Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to SNAP and WIC | Civil Eats
Aug 28, 2024 · Project 2025, the right-wing playbook for the executive branch, has gained feverish political attention in recent weeks as a central talking point of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and many speakers at the Democratic National Convention. The sweeping, 920-page document calls for drastic overhauls of federal agencies as well as the erosion of civil rights and the ...
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Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use? - Civil Eats
Aug 27, 2024 · Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for ensuring food contact materials are safe, approved at least 347 voluntary manufacturer applications for food contact materials made with recycled plastic, according to a database on its website. Approvals have tripled in recent years, from an average of seven to eight per year through 2019, to 23 per year since ...
‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and ... - Civil Eats
Dec 20, 2021 · Chemical pesticides and herbicides became a big part of their business in the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s: chemicals like 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D—wonky names for sure, probably meant to make consumers not ask too many questions. Agent Orange was made up of 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D, and Monsanto was the largest producer of Agent Orange by volume during the Vietnam War.
The Land Back Movement Is Also About Foodways | Civil Eats
Feb 12, 2024 · For almost three hours before the event, about 150 protesters—many of them Native Americans—blockaded the road that leads to the controversial national monument. Carrying signs reading, “You Are On Stolen Land” and “Honor All Treaties,” the activists were contesting Trump’s policies, standing in solidarity with the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement, and calling for the return ...
Leaders in Food and Agriculture React to Trump’s Second Term
Nov 13, 2024 · On the other hand, some of the plans make sense: eliminating checkoff programs and repealing the sugar program, for example. So do some of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s goals: Make America Healthy Again by focusing on chronic disease prevention, getting harmful chemicals out of kids’ foods, and getting rid of conflicts …
Nadra Nittle - Civil Eats
Nadra Nittle was a Senior Reporter for Civil Eats until 2021. She is currently an education reporter for The 19th News.Based in Los Angeles, she was previously a reporter for The Goods by Vox and was also on staff at the former Vox Media website Racked.
Nicole Caruth - Civil Eats
Jul 1, 2024 · Nicole J. Caruth is a mental health reporting fellow at Civil Eats, in collaboration with the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She writes about health and the environment with a focus on disparities. Nicole has previously written about the intersection of food and contemporary art with bylines in ARTnews, Gastronomica, Public Art Review, and two Phaidon Press volumes.
Adam Reiner | Civil Eats
Dec 16, 2024 · Adam Reiner is a freelance food writer and former hospitality professional. He has written for Eater, New York Magazine, Food & Wine, and Bon Appetit.
Eva Perroni | Civil Eats
Apr 13, 2018 · Eva Perroni is a freelance researcher and writer focused on creating a more just and sustainable food system. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Masters of Development Studies, with a strong research focus on food and agriculture politics and global food security, Eva is committed to both studying the systemic causes of global food insecurity and advocating for ...