Candice Choi

AP Food Industry Writer

The Dairy Industry and Wastewater Treatment

The Dairy Industry and Wastewater Treatment

November 6, 2026

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Constellation, Brown-Forman See Stocks Rise Following Midterms

November 9, 2026

Meat spoilage detection timeline showing metabolite changes, color shifts, fluorescence under UV light, and visual appearance over 12 days

Packaging Film 'Lights Up' Under UV as Meat Loses Freshness

November 6, 2026

Herd of black and brown cattle with yellow ear tags gathered in a rodeo arena with blue fencing.

Hunters Can Be First Line of Defense as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads, Threatens U.S. Livestock

November 6, 2026

$433,000 in Downtime Savings for a Snack Manufacturer

$433,000 in Downtime Savings for a Snack Manufacturer

How they went from 240 bearing replacements a year to zero for nearly 2 years.

November 4, 2026

In this June 22, 2019 file photo, a shopkeeper weighs California almonds for a customer at a shop in New Delhi, India. Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving, then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less. The shifting numbers for almonds show how the figures stamped on nutrition labels may not be as precise as they seem.

Changing Calorie Counts Reveal Inexact Science

The shifting numbers for almonds show how the figures printed on nutrition labels may not be as precise as they seem.

February 4, 2020

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Periodic Fasting Gains Followers

A diet that forbids eating for hours on end might seem doomed in a culture where food is constantly available, but apps and groups are popping up for people practicing "intermittent fasting."

January 6, 2020

This combination of images provided by Amanda Daley shows mockups of a soft drink can and a chocolate candy bar with labels for 'exercise calories,' or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off.

Labeling Food With Exercise Calories?

One attention-grabbing idea being explored: Labeling foods with “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off.

December 24, 2019

Food Stamps

1M Kids Could Lose Free Lunch

Tighter eligibility standards and administrative issues pose the biggest threats.

October 17, 2019

Red Meat

Papers Provoke Red Meat Controversy

It's the latest example of how divisive nutrition research has become, with its uncertainties leaving the door open for conflicting advice.

October 1, 2019

Burger

Bloody Ingredient Makes Impossible Meat

It's one of many new concoctions food regulators expect to see more of in the coming years.

September 20, 2019

Chicken Trade Ap

Brexit Could Bring 'Chlorinated Chicken'

The term has come to sum up concerns that Britain could be pressured to accept looser food safety standards.

September 9, 2019

Bananas Ap

Banana Industry on Alert

A disease that ravages banana crops has made its long-dreaded arrival in Latin America, the biggest exporter of the fruit.

August 26, 2019

Pigs

Urgency for Pig Vaccine Grows

Four million pigs have died already, as the disease's devastating spread intensifies.

August 21, 2019

Lunch

School Menus this Fall? Trade Mitigation

Schools will receive free food from the Dept. of Agriculture, which is giving away $1.2 billion in food that it's buying to help farmers hurt by trade negotiations.

August 12, 2019

Coffee Bars Milk Industry Ap

Big Dairy Support School Coffee Bars

With consumption of milk in the U.S. down 40 percent since 1975, the dairy industry is looking for all the help it can get.

July 8, 2019

Salmon

Restaurants Could be First to Get Modified Salmon

After growing to roughly 10 pounds in indoor tanks, they could be served in restaurants by late next year.

June 21, 2019

Dinner

What's So Bad About Processed Foods?

Advice to limit processed foods can seem unhelpful, given how convenient they are and the growing array of products that fall into the category.

June 14, 2019

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Trump Orders Simpler Path for GMOs

The President wants to make it easier for genetically engineered plants and animals to enter the food supply.

June 12, 2019