Health & Wellness

Have you ever wondered why new ingredients are created? Which comes first, the ingredient or the problem that the ingredient was created to solve? This classic chicken-or-egg question has important implications for how the ingredient is researched and ultimately marketed. Unlike finished goods sold at retail and in foodservice, industrial ingredients are more likely to come into being due to ...

Health-care reform may have bumped national food-safety legislation from the top of Congress’s agenda in 2009, but the food industry can expect a new push in 2010 to enact laws aimed at strengthening the U.S. food-protection system. Although it could be another year before regulations are promulgated, a number of additional federal efforts to modernize the nation’s food-safety system are ...

Beef burgers aren’t the only ones making headlines. Shane Maack, senior executive chef, Gilroy Foods & Flavors, has seen burgers made from fish, seafood, chicken, turkey and even duck, in addition to vegetarian patties. Build-your-own burger chain The Counter is following this trend, featuring a Maryland-style Crab Cake Burger with bacon coleslaw, tomato, red onion and lemon-basil tartar sauce as ...

New York City made waves when it was the first municipality to ban use of trans fats in restaurants. Now salt is in its sights. Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to unveil a new initiative that seeks to not only cut the level of sodium found in New York’s menu items, but to also reduce sodium ...

The cooler temperatures of fall always make me think of warmer foods. Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, is no exception to that feeling.When we set out to create a delicious warm cereal, the first thing that jumped into our minds was the amazing texture and rich flavor of Irish steel-cut oats—simple in nature, easy to cook and ...