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• Grocery Chains Pledge Not to Sell Modified Salmon

  Consumer and environmental groups say that the chains, with 2,000 stores, have pledged not to sell a fish genetically engineered to grow faster. Read More... Posted Mar 20 2013, 12:01 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Salmon, Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market Inc|WFM|NASDAQ, Supermarkets and Grocery Stores, Aldi Supermarkets

• Survey Finds That Fish Are Often Not What Label Says

  A new study of fish bought and genetically tested in 12 metropolitan areas in the United States found that about one-third of the samples were mislabeled. Read More... Posted Feb 21 2013, 03:02 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Seafood, Labeling and Labels, Food and Drug Administration, Shopping and Retail, Oceana

• F.D.A. Offers Rules to Stop Food Contamination

  The proposed rules represent a change in the way the agency polices food, a process that currently involves swinging into action after food contamination has been identified. Read More... Posted Jan 04 2013, 12:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Study Finds Seafood is Often Mislabeled in New York

  Oceana, an international ocean-protection group, found that 39 percent of the 142 samples of seafood they tested in New York were mislabeled. Read More... Posted Dec 11 2012, 12:05 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Seafood, New York City, Boston (Mass), Japan, Los Angeles (Calif), Food and Drug Administration, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Yelp, Oceana, Yelp|YELP|NYSE

• More Than a Case of Jitters as a Shadow Falls on Energy Drinks

  As consumption of energy drinks soars in the United States, critics say the Food and Drug Administration has allowed the drinks to languish in a regulatory gray area. Read More... Posted Oct 24 2012, 08:57 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: United States, Beverages, Food and Drug Administration, Caffeine, PepsiCo Inc|PEP|NYSE, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies, Coca-Cola Company|KO|NYSE, Monster Beverage Corp, Mondelez International Inc.|MDLZ|NASDAQ, Kraft Foods Group Inc., Deaths (Fatalities)

• In Documents on Pain Drug Celebrex, Signs of Doubt and Deception

  The widely used drug Celebrex was defended by Pfizer and its original maker, but doubts were played down. A long-term study of the drug is scheduled to be completed in 2014, just as its patent protection expires. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2012, 09:53 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Pfizer Inc|PFE|NYSE, Celebrex (Drug), Merck & Company Inc|MRK|NYSE

• Del Monte Fresh Produce Resists in a Food Safety Case

  Del Monte Fresh Produce has accused federal and state regulators of bullying and overreaching in a case involving contaminated melons. Read More... Posted Sep 21 2011, 09:40 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, Guatemala, Del Monte Fresh Produce

• Colorless Food? We Blanch

  Despite a link to hyperactivity in some children, artificial dyes save us from unappetizing grays. Read More... Posted Apr 02 2011, 02:19 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Additives, Dyes and Dyestuffs, Hyperactivity

• F.D.A. Panel to Consider Warnings for Artificial Food Colorings

  Studies suggest a link between food dyes and hyperactivity in children. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2011, 12:50 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Food and Drug Administration, Dyes and Dyestuffs, Hyperactivity

• Opinionator: Why Aren't G.M.O. Foods Labeled?

  American consumers who want to avoid genetically modified foods should not have to resort to guesswork. Read More... Posted Feb 15 2011, 11:52 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, Labeling and Labels, Salmon, Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering, Mark Bittman, food labeling, genetic modification, Department of Agriculture

• Diner's Journal: Flame Retardants Found in Butter

  A study in Texas found trace amounts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in each of 10 samples. Read More... Posted Feb 11 2011, 11:58 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food and Drug Administration, Cooking, food contamination, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Environmental Protection Agency, contamination, PBDE

• Raw Milk Cheesemakers Fret Over Possible New Rules

  As the government reconsiders a 60-day aging rule for raw milk cheeses, artisanal producers fear their businesses will suffer. Read More... Posted Feb 05 2011, 04:49 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Cheese, Food and Drug Administration, Raw Milk

• Opinionator: A Food Manifesto for the Future

  What should be done about our unhealthful and unsafe diet? Read More... Posted Feb 01 2011, 10:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Medicine and Health, Diet and Nutrition, Fast Food Industry, Food and Drug Administration, health, food policy, Mark Bittman

• Senate Passes Overhaul of Food Safety Regulations

  The bill would give the Food and Drug Administration new powers to order recalls, increase inspections, oversee farming and hold companies accountable. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2010, 11:14 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recalls and Bans of Products, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, Senate

• Op-Ed Contributors: A Stale Food Fight

  Why the Senate should pass the food safety bill. Read More... Posted Nov 29 2010, 01:18 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Recalls and Bans of Products, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, Salmonella (Bacteria), Law and Legislation, House of Representatives, Senate