In an exceptional move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement on the E. coli outbreak gripping Europe, telling American consumers that they do not need to alter their shopping habits.
The Hawaiian health department has launched a campaign to discourage consumption of sugary beverages, which it claims is strongly correlated with obesity.
Cargill has received the first ever shipment of UTZ cocoa in North America, a move which will be followed by other sustainable cocoa developments in the region, said the certifying body, as momentum gathers in the US market.
It makes more sense than a striped pyramid with a stick man running up the side, but does USDA's new food icon tick all the right boxes? Tell us what you think.
On June 2nd, the USDA replaced the food pyramid with a plate. We look back at the use of diagrams to display food guidelines, from the Basic 7 of 1943 to the MyPlate of 2011.
