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Weekly Round Up, 7.20.12

Here are some of the best food stories we came across this week:

Trans Fat Ban in NYC has Lowered Consumption – New York City’s pioneering ban on all but the smallest amounts of trans fats in restaurant food in 2008 has resulted in a significant reduction in consumption of the unhealthy fat: Diners have consumed 2.4 fewer grams of trans fats per lunch, which should mean better health, researchers say. The study from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene also shows the very real role that fast food chains, coffee shops and other food retailers can play in improving public health. Continue reading →

Here are some of the best food stories we came across this week:

Starbucks Vows to Stop Using Dye Made from Beetles – The coffee behemoth has been using a red dye made from ground beetles in a number of its beverages. It will be phasing the dye out and replacing it with lycopene, a tomato-based extract, by the end of June. Continue reading →

Here are some of the best food stories we came across this week:

New Technology May Help End Food Waste – New RFID tags, replete with GPS, monitor temperature and location as produce is shipped to stores, which allows grocers to sell the most perishable items before they spoil.
Chicken with Arsenic? – Two new studies discovered poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic. Continue reading →