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Washington tribe joins legal challenge over modified salmon

July 19, 2016, 2:03pm Health

A Native American tribe in Washington has joined a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s approval of an Atlantic salmon genetically modified to grow faster. Read story

Products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism  are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.

Congress OKs bill requiring genetically modified food labels

Products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism  are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.

July 14, 2016, 4:30pm Health

Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time. Read story

Court backs jail for Iowa egg executives in salmonella case

July 6, 2016, 9:55am Health

A federal appeals court upheld jail sentences Wednesday for two egg industry executives whose Iowa-based company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. Read story

A sign hangs at a rally Friday in Montpelier, Vt., protesting a proposal by Congress that would allow companies to use computer labels to indicated whether a product has been made with the help of genetic engineering. It was hanging at a rally held to commemorate the implementation of the nation&#039;s first state law to require the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. Congress is considering a bill that would preempt the Vermont law.

Genetically modified foods and the fight

A sign hangs at a rally Friday in Montpelier, Vt., protesting a proposal by Congress that would allow companies to use computer labels to indicated whether a product has been made with the help of genetic engineering. It was hanging at a rally held to commemorate the implementation of the nation&#039;s first state law to require the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. Congress is considering a bill that would preempt the Vermont law.

July 5, 2016, 11:36am Health

It’s a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods. Read story

Restaurant inspectors are first line of defense against food-borne illness

July 3, 2016, 7:23pm Business

Every day, Judy Kitchen and her four colleagues fan out across Benton and Franklin counties. Read story

Cookie dough clings to the beaters of a standing mixer.

FDA warns against eating raw dough amid E. coli fears

Cookie dough clings to the beaters of a standing mixer.

June 30, 2016, 10:18am Health

In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in… Read story

Diet Pepsi with aspartame returning to shelves in US

June 27, 2016, 10:01am Health

Diet Pepsi made with aspartame is returning to shelves in the U.S., after PepsiCo saw sales plummet following its reformulation of the drink last summer to remove the artificial sweetener. Read story

There&#039;s no evidence to suggest a link between regularly drinking diet soda and an increase in blood pressure.

Studies find no link between diet soda, high blood pressure

There&#039;s no evidence to suggest a link between regularly drinking diet soda and an increase in blood pressure.

June 27, 2016, 6:01am Health

Dear Mayo Clinic: I typically drink three or four cans of diet soda each day, and my doctor told me it may be the cause of my high blood pressure. But, I’ve been drinking this much soda for years and have never had any issues. Why would it suddenly affect… Read story

Nataliya Romashcheko, center, selects tomatoes with her son, Misha Romashcheko, 8, right, at the fresh food pantry at Orchards Elementary School on Wednesday.

Evergreen’s Family & Community Resource Center helps families in need

Nataliya Romashcheko, center, selects tomatoes with her son, Misha Romashcheko, 8, right, at the fresh food pantry at Orchards Elementary School on Wednesday.

June 23, 2016, 6:02am Clark County Health

Nataliya Romashcheko and her children shopped for fresh produce, meat and other perishable food in the cafeteria at Orchards Elementary School on Wednesday morning. The school’s Family & Community Resource Center was distributing the food donated by Share and Costco to school families during the summer’s first fresh-food pantry. Read story

New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of chocolate with a little electrical trick. The new approach was described Monday by researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Sweet! Electrical trick may permit lower fat in chocolate

New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of chocolate with a little electrical trick. The new approach was described Monday by researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia.

June 23, 2016, 6:00am Food

Get a charge out of chocolate? New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of the tasty treat with a little electrical trick. Read story