1. “Group Seeks Food Label That Highlights Harmful Nutrients” from the NYTimes“A team of health specialists … said Wednesday in a report [from the Institute of Medicine] that easy-to-grasp nutrition information on the front of food packages should focus on the nutrients most responsible for obesity and chronic diseases: calories, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium.”Related commentary by Marion Nestle in The Atlantic: “Where front-of-package food labels are headed”
2. Is China trying to take over the Western food supply?
"Worrying over China and Food" from the NYTimes
"Do we really want the Chinese to control the company that has the largest capacity to produce fertilizer? … 45 percent of Potash’s production is sold to farmers in North America. The big worry, in part, is that the Chinese could seek to redirect that supply to China, starving other countries of a much-needed commodity.""A growing appetite: Why a Chinese food company wants to gobble up Western outfits" from The Economist
"Why does Bright Food want to buy a debt-laden business that has been on the block for a while without attracting a serious bid for the whole business? One reason is the need to sweeten the company’s image: Bright Food was implicated in a scandal two years ago when six babies died from drinking baby formula contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical."3. Speaking of China, Wal-Mart ... goes locavore?
"Wal-Mart Plans Drive to Buy More Locally Grown Produce" from the NYTimes
"Walmart Goes Public with Sustainable Produce" from The Atlantic
4. Going apple-picking this weekend? "22 Awesome Ways to Use Your Apples"
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