Food Politics

Kevin Morgan.  Serving the public: The good food revolution in schools, hospitals and prisons.  University of Manchester Press, 2025.   I did a blurb for this book: In Serving the Public, Kevin Morgan describes the political, economic, and social causes of appallingly unhealthful and disrespectful

Here’s a short collection of recent items on the plant-based food market. Plant-based watch: What’s the latest on plant-based in food and beverages: The plant-based industry has faced some serious difficulties in recent years. So, what’s next for animal-free foods and beverages. We bring you the

It turns out, the public doesn’t trust the food industry much. Food industry trust in the dumps, but things are looking up: Consumer trust in the food industry is at dire levels. But there are modest reasons for positivity. What can the industry do to build on dwindling trust?… Read more Why not?  

It’s not easy to figure out what’s happening on the food front in DC these days, but a lot of it does not sound good.  Here are a bunch from last week. I.  Food Bank Support. USDA stops $500 million worth of shipments of food to food banks. Food banks across the country are scrambling to make up a

The Study:  Prunes May Blunt Adverse Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Bone Health in Young Adult Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  DeMasi, Taylor et al.  Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 9, 104417. The rationale: Oral contraceptives (OCs) may promote bone loss.  Prunes may