A Reminder on Food Recalls and Food Safety
We expect food to be safe when making purchases at grocery stores and dining in restaurants. In fact, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2019 Food…
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Food Color Facts
Download the Food Colors Fact Sheet here Safety Food color additives are safe. They have been evaluated for safety by several regulatory authorities across the globe, including…
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Soy Series, Part 2: Soy-derived Ingredients
We’re in the thick of a four-part series on the basics of soy. The first article in this series focused on whole-soybean food products. In this second article, we’ll discuss ingredients made from soy that are used in many familiar foods. What food ingredients are…
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Genetically Modified Organisms and Our Food Supply
GMO (genetically modified organism) foods are being seen more and more in our food supply and are often cited as the future of our agricultural system. Many…
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A New Health Option for the New Year: The Non-Diet Approach
At the start of a new year, it often seems that everywhere you look, someone is trying a new diet. But whether we resolve to change our…
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Food Trends to Watch in 2020
Intuitive Eating and the “Un-Diet”; Sustainability (Finally!) Takes Shape; New Food Tech Gathers Momentum (Washington, D.C.)—As a new year and new decade offer opportunities to take stock of where we’ve come and…
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Soy Series, Part One: The Basics of Whole Soybean Foods
If our 2019 Food and Health Survey and perhaps many conversations you’ve had yourself about food this year are any indication, plant-based protein is big and its presence in our dietary lexicon is on the rise. Soy foods have…
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Biodiversity 101
We share our planet with a multitude of other living creatures—plants, animals, insects and microorganisms. Derived from the words “biological diversity,” biodiversity is defined formally as the…
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2020 Sylvia Rowe Fellowship
International Food Information Council Foundation 2020 Sylvia Rowe Fellowship Award for Nutrition, Agriculture, Food Safety and Communications The Sylvia Rowe Fellowship Award was established as a tribute to the…
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Struggling With Late-Night Snacking? Read This.
Late-night snacking has a bad reputation because it’s often associated with less healthy foods, weight gain or a lack of willpower. But many people report engaging in…
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