#Food-industry

From the report’s introduction THE UK’S FOOD SYSTEM ISN’T WORKING. It is unsustainable, unhealthy, and unfair. Deep rooted power imbalances mean that profits and power are concentrated in the middle of the food chain, leaving farmers and citizens feeling the squeeze. Among the poorest fifth of

In the Atlantic (to which I subscribe), Eric Schlosser writes: Do We Really Want a Food Cartel?  Mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated, unfair, and even dangerous. He begins with the Federal Trade Commission’s report on what happened to the

Austin Frerick.  Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.  Island Press, 2024.  With an Introduction by Eric Schlosser. Wow.  This is one important book. Frerick’s thesis is that a small number of individuals or families have been allowed to accumulate unconscionable

A recent opinion piece in the Washington Post explains why the FDA should establish front-of-package nutrition labeling here and now: These countries are doing nutrition labels the right way Christina Roberto, Alyssa Moran, and Kelly Brownell contrast the “stop signs you’ll see in Mexico, the

Just before the Christmas holidays, Senator Bernie Sanders (Ind-VT), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee , held a hearing: What is Fueling the Diabetes Epidemic?  The Senator’s Tweet: Some of the quotes from the Senator’s remarks are amazing.  They need to be