CNBC

Consolidated food supply may be worsening cyclospora outbreaks, experts say

Food safety experts say decades of consolidation across farming, processing and distribution have increased the potential for a single contamination event to spread nationwide. Taylor Farms' expansion ...
sheknows

Is Our Food Supply in Crisis? Experts Explain This Summer’s Recall Surge

But the total number of food recalls in 2026 isn’t actually pacing to be higher than 2025. Last year, a total of 320 food recalls were issued by the FDA and USDA. We are more than halfway through 2026 ...
CNBC

SNAP restrictions could change what shoppers buy — and food giants are watching

SNAP purchase restrictions are now approved in 23 states, affecting about one-third of recipients and potentially reducing food and beverage sales by up to $830 million this year. Companies including ...
CNN

Ultraprocessed food scientists say Americans are ‘fed up’ with industry and government inaction

The ultraprocessed food industry is yet again under attack, and it’s not just MAHA moms or scientists who study food calling for change. Some 77% of frustrated Republicans, Democrats and Independents ...
STAT

Top ultra-processed food researchers call for sweeping policy change: ‘The system is rigged’

Sarah covers how industries like food and tobacco affect Americans’ bodies and minds. Her interests include ultra-processed foods; smoke-free tobacco; and wellness trends like perimenopause products ...
The Ringer

So, What Food Is Actually Safe to Eat These Days?

America is in the midst of a hot recall summer. What products have been affected? And how is the country navigating this food coma? But there I go, babbling on about boner bears, as ever. You do ...
CNN

FDA seeks to close decadeslong loophole for food additives

The US Food and Drug Administration has released a long-awaited plan to close a loophole in food regulation that lets manufacturers put certain chemicals in products without notifying national food ...