Pressure on small farmers – New rules facing Jamaican exporters force more farming scrutiny

Farmers who supply crops to local exporters can expect a greater level of scrutiny due to the implementation of more stringent regulations by foreign governments aimed at protecting their consumers. With the introduction of the Food Safety Modernisation Act by the Barack Obama administration in 2011 and the establishment of a regional office by the US Food and Drug Administration , local manufacturers say that they are increasingly being required to provide more technical details about their products.

From the Lab to the Real World: Program to Improve Elderly Mobility Feasible in Community

Immobility in old age can lead to lower independence and quality of life and increased risk for falls and chronic disease. In the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders study, a large multicenter clinical trial, researchers found that a regular program of structured physical activity performed in the clinical setting could reduce mobility loss in older adults.

7 fast-food chains agree to end ‘no-poaching’ policies

This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a McDonald's Restaurant in Brandon, Miss. Seven national fast-food chains have agreed to end policies that block workers from changing branches, limiting their wages and job opportunities, under the threat of legal action from the state of Washington.

Fast-food chains agree to end ‘no-poaching’ policies

This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a McDonald's Restaurant in Brandon, Miss. Seven national fast-food chains have agreed to end policies that block workers from changing branches, limiting their wages and job opportunities, under the threat of legal action from the state of Washington.

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Are 43 Percent of All Food Stamps “Given to Illegals”?

Since at least as far back as 2012, the claim that 43% of all "food stamp" beneficiaries are "illegal immigrants" has echoed through the murky and fact-starved worlds of social media, chain e-mails, and memes, often times shared as part of a larger list of "Facts!" For example, the following post , from the Facebook page of Doug Giles - proprietor of "ClashDaily.com" and author of the book Pussification: The Effeminization of the American Male - has garnered tens of thousands of shares: The food stamp program, known since 2008 as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , is not open to undocumented immigrants.

Aaack! New Analysis Shows Superbugs Lurking on Three-Fourths of U.S. Supermarket Meat

Nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat collected in 2015 was found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs. A new analysis offers alarming findings as many Americans get ready to fire up their grills for the 4th of July-nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat was found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs.

Farm bill passes in the Senate before weeklong recess

The farm bill is monumental legislation that sets the eating and farming policy in the United States -- including what Americans grow, what Americans know about their dinner and how much the government spends in the process -- for about five years. All eyes will now turn to efforts between the House and Senate to resolve major issues between their respective bills by September 30, the deadline for the expiration of the current law, which was enacted in 2014.

Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officals are treated in public. Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, that she had to "leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left."