Becky Bracken
Becky is a self-confessed food freak, news junkie, policy nerd and ravenous gossip hound and covers food safety and public policy for Foodista.com. Becky is a media veteran with a food specialty and has written for radio, television, print and online media. Recently, she launched her own food, news and celebrity site, FoodieGaga.com.
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April 29, 2011
Food poisoning isn't just a solid excuse to call in sick to the office. Food-borne illness not only kills, but takes a big toll on the economy. The University of Florida just released it's report...
April 28, 2011
Gardening provides access ready to healthy foods, improves soil quality and is great exercise. All really great steps in the right direction to changing America's relationship to food. So as part of...
April 28, 2011
Lots of progressive, nature-loving cities have passed bans on Styrofoam takeout containers. They don't biodegrade, fill up landfills and get blown all over. Seattle passed its own ban against non-...
April 28, 2011
Soaring food prices are really putting the squeeze on household budgets. Just about everything in the grocery store costs more these days--dairy, coffee, and especially meats. USDA predicts the...
April 28, 2011
A Michigan firm, Tri City Cheeses and Meats, Inc. has recalled 87 pounds of Kippered Teriyaki Beef and Turkey because the labels failed to list wheat and soy among the ingredients, which are knows...
April 27, 2011
L&M Companies recalled 1600 cartons of "Nature's Delight" whole cucumbers on April 22 because of possible salmonella contamination. The cucumbers were grown in South Florida and shipped to...
April 27, 2011
The U.S. is the largest supplier of food aid in the world. Last year alone, America fed 55 million of the world's hungry. But a recent report commissioned by USAID and released Tuesday says the...
April 27, 2011
China had to seize 26 tons of powdered milk that was tainted with melamine, an industrial agent used in adhesives, fabric coatings and ceiling tiles. Freaked out yet? Wait. The melamine is usually...
April 27, 2011
Everything from allergies and cancers to behavioral problems in kids have been blamed on Red No. 40 and other synthetic food dyes. And although the Food and Drug administration has always held there...
April 26, 2011
If you care about food public policy in America, you should get to know Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan. In the coming months, she'll be making decisions that will dictate what's...
