Amid the chaos of the holidays, supply chain disruptions and rising food insecurity issues, headlines are popping once again about GMOs or foods containing GMOs as a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) labeling law took effect on January 1. The law, known as the...
I learned at an early age that the contents of a package don’t always match the outside label. My mother was resourceful, so using a box for the second or third time seemed quite appropriate! This year, in our quest to ship holiday packages to family and friends with...
It’s the time of the year when fingers are flying across the keyboards and glazed-eyed shoppers are staring at tables of presents in the quest for the “perfect gift” for family and friends. Perhaps our seasonal quest is not all that different from our search for the...
When we walk into a grocery store to buy a package of chicken breast, pork or ground meat, we may search for an “antibiotic-free” label to confirm our comfort level of buying the best quality for our family. When we walk into a hospital for surgery, we hope the...
When I grew up, the term “milk” meant it was from a cow (our cows) and my only decision was whether to drink “whole” milk direct from the Holstein herd or buy "our processor" skim milk from the grocery store (which did not sit well with my father). Luckily, none of...