by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 15, 2019 | News
U.S. households eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds will receive their February disbursement in late January. The early release of funds is due to the partial government shutdown, and it means any new applications for SNAP are...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | News
U.S. food insecurity declined again in 2017, yet millions of households remain food insecure, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released Sept. 5. Food insecurity is when “access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | News
Global food insecurity is expected to decline by 336 million people over the next decade, according to the International Food Security Assessment report released in late June by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. A decline in food prices...
by Jodi Mathews | Oct 29, 2002 | News
Health-conscious shoppers can confidently buy organic products with new federal labeling rules instated Oct. 21. Consumers don’t have to take producers’ word for it anymore. The Department of Agriculture’s new labeling assures buyers that food...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 26, 2002 | News
Scare tactics are not uncommon in trying to coax young eaters to clean their plates. “There are starving children in China who would love to eat what you are willing to waste,” is a common one. The fact of the matter is that Americans do waste an enormous...
