Large food companies Kellogg’s, Nestle, Proctor & Gamble accused of profiting from child labor
Palm oil is the world’s most popular vegetable oil, but it also happens to be one of the most destructive household ingredients on the planet. Today, palm oil and palm-based ingredients are used in around half of everyday consumer products. Ranging in everything from cooking oil, packaged bread and chocolate, to shampoo, lipstick and laundry Read More
The time McDonald’s was caught urging its employees to not to eat its own food
When you are telling your own employees not to eat the food, you know there is a problem! McDonald’s recently created a resource website for its employees and gently suggested that they stop eating the food at work. It was reported that the “McResource Line,” as it was called in jest, contained educational imagery instructing Read More
Food Babe teaches clean food advocates how to deal with Internet trolls
Reporting live from her Food Babe post, Vani Hari, the clean food activist who has been repeatedly and viciously attacked for her efforts to better our food supply, educated followers on how to deal with Internet trolls. “Gangs of trolls,” as she calls them, “watch us like a hawk. They watch everything little thing we Read More
Chobani seeks “strategic investor”: PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Co swoop in
Everyone’s favorite Greek yogurt may not be the same if PepsiCo or the Coca-Cola Company manage to become a shareholder. Reuters says Chobani is exploring selling a minority share, but we do have to wonder what that really means. They say they are looking for a strategic investor to help expand their distribution, manufacturing base Read More
General Mills furious over new nutrition labels requiring added sugars component
The FDA’s proposals to crack down on added sugars have drawn a line in the sand for many big food manufacturers, such as General Mills, Kellogg’s and Unilever. While some, such as Nestle and Mars, are actually in favor of the bill – the opposition remains strong. The FDA isn’t asking a lot. Adding added sugars Read More
Top 10 toxic ingredients in children’s food
What do bisphenol-A , high-fructose corn syrup and propylene glycol have in common? They are all toxins that can be found in food marketed to children — and you could be inadvertently purchasing them. One of the best gifts that parents can bestow upon their children is a nutritious diet. Yet many foods on supermarket Read More
