Author Archive

Deena Shanker

Management

The Fight Over Federal Dietary Guidelines is Settled

Food industry groups and health advocates lobbied hard over how Americans should be advised to eat.

Management

The FDA Approved the First Genetically Modified Animal For Human Food Consumption

The AquAdvantage Salmon can reach the same size as conventional salmon in half the time.

Management

The Federal Government May Finally Define 'Natural' Food

Can a chicken nugget or processed fruit snack ever really be considered "natural"?

Tech

Whistleblower: USDA Suppressed Findings About a Pesticide That Could Endanger Bees

These pesticides are big business.

Management

How USDA Helped McDonald’s Climb Out of a Sales Rut

Like the new, buttery Egg McMuffins? Thank the government.

Management

The Meat Industry’s Long – and Successful – Crusade to Keep its Hold on the American Diet

The fight over the USDA's new guidelines is rooted in history.

Management

CDC Study: A Very Low Number of Americans Eat Enough Fruit and Vegetables

No, the CDC says French fries and pizza don't count.

Oversight

American Consumers are Spending More on Organic Foods, and so is Their Government

Mandatory spending on organics under the 2002 farm bill totaled $20 million, but by 2014, that number had risen to $167.5 million.