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Some lawmkers have a question for the FDA: What is milk?

Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight

June 5, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

Is "fake milk" spoiling the dairy industry's image? Dairy producers are calling for a crackdown on the almond, soy and rice "milks" they say are masquerading as the real thing...

This 2002 photo shows the Hershey Foods Corp. facility on Chocolate Avenue in Hershey, Pa. Hershey could cut 15 percent of its global hourly workforce, primarily outside the United States.

Hershey restructuring could cut 15 percent of workforce

June 5, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

Hershey says it expects to cut its global workforce by about 15 percent, with the reductions coming mostly from hourly employees outside the United States. The Pennsylvania-based maker of Reese's,...

On its website, amid news of Pop-Tarts and Frosted Flakes, Kellogg touted a distinguished-sounding "breakfast council" of "independent experts" dedicated to guiding its nutritional efforts. Nowhere did it say that Kellogg paid the council members and spoon-fed them talking points about the benefits of cereal and breakfast, according to a copy of a contract and email exchanges obtained by The Associated Press.

Nutrition for sale: How Kellogg worked with ‘independent experts’ to tout cereal

June 9, 2018 at 12:08 a.m.

On its website, Kellogg touted a distinguished-sounding "Breakfast Council" of "independent experts" who helped guide its nutritional efforts. Nowhere did it say this: The maker of Froot Loops and Frosted...

Critics say industry-funded research is marketing masquerading as science, but the findings nevertheless become a part of the scientific literature.

Nutrition for sale: How candy makers shape nutrition science

June 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

It was a startling scientific finding: Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don't. Less startling was how it came about. The paper, it turns out,...

Fast food workers and labor activists rally outside a McDonalds on Jackson Avenue as part of the Fight for $15 movement on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The movement is turning its attention to franchisees.

Labor organizers seek unusual ally in fast-food franchisees

June 15, 2018 at 6:36 p.m.

Labor organizers are opening a new front in their campaign for a $15-an-hour wage for fast-food workers with a push to mobilize an unusual ally: franchisees. The Service Employees International...

Fabio’s clothes give women at Sam’s Club a warm feeling

August 19, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

Fabio is stepping off the covers of romance novels and into the sweeping landscapes of Sam's Club to become the latest celebrity pitching his own line of clothing. And women...

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