Why It Can Be So Hard To Find Affordable, Healthy Food

Food labeling appears to be crucial to consumers’ choices when purchasing their food. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

Mar 14th, 2019
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Land O'Lakes Removes Native American From Packaging
Known as Mia, the woman was shown sitting in a serene landscape of lakes and woods on packages of butter, cheese and other products.
Apr 17th, 2020
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Craft Brewer Captures National Sentiment
The name isn't subtle.
Apr 13th, 2020
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Enforcement Update for Bioengineered Food Standard
The USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service will enforce compliance with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard beginning on Jan. 1, 2022.
Mar 26th, 2020
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USDA Expands Definition for “Healthy” Label
USDA is now allowing the same uses of the "healthy" claim for meat and poultry as currently allowed for other food products.
Mar 20th, 2020
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Stonewall Kitchen Recalls Ghost Pepper Salsa
Nearly 5,000 jars of the company's Ghost Pepper Queso was mislabeled as Ghost Pepper Salsa.
Mar 9th, 2020
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Sierra Soups Recalls Italian Soup for Gluten
The outer packaging incorrectly states the product is gluten-free.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Save A Lot Recalls Snackers Products
An incorrect selling unit cardboard sleeve label has resulted in recalling 131 cases of Coburn Farms products.
Feb 13th, 2020
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How 5G Will Transform the Food Industry
The 5G evolution is poised to make end-to-end monitoring of food far easier, creating a reliable and flexible wireless backbone.
Feb 13th, 2020
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TUNO Maker May Sue Over Expo Ban
The maker of plant-based TUNO is threatening legal action after being denied exhibitor entry to the upcoming Boston Seafood Show.
Feb 10th, 2020
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Mislabeled Pollock Nuggets Recalled
The recalled 5-lb. bags of product contain chicken nuggets instead of fish nuggets.
Feb 10th, 2020
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.
Feb 4th, 2020
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Anti-Obesity Activists Win Food Warnings Fight
The new rules will require black octagonal stop signs to be printed on the front of packages reading “high in calories,” "excessive salt" or “high in saturated fat,” among other things.
Jan 28th, 2020