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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is helping lead a group of lawmakers in support of hops research. Hops are flowers of the hop plant, and they're used to impart flavor and aroma to beer. More than 100 lawmakers are calling for the U...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner Packer reports that the number 15 most popular vegetable in a fresh trends survey was sweet potatoes. Promoting sweet potatoes as also been a growing trend. Five years ago, the average number of stores promoting sweet potatoes on ad totaled 2,500 compared to 3,300 stores on ad in the 52 weeks ending 9/30/2016, according to the U...

The World Health Organization issued a news release to clarify the International Agency for Research on Cancer position regarding processed meats last week. WHO pointed out that the IARC’s review confirms the recommendation in the World Health Organization’s 2002 Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases Report, which advised people to moderate consumption of preserved meat to reduce

Scientists with the US Department of Agriculture have found the bacterium that causes E.coli in humans, is more likely to contaminate lettuce when downy mildew is already present. Microbiologist Maria Brandl has been investigating why so many E...

As the U.S. House works this week on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a coalition has pledged their support for the bill. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, an industry group that supports the bill, said 475 groups are backing it...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — School kids will have a yogurt option beginning this fall. Chobani says its Greek yogurt has been tapped by the feds as a meat substitute for school lunches. The U.S. Department of Agriculture selected Chobani after a successful pilot program...