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Bacon lovers, another recall from Kraft-Heinz Foods this Wednesday morning may impact you. The company is recalling more than two million pounds of turkey bacon because the meat might spoil before the date printed on its package. The bacon in question was produced this year between May 31 and August 6. It’s in Oscar Mayer […]

The USDA’s food pyramid might be a few slices short of a loaf.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture, if we eat the right…

We’ll bet you didn’t know that the USDA, mostly known to consumers as the part of the government that inspects our food supply, is also…

There are better meals in school cafeterias this year, thanks to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, designed to fight child hunger, combat obesity and improve the health and nutrition of the nation’s students. Schools are phasing in new nutrition standards over a three-year period, starting with lunches in this first year and moving […]

WASHINGTON — Despite acknowledging a legacy of discrimination, the Department of Agriculture is still plagued by civil rights problems that have in the past led to unequal treatment of minorities seeking loans and other help, according to a government-commissioned report Wednesday.