Candice Choi

AP Food Industry Writer

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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."

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.

1M Kids Could Lose Free Lunch

Tighter eligibility standards and administrative issues pose the biggest threats.

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.

Bloody Ingredient Makes Impossible Meat

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

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Brexit Could Bring 'Chlorinated Chicken'

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

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.

Urgency for Pig Vaccine Grows

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

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.

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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.

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.