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Food news, food policy and food tech. What is changing on the label, in the lab and in the law, and what it means for the people who make our food.
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A WHO draft published Nov. 2 would flag packaged foods that exceed limits on fat, sugars or sodium, or contain added colors, flavors or sweeteners, including plant and algae color extracts. Comments close Nov. 27.
On its Nov. 3 earnings call, ADM said an egg white alternative is headed to commercial scale, a whey alternative is in development, and its natural colors profit target is unchanged.
A Nov. 4 suit in Illinois is at least the second in less than a month to challenge the claim. A California case names the ingredient: citric acid.
About 25,000 bags of Brad's kale chips may contain thallium. In May, California health officials said the manufacturer had refused to remove the products from the marketplace.
The sandwich was the only item on Starbucks' advertised U.S. menu with plant-based meat. Bloomberg says it leaves menus this month.
Kellogg's says changing weather is hitting rice supply. Both cereals now contain wheat gluten and are no longer suitable for people with coeliac disease.
Two proposed class actions say company-funded studies do not support Celsius' metabolism and fat-burning claims. Celsius says it stands behind its research.
The FDA cited reports of toddlers choking on the soft-baked bars. The company recalled every flavor and is reformulating.
A federal judge in Chicago declined to dismiss a proposed class action claiming the McRib's name and rib-shaped patty mislead buyers. McDonald's calls the claims meritless.
Two House bills from Rep. Nancy Mace would ban certified color additives and three preservatives two years after enactment. FDA's voluntary dye target is the end of 2027.
USDA approved four state projects that remove sugary drinks, and in three states candy, from SNAP purchases, effective Nov. 1, 2026.
Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth is leaving at the end of November to run Equinox. AB InBev CEO Michel Doukeris will lead the North American business until a new leader is named.