Food

A recent survey of  global consumers shows most remain baffled by food labels. Sponsored by Elanco, The Truth About Food survey gathered input from 3,300 consumers in 11 countries.  Of the findings, online meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the survey shows 82% of consumers said they buy organic products mainly because they believe the foods to be pesticide-free.   But, ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. House approved the Global Food Security Act of 2016.  Wednesday’s 369-53 vote gave the food aid bill final congressional approval.  The bill ensures that both Feed the Future and the Emergency Food Security Program extend beyond the Obama administration.  Among other t...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct the first-time local foods survey.  USDA hopes the survey, announced Thursday, will provide a data benchmark on the local foods sector in the United States.  Called the “2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey,” the survey will ask producers for information on their production and local marketing of foods during the 2015 calendar year