food

For decades, people have been focused on MSG as a source of health problems and allergic reactions, based on scant but seemingly compelling evidence, new research, though, pokes giant holes in those previous studies and suggests MSG is no worse than any other food additive.

Sweet, sour and salty — those flavors get a lot of press when it comes to food writing. But bitter? Not so much. Jennifer McLagan wants to change all that, and she’s written a new book extolling the virtues of bitter foods.

The battle over labeling GMO foods has prompted food companies to pour $27 million into lobbying efforts — just in the last six months. With a lawsuit arguing that Vermont’s GMO labeling law is unconstitutional and fights to stop labeling initiatives in other states, the big food lobbying push is likely to keep growing.