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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

Here are the food policy stories we're reading: a piece in Nature magazine recommends that sugar be regulated like tobacco or alcohol, the Obama administration appointed food systems advocate Deborah Kane as its new "Farm-to-School" director, the severe drought in Texas has resulted in a large algae bloom along the state's coastline harming the oyster population, and more.

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9 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, February 6, 2012 at 5:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

What we're reading in food policy right now: the Obama administration's new reforms to the National School Lunch Program, New York City's food safety grading system, and more.

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4 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, January 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

The food policy news we're reading: Paula Deen is rumored to have Type-2 Diabetes, Greek yogurt companies are providing more opportunities for dairy farmers in upstate New York, Hostess Brands filed for Chapter 11, and more.

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9 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, January 16, 2012 at 5:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

Here are the stories we're reading: organic milk availability has dropped, how water and seed allocation in Egypt were heavily corrupted during the Mubarak regime, how climate change is affecting the global wine industry, and more.

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2 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, January 2, 2012 at 4:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

What we're reading about: a Farm Bill Hackathon event, the interesting debate in Nepal over the use of hybrid seeds, New York City's drop in its childhood obesity rate, and more.

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1 Comment | Posted by Leah Douglas, December 19, 2011 at 6:00 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

The stories we've been reading: the Farmers March on Wall Street last week, Barry Estabrook's piece on organic farming, Michelle Obama renewed focus on exercise in her Let's Move! campaign, and more.

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9 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, December 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

The headlines we're reading: potentially poisonous apple juice, NYC food trucks are experiencing a steep decline in sales due to metered parking, the recently implemented "fat tax" in Denmark, and more.

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4 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, December 5, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

The headlines we're reading: research confirming a huge spike in bisphenol-A (BPA) levels in subjects who eat canned soup, Fair Trade USA is changing its certification requirements, Mark Bittman's column on food advocacy programs to watch, and more.

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3 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, November 28, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

The food policy headlines we've been reading: frozen pizza is a vegetable according to Congress, McDonald's ends its contract with an egg supplier due to animal cruelty, Mayor Bloomberg's office recently launched a website focusing on food initiatives, and more.

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12 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, November 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM
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In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites

This week we're reading: that more than 75% of honey sold in American grocery stores does not contain pollen, Michael Pollan's seven "most powerful foodie" list, an attempt to ban disposable water bottles at the Grand Canyon, and more.

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2 Comments | Posted by Leah Douglas, November 14, 2011 at 6:00 PM
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