harmful to them?