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NEWS ABOUT: natural food

natural food stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Americans are buying more so-called "natural" foods and angering advocates of organic, who say the distinction is a scam, the Chicago Tribune reports. The natural food market—that is, any food labeled "natural"—has spiked by 10% to $12.9 billion with cheaper-than-organic prices. But it's mostly... More »

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organic food • green products • natural food • organic farming

Homemade Ginger Ale Adds Fizz to Standby

Great summer drink
fits move toward local, natural, artisanal

May 20, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re still sipping ginger ale from a can, you must be sadly misinformed about the latest drink trend. The cool thing now is ginger ale from scratch, informs the New York Times, and bars and restaurants are catching on. Why put in the extra effort of steeping ginger... More »

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drinks • cocktails • buy local • natural food • ginger • ginger ale • food trends • artisanal

Forget Sugar; That Dye Can't Be Good for You

Weighing link to kids' hyperactivity, FDA mulls ban on artificial colors

Oct 13, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA is weighing a ban on a handful of artificial food dyes in the face of mounting evidence that some of the chemical compounds trigger hyperactivity in children, reports the Los Angeles Times. "The safety testing on these [dyes] was done 30 to 50 years ago," says... More »

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banned foods • food allergies • ADD • Ritalin • Food and Drug Administration • natural food

Opinion

Beware the
Word 'Natural.' 
It Means Nothing

The FDA won't define it,
so it can be, and is,  slapped on anything

Aug 23, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Is that natural artificial yellow coloring?" asks Barry Estabrook in Gourmet. Absurd as the question sounds, it's not, given that the Food and Drug Administration "can't be bothered to define the term at all." Eager to get on the "natural" bandwagon, manufacturers are "shamelessly slapping... More »

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food • organic food • USDA • Food and Drug Administration • Gourmet • natural food

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