Food Politics

Food Policy

Politics of the Plate: A Real Whopper

When Burger King refuses pay more for its tomatoes, a flame war ensues.
Health + Science
Daphne Miller

The Gourmet Q + A: Daphne Miller

An integrative doctor on the problems with Americanized ethnic cuisine.
Sustainability
palm oil

Politics of the Plate: Destructive Palm Oil

Why Indonesia boasts the world’s fastest rate of deforestation.

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Politics of the Plate: Seafood Solutions, Scary Sugar, and a Costly Bee Crisis

A trade group dismisses sustainable seafood; GM sugar beets will contain 5,000 percent more herbicides; and colony collapse disorder puts $9 billion at stake.
05.09.08
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Politics of the Plate: A Real Whopper

When Burger King refuses to pay farmworkers one penny more per pound for their tomatoes, guess who starts an online flame war?
05.06.08
food politics

The Gourmet Q + A: Daphne Miller

An integrative doctor on the problems with Americanized ethnic cuisine and why al dente penne is less likely to give you diabetes than mushy spaghetti.
05.06.08
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Politics of the Plate: Destructive Palm Oil, and a Drastic Dining Drop

Thanks to palm oil, Indonesia boasts the world’s fastest rate of deforestation. Meanwhile, restaurant dining drops to an all-time low.
05.02.08
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Politics of the Plate: GM Myths, and Raising Meat Standards

A study shows the surprisingly low yield of engineered crops, and more.
04.29.08
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The Gourmet Q + A: John Powell

Gourmet Deputy Editor Jocelyn Zuckerman spoke with the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme about the global food crisis.
04.28.08
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Suffering for Shrimp, Improved Food Safety, and the $20,000 Waffle

The human rights violations behind America’s most popular seafood; honesty in food recalls; and costly leftovers.
04.25.08
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