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Kellogg latest to be targeted in glyphosate residue lawsuit, but courts not proving very receptive, say attorneys

Kellogg’s has become the latest high-profile food brand to face legal action over the alleged presence of trace levels of the herbicide glyphosate in its products, which the plaintiff argues that reasonable consumers would not expect to see in their foods in any amount.

The Pinterest 100: Functional ingredients, plant-based eating, fast meals & more pique pinners’ interest

Each month more than 250 million people use Pinterest to discover and share ideas, including what to eat and drink, giving the social media platform the ability to spot and track emerging trends early in the adoption cycle, which when leveraged by savvy...

Red meat once again in crosshairs as study links high consumption with chemical associated with heart disease

Red meat, which already has a bad reputation for its association with elevated risk of some cancers and other diseases, may have earned another demerit based on new research that links frequent consumption to high levels of a chemical associated with...

Investing in the Future of Food: Chobani helps startups navigate food safety, picking partners and more

Earlier this week, Chobani put out an open call for “big-hearted food and beverage startups” that make delicious, nutritious, natural and affordable food to help it “take on the broken food system” by participating in the fifth cohort of its highly competitive...

IQ BAR offers 'brain fuel' to mid-afternoon snackers: 'Keto is the most rapidly growing consumer base for us'

If you could invent a nutrition bar for your brain, what would it look like? If you included clinically significant doses of every ingredient associated with cognitive health, it would probably look pretty expensive, concedes the founder of IQ BAR. But...

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MEGATREND: Plant-based eating: Nearly seven of 10 Americans trying to increase plant protein consumption

Get used to feeling “green” because plant-based eating and diets are here to stay. The past several years witnessed the steady growth of a plant-forward movement that is shifting food and beverage markets not just in North America but around the world....