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News Articles: Food

Lay's potato chips are on sale at a California grocery store in February 2023.

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  • Economy

The State of 'Shrinkflation': Why Biden called out skimpy bags of potato chips

The term is relatively new, but companies have long hidden price hikes in plain sight by changing package sizing. Now the debate is getting political.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A drink prepared in honor of "Poor Things" starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. The movie received 11 Oscar nominations.

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  • Movies

Last-minute menu ideas for your Oscars party

Poured Things. Maestromboli. The Calzone of Interest. If you've got a crowd coming over for the Academy Awards, let us help you feed them.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
This combination of photos provided by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday shows cinnamon products sold in U.S. discount stores which contain elevated levels of lead.

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  • Health

The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon possibly containing lead

The brands of cinnamon are typically sold at discount retailers, such as Save a Lot, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree. The alert follows the recalls of 3 brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Bill Chappell
Taiwan is looking to further restrict which seeds and saplings can be brought out of the island after accusing China of taking a pineapple cultivar developed in Taiwan.

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  • World

The latest thorn in Taiwan-China tensions: pineapples

Taiwan says its newly developed type of pineapple is just the latest agricultural property taken by China.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Feng
President Biden greets people at CJ's Cafe in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2024.

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  • Elections

What Biden's been eating on the trail and what it says about his campaign

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.

March 02, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Butter chicken as served at the Moti Mahal restaurant in New Delhi in January 2024. The dish is the subject of a lawsuit over who has bragging rights as the originator.

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  • Food

Who cooked up butter chicken? A court seeks the answer. Plus: Madhur Jaffrey's recipe

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Omkar Khandekar
Thin Mints and Samoas are perennial bestselling Girl Scout Cookies, but Adventurefuls, Lemon-ups and Do-si-Do cookies also have die-hard fans.

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  • Family

My daughters sold Girl Scout Cookies. Here's what I learned in the Thin Mint trenches

There are no Wonka-like scenes of Tagalong rainbows and Do-si-do stools. But parents can be forgiven for feeling like Oompa Loompas — hardworking cogs in a well-oiled machine.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
New York state prosecutors are trying to stop JBS from making "fraudulent and illegal" marketing claims about its climate efforts.

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  • Climate

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Michael Copley
A sign is posted in front of a Wendy's restaurant on Aug. 10, 2022, in Petaluma, Calif. The company said Tuesday that it's planning to experiment with dynamic pricing.

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  • Business

No, Wendy's says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing

Questions about whether the fast food chain would hike prices during the busiest times of day came after comments made by Wendy's President and CEO Kirk Tanner during an earnings call.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Kroger first announced its plans to buy Albertsons in October 2022.

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  • Business

FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Ivy Chen (left) and Clarissa Wei browse Shuixian Gong Market in Tainan, Taiwan, in January.

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  • Food

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)

Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.

February 22, 2024
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By:
  • Mallory Yu,
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • and 2 more
Health authorities have advised to avoid eating raw cheddar cheese, both in the shredded and block form, as well as in the original and jalapeño flavor, from the brand Raw Farm.

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  • Health

The CDC investigates a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to raw cheddar cheese

Health officials reported 10 cases of E. coli infection, adding that the number of people sick is likely "much higher." Those cases were from California, Colorado, Texas and Utah.

February 17, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A 19th century taste test.

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  • Arts & Life

The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

Food stylists will sometimes swap glue for milk and coat meat with motor oil. But on the set of The Taste of Things, the meals were real — and the actors kept eating after the director yelled "Cut!"

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Candy hearts are displayed on a shelf in Wilton Manors, Fla., in 2019. If you want to avoid processed, high-sugar candy, consider healthier alternatives for your loved one this year.

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  • Food

Skip candy this Valentine's Day. Here are some healthier options

Most of the candy that you see on grocery store shelves is processed and high in sugar. Consider a healthier alternative for your loved one this year.

February 13, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Chocolate-makers and sellers have been raising prices to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of cocoa.

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  • Business

Cocoa prices spiked to an all-time high right before Valentine's Day

Chocolate lovers won't see a sudden price spike for Valentine's Day — because the cost already has been rising for months. Extreme weather is largely to blame.

February 12, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
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